25 Forgotten Christmas Traditions from the 1960s and 70s That Have Disappeared!

25 Forgotten Christmas Traditions from the 1960s and 70s That Have Disappeared! You think Christmas in the 1960s and 70s was just like today, only with less technology? Think again. Aluminum Christmas trees glowing under a color wheel, bubble lights on Christmas trees, glittering tinsel garlands hung one strand at a time, and the Sears Wish Book circled cover to cover — these are 25 Christmas traditions from the 1960s and 70s that have disappeared, a nostalgic step back into the forgotten holiday traditions of the postwar decades. These are real vintage Christmas memories and lost memories straight out of your family’s photo album — some of the most nostalgic, and downright shocking, holiday traditions in American history, and Christmas memories that have completely vanished from modern life, taking a piece of American culture with them. This is pure 70s nostalgia and cozy Christmas the way it used to be: department store Santas downtown, handmade popcorn garlands and ceramic Christmas trees made by hand, vintage Christmas decor on every mantel, the Christmas tree in the front window, waiting all year for A Charlie Brown Christmas and the Christmas classics to come on TV, and classic Christmas songs of the 50’s and 60’s spinning on the console stereo — the old classic Christmas songs, the Christmas oldies, and the vintage Christmas songs your parents played every December from a record they bought at the tire store. These nostalgic treasures capture the warmth, creativity, and timeless joy of vintage Christmas past. In this video you’ll rediscover these forgotten 1960s and 70s Christmas traditions: the Christmas TV specials, the Sears Wish Book, the aluminum Christmas tree and color wheel, lead tinsel, big bulb C9 lights, Christmas cards taped around the doorway, sitting on Santa’s lap at the department store, department store Christmas windows, caroling door to door, an orange in the toe of the stocking, ribbon candy, spray snow window stencils, angel hair, bubble lights, the long-distance call to Grandma, the Christmas Club savings account, the ceramic Christmas tree, the Christmas record from the tire store, popcorn and cranberry garlands, the church Christmas pageant, flashcubes on Christmas morning, the Kodak Carousel slide show, letters to Santa, layaway at the five-and-dime, and the one tradition you can still hold in your hands — the Christmas photo album. Did your family have a silver aluminum tree with a color wheel? Drop a comment and tell us what’s in your family’s Christmas photo album. This channel is dedicated to American history, forgotten traditions, and the nostalgia of the good old days. Subscribe so you never miss a trip back. 🔔 SUBSCRIBE for more vintage Christmas and lost American memories every week . #christmas #nostalgia #yesteryear #VintageChristmas #1970s #ChristmasMemories #70sNostalgia #ChristmasTraditions #BubbleLights #CharlieBrownChristmas #CozyChristmas #ChristmasDecor #1970s #LostMemories