We hope to make you feel festive and get in the spirit of the holidays. So here are a selection of images, for those of us who celebrate Christmas, showing that all through the years we have all come together as friends and family to celebrate a special time of the year.
Union City, New Jersey, December 8, 1942. This mother of eight is filling in for the regular Christmas Santa who is filling in on factory war work. Credit: Underwood Archives/Universal Images Group
Sacramento, California, circa 1928. A Christmas window display within a window display at the Emigh-Winchell Hardware Company. Sign at left reads: “See to it that Santa brings them wheel goods this Christmas”. Credit: Underwood Archives/Universal Images Group
Illustration depicting a family dressing a Christmas tree with gifts and candles. Dated 19th Century. Credit: World History History Archive/Universal Images Group
Daly City, California, circa 1955. A gaggle of grade school children flock around Santa Claus. Credit: Underwood Archives/Universal Images Group
Santa Claus on Broadway, New York City, USA, 1903. Credit: Circa Images/Glasshouse Images/Universal Images Group
Christmas Tree Market, Barclay Street Station, New York City, USA, circa 1895. Credit: Circa Images/Glasshouse Images/Universal Images Group
Illustration depicting the arrival of a Christmas train in a London train station. Dated 19th century. Credit: Universal History Archive/Universal Images Group
U.S. President Herbert Hoover Lighting Outdoor Christmas Tree, Washington DC, USA, December 24, 1930. Credit: Circa Images/Glasshouse Images/Universal Images Group
Woman Carrying Christmas Dinner Baskets from Salvation Army, New York City, USA, Bain News Service, December 1908. Credit: Universal History Archive/Universal Images Group
An advertisement for a bicycle for Christmas. Dated 19th century. Credit: Universal History Archive/Universal Images Group
Christmas tree in a living room, gifts lying beneath the tree circa early 1960s. Credit: HUM Images/Universal Images Group
First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt Assisting in Distribution of Christmas Presents to Needy Children, Capitol Theater, Washington DC, USA, Harris & Ewing, December 23, 1939. Credit: GHI/Universal History Archives
Christmas products in Bijenkorf store in Amsterdam, December 14, 1967. Credit: Sepia Times/Universal Images Group
Santa Claus, Indiana, December 20, 1940. The new version of Santa Claus that has the town of Santa Claus in an uproar. Credit: Underwood Archives/Universal Images Group
Toys in a shop in london. 1959. Credit: Touring Club Italiano/Marka/Universal Images Group
Illustration depicting a young girl finding Christmas presents in the Chimney. Dated 19th Century. Credit: World History History Archive/Universal Images Group
Paneled living room with console Television at Christmas time circa 1960s. Credit: HUM Images/Universal Images Group
Illustration depicting children and guests dancing around the Christmas tree decorated with gifts and candles. Dated 19th Century. Credit: World History History Archive/Universal Images Group
Illustration depicting a woman putting up Christmas decorations by hanging holly and evergreens. Dated 19th Century. Credit: World History History Archive/Universal Images Group
An advertisement for jewellery for Christmas. Dated 19th century. Credit: Universal History Archive/Universal Images Group
An engraving depicting children looking for Christmas presents in the fireplace. Dated 19th century. Credit: Universal History Archive/Universal Images Group
A family sits with toys in front of a Christmas tree during Grandpa’s visit on Christmas morning, 1897. Credit: Photo12/Universal Images Group
Workers Handling Christmas Packages at Main Post Office, Washington, D.C., USA, Arthur Rothstein, U.S. Office of War Information, 1938. Credit: Glasshouse/Universal Images Group
