The People's Archive | Christmas Past

A selection of our Christmas photographs from the 20th century that capture the festive spirit of yesteryear.

Maurice & Frances Oldfield, Widnes, 1960s.
Maurice & Frances Oldfield, Widnes, 1960s.

Photo © The People’s Archive®

Christmas in Llanbradach, South Wales, 1969.
Christmas in Llanbradach, South Wales, 1969.

Photo © Al Davies/The People’s Archive®

Christmas in Crawley, 1973.
Christmas in Crawley, 1973.

Photo © The People’s Archive®

Christmas in Bristol, 1970s.
Christmas in Bristol, 1970s.

Photo © Steve Chapple/The People’s Archive®

Christmas in Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland, 1973.
Christmas in Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland, 1973.

Photo © Ewan Kean/The People’s Archive®

Christmas in Rowley Regis, 1972.
Christmas in Rowley Regis, 1972.

Photo © The People’s Archive®

Christmas in Rowley Regis, 1972.
Christmas in Rowley Regis, 1972.

Photo © Nicholas Hogg/The People’s Archive®

Christmas In Bolton, 1969.
Christmas In Bolton, 1969.

Photo © Andrew Hodgson/The People’s Archive®

Christmas on Teesside, 1980s.
Christmas on Teesside, 1980s.

Photo © The People’s Archive®

Christmas, 1981.
Christmas, 1981.

Photo © The People’s Archive®

Christmas in Dundee, 1982.
Christmas in Dundee, 1982.

Photo © Scott Laing/The People’s Archive®

Christmas in Dalgety Bay, Fife, 1984.
Christmas in Dalgety Bay, Fife, 1984.

Photo © Oz Molloy/The People’s Archive®

Christmas In Carlisle, 1980s.
Christmas In Carlisle, 1980s.

Photo © Berny McClusky/The People’s Archive®

Breakfast of Champions. Christmas, Edinburgh, 1980s.
Breakfast of Champions. Christmas Day, Edinburgh, 1980s.

Photo © Kimberley McNeill/The People’s Archive®

Christmas on the Netherton Estate, 1995.
Christmas on the Netherton Estate, Merseyside, 1995.

Photo © Kathleen Fitzpatrick/The People’s Archive®

Kathleen: “Christmas Day on the Netherton Estate (known as Dodge City), just before they knocked all the flats and houses in the background down. I took this photo myself when I was a kid with my first ever camera, one of my presents that day. Skinheads, Reebok trackies & Berghaus coats were all the rage back then in North Liverpool.”