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1950s Christmas

Making the Radio Times Christmas edition, 1950
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Making the Radio Times Christmas edition, 1950

"Backstage with the periodical with the world's biggest sale"

The 'Holy Thorn' blooms, 1950
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The 'Holy Thorn' blooms, 1950

"Of all the legends of Christmas time, one of the most charming is that of the holy thorn"

Serbian Christmas in Suffolk, 1950
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Serbian Christmas in Suffolk, 1950

"Onlookers share pannikins of scalding hot slivovitza"

Christmas comes but once a year, 1951
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Christmas comes but once a year, 1951

The last bank holiday of the year is greeted with gusto

Happy Xmas (Deliveries are over), 1951
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Happy Xmas (Deliveries are over), 1951

This beautiful film documents the trials and tribulations of postal workers in remote areas at Christmas

One month to Christmas, 1952
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One month to Christmas, 1952

BBC Newsreel goes out and about, looking at some possible Christmas gift ideas

Compliments of the season, 1953
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Compliments of the season, 1953

Experience all the hustle and bustle of the thrillingly dynamic world of greetings cards

20 hours of Christmas shopping to go, 1953
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20 hours of Christmas shopping to go, 1953

"Many families, it seems, are buying new television receivers, radios and radiograms this Christmas"

Children meeting Father Christmas, 1955
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Children meeting Father Christmas, 1955

Panorama investigates the most pressing current affair of all - what do children want for Christmas?

'The Comic Man', 1955
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'The Comic Man', 1955

A man who has provided children in hospital with free comics for 26 years appears on In Town Tonight

Christmas tree disaster, 1958
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Christmas tree disaster, 1958

The Trafalgar Square Christmas tree has snapped in two. But why?

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