Christmas became a more lavish affair with access to cheaper, mass-produced ornaments, toys, and even trees. Here’s a nostalgic look back at the holidays in the 1950s.

And in the post-war 1950s, cream cheese, bacon and spinach were the foundation of appetizers and side dishes. John Hafer shared this photo of Christmas in 1957 at their home in DeWitt, New York.

He spent an elaborate Christmas with them. Their camp had such civilized accoutrements that it looked as though it had been there six months instead of a very short while. All sorts of tricks were ...

Christmas 1890, 7 inches of snowfall 2. Christmas 1909, 5.7 inches of snowfall 3. Christmas 1950, 3 inches of snowfall 4. Christmas 1969, 2.3 inches of snowfall 5. Christmas 1976, 1.9 inches of ...

It was Christmas Eve, 1954 ... Satisfaction at seeing his bloodline carried forward into 1950s modernity by a flock of redheaded grandchildren? My hazy memories, hazier still with smoke from ...

I recently saw a picture of a family on Christmas Day in 1950’s Jamestown. In the picture, three children from the Bishop family sat in front of their fireplace on Hotchkiss Street, the girls grasping ...

Tis the season for many holiday traditions, including the Ugly Christmas Sweater—you know, those 1950s-style heavy knits featuring some kind of cartoonish seasonal decoration, like snowflakes ...

In the 1950s, Amsterdam held a Christmas Festival at Coessens Park in the East End, organized by Mayor Thomas F. Gregg. A Christmas village was built in the park and the festival lasted from early ...