When I got married in 1978, my mom gave me a box of our family Christmas ornaments. Some of them have survived all these years and are on our tree in 2023! These are so familiar!
I grew up during the 50's and 60's being born in 1952. My mother had ornaments like these and we had them for a long time until they were lost when we moved in the late 60's. I really miss them. Does anyone out there remember angel hair? Merry Christmas everyone 🎅🎀🎄⛄❄✌💗
Earlene: Wow, do I remember angelhair! My mother was crazy for angelhair and would put it all over the Christmas tree after the lights and ornaments were up. It did give a kind of dreamy "glow" to the tree with the lights shining through it, bit I hated helping her put it up because she was very fussy about how it was arranged and would keep telling me to be careful because it was fiberglass and could get imbeded under my skin?!! I remember actually being afraid of it because of that!!
earlene wallace yes, my father used to cover the whole tree in angel hair, I remember being entranced . The angel on top of the tree had crepe paper dress, I loved it. Am sure that’s why I started ballet.Tinsel was different then too, more delicate, no doubt it’s all to ‘dangerous’ for us now! Happy days xx
I remember my grandparents had an all-silver tree (artificial, duh). it was about 4 feet tall and it came with this motorized color light. It was basically a yard spotlight on a short stand and in front was a circular, plastic colored "lens" that rotated in front of the light. I think the lens was simply quartered into 4 pie slices of red, green, blue and yellow. It would project the spotlight through the rotating lens onto the silver tree. What I remember most was the whirring sound of the motor and how I associated that with a serene Christmas scene.
Donna Woodman that’s ridiculous, I have Christmas decorations that are exquisite and expensive. And porcelain dinnerware today is superior now and dishwasher safe although a place setting can cost up to $1000,00
I LOVED The CHRISTMAS Decorations of the 50’s and before. The “Vintage” pictures on packages, cards, figurines, magazines, and children’s books. The Christmas Ornaments were beautiful, but VERY BREAKABLE. I like the old Christmas lights, and the Tinsel hanging on the Fresh ChristmasTrees. I have warm thoughts of my childhood when I witness those items now days. Those were the Good Ol’ Days! 🎅🏼🎄🦌🧸🎁
I remember so many of those ornaments, my parents bought Shiny Bright ornaments for their first Xmas together in 1957, they were so pretty and well made, they lasted into the 1990s, I’m not sure what happened to their ornaments because I wasn’t around much once I left home, sad to see them gradually disappear. You’re so lucky to have some. Thanks for the memories! I also remember the large Xmas bulbs for the tree-red, blue, green, orange, even white, which is a color you can’t find today on the strands of multicolored lights. The Xmas trees of my youth always seemed magical because of those lights and ornaments.
Beautiful, thank you. I am 60 yrs old I have only two tear drop ornaments from the 1940s that have survived in my family. No matter what the theme of our tree over the years, those two always hang front and center! Merry Christmas and God Bless!
I think my parents owned every single one of those ornaments. Sadly, a family member snatched them up from my mother years ago. I loved decorating the tree each year with them and finish it off with 5&10 Store silver string tinsel. Memories. Thanks for sharing. Happy Holidays To All and To All A Good Night!
We had most of that in one form or another. I'm trying to find or MAKE another Santa bubble light holder as I have a lot of more modern bubble lights. I used to have a couple evil looking clown face glass ornaments that creeped out my daughter. I moved and can't find them. Hope I still have them somewhere.
Been collecting vintage ornaments for a couple years now, and I recognize a lot of those brands, especially Shiny Brite. Between the ornate designs on the ornaments themselves and the art on the boxes, vintage ornaments have a certain overall quality, character and charm to them that is unparalleled. The newer stuff just can't compare.
I finally purchased a vintage aluminum tree w a color wheel! ❤️🎄💚 I almost cried! I immediately brought it home, cleaned it up and assembled it. My kiddos like it a lot! 👏🏽🎄
When I was growing up in the 60s/70s, I can remember using ornaments my parents and grandparents had from the WW2 years. The metal parts on the glass ornaments were made of heavy paper. Since metal was used for the war effort.
My friend bought a house with all the contents. Some of these things that you have pictured in the video were found in the attic and basement, the old plastic Santa with the plastic reindeer that is pictured in the video. The oldest thing he found was the round glass ball ornaments in a box marked 1930. There was the old cardboard fireplace and the silver tree and the rotating "wheel" light that you would shine on it which would shine different colors on the tree. Everything was in perfect shape!!
That's so funny about the white aluminum tree!! With the light wheel lol I remember those from when I was a kid. I asked my husband before I saw this, if he remembered those. He did and we got a big laugh out of it.
Oh what fantastic memories. My mother had a clothing store that she named after me in the late 60's early 70's, she had the foil tree in silver and the color wheel in the display window of the dress shoppe. We lost her in 72 when I was 7. But your comment took me back to a time I truly cherish. Thank you for that! 😊🙏🏼✌️💜 "SHEILA'S STYLE SHOPPE Calera Alabama!"
I'm jealous of the green ornament with the space scene-in all my years of seeking out vintage ornaments, I have never seen one ANYTHING like that! Amazing collection!
I’ve still got some shiney bright ornaments in the 50,s you could a box for 59cents I loved these times and miss them I’ll be 80 Saturday the 9th by the Grace of God Love to everyone ❤
I still have about more than a dozen of these. Your favorite 1 is 1 of mine too! The bird. I remember when it had it's tail feathers but they are gone now. Yes, every year I decorate a section with them, sit back, squint my eyes and an transformed back to the 60's, where everything was made so much better! Enjoyed the video. Thanks!
Wow thank you for this beautiful video I’m in tears 😪up until super sandy storm I had lots of vintage Christmas lost everything in the storm it is so nice to see this brings back so many memories
Thank you so much,Scott. I love these ornaments. They are so beautiful and make me remember family members no longer here. I cried hard about 7 years ago when I broke the West German glass spire while putting it on my tree. It hurts even now when I think of it. I am so looking forward to seeing your tree decorated.
I have some of those exact ornaments! I’m in my late 70s, and inherited some from my mother when I got married in the mid 60s. I still have the little, red teapot that my parents had on their first tree in 1932. I also still have a couple of the shiny bright boxes, although not in the best of shape.
I have most of the ornaments you have showed us and still use them today. We had a light up Santa as you have but mine holda a tree. I enjoy you videos so much thank you.
A. Snow I know what you mean, but I try to think of being "vintage" as one result of a life well spent. Good memories of past family times always come to me when I see beautiful older ornaments like these. Thank you for sharing, Scott.
I remember Mom and Dad having alot of these same ornaments. just lovely. one year I want to do a Christmas tree with vintage ornaments. I think it would be beautiful. maybe next year because I am working on a antique room. it's going to be decorated with some of my grandparents and mom's keep sakes. also things I found at antique stores of like things that mom had.
I swear, I remember so many of these same decorations in our home when I was a little boy in the 60’s . And by the state of the boxes and all the scotch tape holding them together, they must have been old then as well
Families that have saved Christmas Decorations from the 50s and 60s have a lot of warm and precious memories attached to them. Our family has a few left and hopefully they can pass it on to younger family members who appreciate things that were part of their tradition 70 or 80 years ago.
I love vintage Christmas and the traditions that people develop around it. Mary Berry has an easy recipe for Mincemeat Tarts that I’m dying to try out this Christmas.
My husband and I were fascinated with the hanging bird! We have several vintage ones but they are clip on ones! We really like the hanging style , I wish they were more available but anytime we find a vintage one they’re the clip on ‘s! That is a really awesome piece !! Now we’ve got some thing to look for. If there’s one out there in the wild we will find it!😀Thanks for sharing your collection, it is a really special one !! I know it’s an old video but I still wanted to comment!
What a trip down memory lane! I recognize so many of the ornaments you have and the boxes too. I have a few that go at the top of the tree, and others missing their caps for hooks.
Bottle brush trees was all part of the centre stage for Christmas tea, standing on the snow scene Christmas cake with the little chalk house Santa and sleigh reindeers snowman all made from chalk. My mum would make the cake 6 months in advance. It is my favourite memory, I think it had played a roll in my life and being a confectioner cake maker...
I have some of these!! I also have a set of ornaments my mom got in my birth year, 1966. There are 2 drums, 2 elves, 2 reindeer, and a set of different colored plastic gazebos with different parts of the nativity story displayed in them.
Scott, I love your presentations! I'm considering making the yummy jello with mincemeat....NOT!😆 It sounds like something my dad would have liked because he was a big mince pie fan. I also have lots of old ornaments. Some of the more unique ones have gotten broken by clumsy people in my house. I try to replace them if I can...just for memory sake. I seem to miss my mom and dad most at Christmas. We had wonderful family Christmases. Why I'm telling you all this I don't know. Just seeing your counter loaded with vintage brought back many memories. Oh, my cool addition this year to my vintage decorations came from you. I bought the Santa with a plush suit and white boots. I just realised this was from 2 years ago...oops!
Beautiful ornaments! I’m so looking forward to seeing them on your tree. This might sound odd, but I like the sound of the ornaments clanking. As always, great video, Scott!
Gosh the ornaments and in those boxes really brings back memories. I had some old glass ornaments up until a few years ago. Can't even say how many have been broken over the years. Great video I just subscribed.
Checking out some of your older videos. Brings back good memories of a much simpler life. Except of course, that moment and the reaction of the parents when one of the ornaments hit the floor. Ah, such a life of innocence!
I really appreciate your video I remember ornaments like this on my mom and Dad's Christmas tree and my grandparents tree too, That was back in 1970's Now I have my home decorations are pretty much the same but I like to mix up some new stuff with it, they just don't make them like they use to.I even enjoy some of the older Christmas music... thanks again Merry Christmas and Happy new Years🎄God bless Too!!!!🎄🤶🎅
Then let me share this find. My parents had this album & I would listen to it every Christmas vacation. I too am a 70's gen X'r. 1971 actually! Hope you enjoy the music! ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-vBE_b12vLnw.html
Lincoln Paul Thank you for your comment I enjoy the old decorations, I will keep looking for old decorations at resale stores and garage sales!!!🙂 Happy new year, God bless to you and family!!🎆🎊🎉
I cried at your video. I was born in 1956 and remember most of these things. My dad played this music on his old Victrola and player piano. All my family except my mom has died over th Last 6 years and made me miss them all. I have been bingeing your videos. I love your rambles and humor and your old soul. Keep up the good work. PS. Your home I beautiful.
Oh man, Scott! You outdid yourself with this one! I love it! I want a Santa bubble light! I have quite a few vintage ornaments that I treasure. This is one of those videos I’ll watch again and again. Also love your broadcast music, and you are clever to have figured a way to have music with no copyright issues. I was married to a radio journalist/sportscaster who was in the biz for years until he passed in 1994. 🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄
The ornaments from the 50's with the printing on them that you said were probably your favorites.. my mom has a few of those, including the "stars & planets" one. Unfortunately, a few have broken over the years, but the remaining ones are treasured & stay on display in her china cupboard year round now, for protection.
What a delight to see these! I have my grandma’s with the boxes also and display them in my dining room along with her vintage Christmas tableclth😊. Nice to now the how to date them. Do you have any idea of their value?
We used to have the same ornaments & christmas light bulbs! They would get really hot and we would have to be careful not to cause a fire. Have you ever seen these ornaments of blue peacocks that are satin with starkly glitter on them that have a metal clip on the bottom? They were my mom's favorites! She even had a Christmas horn instead of a star or angel for the tree topper.
I wished that I had saved my family's ornaments & the silver tree we had back in the 60's & 70's. Looking at all of your prized possessions took me way back. Thank you for sharing.
Wow! That cherry Jell-O mincemeat thingy that was described at the beginning sounds absolutely delicious, and I think I have just enough left over mincemeat to make it! Yum! And thank you so much for this wonderful video.❤💚❤💚
I'm 90 and still have most of my older ones (50's up). Wouldn't be Christmas without them, and two decorations that were on my grandmother's tree still go on mine every December.
I still have glass ornaments which I had bought at Kmart in the 90's, when I was growing up we had glass ornaments & multi color lights on the tree which I still like multi color lights on the tree. Thank you for sharing & Merry Christmas! ❄⛄🎁🎄🎅
