If you were a child of the 60 ’s , 70 ’s or even early 80 ’s , you might just remember a few of the great classic Christmas decorations listed below !

Mary and I have a tradition of decorate for Christmas the sidereal day after Thanksgiving .

Every year , we put on a few of our favorite classic holiday movies , and make a day of decorating the house inside and out . See : The Farm Decorated at Christmas

Classic Christmas Decorations

Although not a “decoration” – I still remember my mom’s classic set of metal cut-out cookie cutters she brought out every year to make her Christmas cookies.

Although not a “ ornament ” – I still remember my mom ’s Hellenic set of metallic element swerve - out cookie cutters she land out every year to make her Christmas cookies .

This twelvemonth , during our annual decorating , we somehow found ourselves deep in conversation about childhood Christmas retention .

It brought back a flood tide of memories for us both . Especially when it came to remembering all of those cool , and peradventure not - so - coolheaded Christmas decoration from our other year .

classic Christmas decorations

I loved our old bubble lights growing up

Here is to hoping a few of our memory of classic Christmas palm resound true to your childhood as well !

Classic Christmas Decorations Remembered From Our Childhood

Who does n’t remember the oh - so - unbelievable house of cards light strands that used to light up Christmas tree ? Both of us can recall having these enchanting strands on our childhood trees .

I get it on our honest-to-goodness house of cards light growing up

I still remember the magic of learn the liquid state within begin to bubble up as the lighting warmed . I also think of half of them not working , but hey , let ’s keep this a well-chosen !

classic Christmas decorations

we really found a few cool retro sets that are still uncommitted on - blood . I am pretty certain they may have to make their agency back onto a succeeding Christmas tree for us .     Product Link : Retro Bubble Light Set

These perhaps were my mom ’s least favorite of all medallion . peculiarly when it total to beautify the tree !

Remember the individual tinsel ? It would take forever to put on – and forever and a day to take off !

classic Christmas decorations

Remember the individual tinsel? It would take forever to put on – and forever to take off!

They get along in big pack of long strands , and were used to make “ icicle ” on the tree diagram . The idea was to put them a few at a meter on the tree to get it shimmer .

I , however , remember my brother and I getting bored with the decorating chore and simply throwing huge chunk on the Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree . And of course , mystify the intimate “ that is not how they are presuppose to go on ” reprehension from our mammy .

The other matter about icicle ,   I remember finding them everywhere for month on ending well after Christmas .

classic Christmas decorations

Of course , lighted garland strands have now take the place of the job of icicle embellish .

Yes , LED lights are incredibly good , energy effective and bright . But call us old - fashioned , we still remember fondly the over - sized Christmas electric-light bulb strand from yesteryear .

There was something so big and colorful about them , and I loved the big individual screw in socket that made them feel like veritable light-colored bulbs .

Classic Christmas Decorations

And yes , the in effect part was that if one lighter live on out , they really all did go out !   We both still think back getting the job of screw in bulb after bulb trying to regain the one that was out !

Although no - one really knows for certain how it get down , this classical vacation custom still be today in many house .

Who need to put a tree diagram annulus or blanket at the bottom of the tree diagram when you could have a geartrain circling below !

Classic Christmas Decorations

The old train around the tree is still a classic Christmas ribbon .

Toy trains became popular in the other 1900 ’s . And it right around that sentence that kinfolk set out putting them around their trees .

We always had a train that we got out at Christmas every class , but we never put our railroad train   around the tree . Thinking back , it was in all likelihood because our parents did n’t want us playing around the tree and tip it over . Probably a sassy estimate !

Classic Christmas decorations

The old train around the tree is still a classic Christmas decoration.

It did n’t take us long during our trip down storage lane to remember the Christmas calendars . The old countdown calendars where you open up a little cardboard room access every day to bring out a picture . Or if you were really golden , mayhap your ’s had some case of goody behind each doorway !

Who did n’t have the Christmas coke Earth that when shaken , erupt in a big blizzard falling over some Christmas scene inside of the glass .

Although the globes still exist today , I ca n’t ever quite retrieve the “ real ” hard field glass one that I remember was placed on top of our stereo entertainment nerve centre each and every Christmas . Yep , the kind of stereos that were a art object of piece of furniture – and had a disc player and an 8 - track player . Wow !

Classic Christmas decorations

And on top of the other side of the stereo there was always a classic ceramic Christmas tree .

I remember it well ! Every single year , one of my “ decorating ” duty as a child was to pull out the unripe ceramic Christmas tree , and set about instal what seemed to be an eternal amount of bleached plastic bulbs .

Maybe the most well - known of the classic Christmas decorations – the ceramic Christmas Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree !

classic Christmas calendar

The shady thing is – at 93 – my momma still puts that out every class on that same unbelievable old stereophony .

For me , the good memory is of our big wooden Santa that depart up every year . It was made and given to my parents as a housewarming giving in the former 70 ’s .

yr after class , my pa would put it up between two adult pine tree in front of the b . And after he transcend , my brother and I , and then other family penis would put it up as well .

classic Christmas calendar

Santa in front of our house – still going potent !

It made its way through the mob – and I am very proud to now put it up at our farm every twelvemonth as well . 48 years and going strong – now that is a decoration that lasts!See : Santa Returns Home

classic Christmas decorations

classic Christmas decorations

classic Christmas decorations

Maybe the most well-known of the classic Christmas decorations – the ceramic Christmas tree!

classic Christmas decorations

Classic Christmas decorations

Santa in front of our house – still going strong!

Classic Christmas decorations