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product_id: 35196933
title: "Midcentury Christmas: Holiday Fads, Fancies, and Fun from 1945 to 1970"
brand: "sarah archer"
price: "A$74"
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reviews_count: 10
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# Midcentury Christmas: Holiday Fads, Fancies, and Fun from 1945 to 1970

**Brand:** sarah archer
**Price:** A$74
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- **What is this?** Midcentury Christmas: Holiday Fads, Fancies, and Fun from 1945 to 1970 by sarah archer
- **How much does it cost?** A$74 with free shipping
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Midcentury Christmas: Holiday Fads, Fancies, and Fun from 1945 to 1970

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## Customer Reviews

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    A Baby Boomer Christmas Delight of Aluminum Trees and Shiny Brites
  

*by G***7 on Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on May 16, 2019*

This is a colorful book filled with treasured nostalgia for those of us who grew up from the 1950s through the 1970s. Some items shown were before my time, while other photos instantly brought back memories of Christmas past as a child. I enjoyed reading about the vintage glass ornaments by Corning Ware and how they evolved. Corning also made the Shiny Brite ornaments, which are now made in China by Christopher Radko. So if you can find some USA-made Shiny Brites from the 1950s-70s, you're in luck. The chapter on lighting is interesting in that I've seen some of those strings of lights in antique shops. I am partial to the old C6 lamps on trees; the small mini-lights of today do not compare to the colorful beauty of the larger lights, but they're much safer. The chapter on Aluminum trees is my favorite, because my grandmother used to have a silver one she'd decorate with red Shiny Brite ornaments. Viewing the chapter immediately brought me back to Christmas at my grandmother's apartment. And who could forget Lucy's love of aluminum trees in "A Charlie Brown Christmas"? Favorite Christmas toys are discussed, including the Slinky, which I had as a child and the Chemcraft Chemistry set! Since most women were housewives, DIY Christmas was big during the 1950s-60s; popular Christmas crafts and recipe books are featured. I recall my mother made a large ball out of recycled Christmas cards that was a popular project. Ms Archer left no stone unturned when it comes to MidCentury Christmas.I purchased the stocking stuffer edition as a present for my brother-in-law, but wanted the full-sized edition for myself and my young son. I was delighted to find an inexpensive used copy here on Amazon through a 3rd party seller. The full-sized edition is OOP, but the stocking stuffer edition is available on Amazon.If you want a trip down memory lane of your Christmas past, purchase this book and savor every page. It will make a great book for your holiday coffee table and quite a conversation-starter. It makes a wonderful gift for friends, your kids or grandkids. The younger generation can get a good idea of what Christmas was like for Baby Boomers. Happy Holidays!

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    Now one of my top ten Christmas books
  

*by F***H on Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on January 17, 2017*

This is now one of my favs for nostalgic Christmas books!  Born in 1954 into a military family, we moved to Germany, and did not return to the U.S. until 1960.I lean toward German traditions, but remember a few things from mid-century from visits to relatives, and enjoy seeing and reading more about that time.The author’s opinions on some points of history are different, but I felt quite viable, and caused me to think in terms of case and effect in the development of our perceived Christmas traditions.My mom wasn’t “crafty,” but loved the women’s magazines of the day.  We loved the colorful pics and home interiors not to be had with military movers man-handling belongs through changes of duty station, and would wear out the magazines looking at them.Sarah has filled this book with many images which capture the feel of Christmas during those years.  I might have liked to see more from other companies, but Reynolds, GE, Alcoa and Better Homes & Gardens were at the forefront, and have the more evocative images for the U.S.This book is a delight!  Well written, wonderfully illustrated, and filled with “warm Christmas fuzzes” to last for months.

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    Cute book
  

*by A***R on Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on November 4, 2021*

I gifted this to my dad for Christmas. He loves anything mid century and he loved it!

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