Can you guess what decade these vintage Christmas ads are from?
These ads from Christmases past sell everything from soda to cigarettes.

Along with decorations, eggnog, and carols comes another inevitable Christmas tradition— holiday advertising. That doesn’t have to be a bad thing— some Christmas promotions have become iconic. Others are just downright strange.
Here is a selection of vintage ads from the 1950s to the 1980s. Can you place each one in the right decade?
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What decade is this Christmas ad from?
Image: Coca-Cola
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Image: Singer
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Image: Sears
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Image: Bell
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Image: Kodak
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Image: Motorola
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Image: Smith-Corona
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Image: Tiffany & Co.
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Image: Tareyton
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Image: Nash Motors
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Image: Atari
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Image: Roadmaster
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Image: Alcoa
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What decade is this Christmas ad from?
Image: Sears

Can you guess what decade these vintage Christmas ads are from?
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# 9- Santa with a black eye and a cig hanging !! What a riot !!!😂
10/14. I started out terrible but I slowed down a bit and thought them thru and did much better toward the end. On question #8 I tried to remember what type of jewelry women would be wearing that type of Tiffany.
12. Smith-Corona & Bell System tripped me up, which was embarrassing. OTOH, I *had* a Roadmaster, *&* hadn't thought of Tareytons in years!
I remember that Tareyton commercial. "Us Tareyton smokers would rather fight than switch". Sadly, cigarette ads on TV were dead in 1970. Some of the best ads were for cigarettes.
I was born in April 1962. When I was just a little kid in the 60's, those Tareyton ads shocked the living hell out of me, possibly because it made me think of a nasty neighbor who lived down the street from us in Warren, Michigan. He and his wife were definitely two people you'd want to *avoid* like the plague.
It's one thing to be a model smoking in a cigarette ad, but why does he have to look drunk AND smoking too?
I'd love to have that bike.
9/14. That's what I get for celebrating Chanukah... and we don't get any magazine ads either!
"Hey kids! Sick of spinning that same old dreidel while overstuffed on chocolate coins? Tell mom and day you want the new Atari game console with "Attack of the Maccabees"... it's a GREAT Chanukah gift, and it only costs 89 shekels! Oy vey! Get one today!"
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"Hey kids! Sick of spinning that same old dreidel while overstuffed on chocolate coins? Tell mom and day you want the new Atari game console with "Attack of the Maccabees"... it's a GREAT Chanukah gift, and it only costs 89 shekels! Oy vey! Get one today!"
Not that youth is learning cursive writing anymore, my hunch is double spaces were encouraged to more clearly define the separation of sentences. As a practical matter. However with electronic input now the norm an extra space could be a wasteful use of space. And some sources of input will remove excess space anyway.
But I agree, when grammar becomes a game of one up man ship it's lost it's purpose. When content is sacraficed by the distraction. On the other hand, learning never hurt anyone.
But I agree, when grammar becomes a game of one up man ship it's lost it's purpose. When content is sacraficed by the distraction. On the other hand, learning never hurt anyone.
To be fair, you're technically correct - but I've seen (and also have used) single quotes to isolate a lesser point, while double quotes were used for titles - such as : "The Werewolf" was a so-called 'horror film', but I found it quite amusing...
Truth be told, in today's "Modern America" (double quotes intended) you'll be hard-pressed to find many who know and understand punctuational etiquette. Look at how many people mix-up plural 's' with possessive 's' (single quotes intentional)...
Even Walgreen's dropped their apostrophe some years back (supposedly because of "texting English") to become Walgreens. Thing is, Charles Walgreen (*not* Walgreens) was the company's founder.
I've even seen things like "Johns store" and doo-wop groups with their name on the record label spelled as "The Four Hunter's" [band name here was phony - just an example]
To quote Rhett Butler (as I've done before)... "Frankly my dear, I don't give a damn!"
Truth be told, in today's "Modern America" (double quotes intended) you'll be hard-pressed to find many who know and understand punctuational etiquette. Look at how many people mix-up plural 's' with possessive 's' (single quotes intentional)...
Even Walgreen's dropped their apostrophe some years back (supposedly because of "texting English") to become Walgreens. Thing is, Charles Walgreen (*not* Walgreens) was the company's founder.
I've even seen things like "Johns store" and doo-wop groups with their name on the record label spelled as "The Four Hunter's" [band name here was phony - just an example]
To quote Rhett Butler (as I've done before)... "Frankly my dear, I don't give a damn!"
Your kind reply is appreciated! Glad we found the same side of fence to be on, with a nod to decent education!! Thank you teachers!
13/14...#11 got me 😜 I should've looked closer at the ad 👀 Well, that'll learn me 😂
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All I have is an iPad (an old one at that) 😂 But it was really my fault for just glancing at the "Atari" name and assuming it was the older one....I'll be paying closer attention next time and thank you for the magnifying tip 😉
Nothing says Merry Christmas more than a smoking Santa.
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What does Jolly Old Saint Nick have packed into the bowl of his pipe? He has that glassy eyed look about him. Has the North Pole legalized marijuana? }For both medical and recreational use.} Well, whatever's he's smoking, he looks like he's tripping on something!
Speaking of flying: Anybody seen that Red Bull commercial? According to it, folks won't be hearing the "prancing and pawing of each little hoof" on their rooftops this Christmas Eve. The reindeer aren't too happy about Santa sprouting wings courtesy of Red Bull! I like like this commercial and the two from Duluth Trading {The one where Santa crashes through roof, and my favorite part, [I thought it was a clever idea!] where we get the Tree's POV on what it's like to be decorated. I wonder if the tree thinks being wrapped with Christmas lights, is the equivalent to being wrapped with barbed wire?!?!
Speaking of flying: Anybody seen that Red Bull commercial? According to it, folks won't be hearing the "prancing and pawing of each little hoof" on their rooftops this Christmas Eve. The reindeer aren't too happy about Santa sprouting wings courtesy of Red Bull! I like like this commercial and the two from Duluth Trading {The one where Santa crashes through roof, and my favorite part, [I thought it was a clever idea!] where we get the Tree's POV on what it's like to be decorated. I wonder if the tree thinks being wrapped with Christmas lights, is the equivalent to being wrapped with barbed wire?!?!
It would sort of explain his endlessly "Jolly" state, wouldn't it? (And the epic case of milk-and-cookie munchies for that matter!)