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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What decade is this Christmas ad from?
Image: Singer
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What decade is this Christmas ad from?
Image: Sears
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What decade is this Christmas ad from?
Image: Bell
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What decade is this Christmas ad from?
Image: Kodak
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What decade is this Christmas ad from?
Image: Motorola
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What decade is this Christmas ad from?
Image: Smith-Corona
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What decade is this Christmas ad from?
Image: Tiffany & Co.
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What decade is this Christmas ad from?
Image: Tareyton
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What decade is this Christmas ad from?
Image: Nash Motors
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What decade is this Christmas ad from?
Image: Atari
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What decade is this Christmas ad from?
Image: Roadmaster
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What decade is this Christmas ad from?
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?
Your Result...
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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!"
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.
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!"