Festive Vibes
@festivevibes.bsky.social
Wallowing in British Christmases past and present, plus all sorts of festive stuff! Formerly known as Christmas UK.
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@FestiveVibesUK
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@FestiveVibesUK
#Christmas 1961 Radio Times: Featuring Billy Smart's Christmas Circus; The Bob Hope Christmas Show; Queen's Christmas Message; Christmas Bells; Wilfred Pickles' Christmas Party; Family Choice; Just William's Luck; Even Today; Desert Island Discs; Jean Sans Terre; Music For Your Party and more
December 12, 2025 at 7:07 AM
#Christmas 1961 Radio Times: Featuring Billy Smart's Christmas Circus; The Bob Hope Christmas Show; Queen's Christmas Message; Christmas Bells; Wilfred Pickles' Christmas Party; Family Choice; Just William's Luck; Even Today; Desert Island Discs; Jean Sans Terre; Music For Your Party and more
#Christmas 1988: Kitchenware and Textiles from World Wildlife Fund (more at @OldUKCataloguesXm.bsky.social)
(+3 Storage Jars; 9 Piece Breakfast Set; 5 Herb Jars; Wildflower Place Mats; Cat Chopping Board; Colourful kitchen accessory; Utensils Jar Set; Willow Pattern Oven Gloves, and more)
(+3 Storage Jars; 9 Piece Breakfast Set; 5 Herb Jars; Wildflower Place Mats; Cat Chopping Board; Colourful kitchen accessory; Utensils Jar Set; Willow Pattern Oven Gloves, and more)
December 12, 2025 at 7:06 AM
#Christmas 1988: Kitchenware and Textiles from World Wildlife Fund (more at @OldUKCataloguesXm.bsky.social)
(+3 Storage Jars; 9 Piece Breakfast Set; 5 Herb Jars; Wildflower Place Mats; Cat Chopping Board; Colourful kitchen accessory; Utensils Jar Set; Willow Pattern Oven Gloves, and more)
(+3 Storage Jars; 9 Piece Breakfast Set; 5 Herb Jars; Wildflower Place Mats; Cat Chopping Board; Colourful kitchen accessory; Utensils Jar Set; Willow Pattern Oven Gloves, and more)
#Christmas pic: Kew Gardens, London, 2015
December 12, 2025 at 7:05 AM
#Christmas pic: Kew Gardens, London, 2015
Advert Lucky Dip: Dec 1983: Boots/ITT 14" Colour Television ad from Boots (more at @OldUKPrintAdsXmas.bsky.social)
(+Olympus OM20 35mm SLR Camera; Brother 7300 Golf Ball Typewriter; Silver Reed SR500 Typewriter; Philips D7132 Mono Radio Recorder; Scotch E180 Video Tape Twin Pack, and more)
(+Olympus OM20 35mm SLR Camera; Brother 7300 Golf Ball Typewriter; Silver Reed SR500 Typewriter; Philips D7132 Mono Radio Recorder; Scotch E180 Video Tape Twin Pack, and more)
December 12, 2025 at 7:05 AM
Advert Lucky Dip: Dec 1983: Boots/ITT 14" Colour Television ad from Boots (more at @OldUKPrintAdsXmas.bsky.social)
(+Olympus OM20 35mm SLR Camera; Brother 7300 Golf Ball Typewriter; Silver Reed SR500 Typewriter; Philips D7132 Mono Radio Recorder; Scotch E180 Video Tape Twin Pack, and more)
(+Olympus OM20 35mm SLR Camera; Brother 7300 Golf Ball Typewriter; Silver Reed SR500 Typewriter; Philips D7132 Mono Radio Recorder; Scotch E180 Video Tape Twin Pack, and more)
#Christmas 1995: Car Security and Mobile Phones & Accessories from Halfords (more at @OldUKCataloguesXm.bsky.social)
(+TrafficGuard Personal Security System; Laserline 988; Laserline 984; Sparkrite SR100U Alarm; Sparkrite SR85U Alarm; Sparkrite SR75 Car Alarm; Longarm; Stoplock 3, and more)
(+TrafficGuard Personal Security System; Laserline 988; Laserline 984; Sparkrite SR100U Alarm; Sparkrite SR85U Alarm; Sparkrite SR75 Car Alarm; Longarm; Stoplock 3, and more)
December 12, 2025 at 7:03 AM
#Christmas 1995: Car Security and Mobile Phones & Accessories from Halfords (more at @OldUKCataloguesXm.bsky.social)
(+TrafficGuard Personal Security System; Laserline 988; Laserline 984; Sparkrite SR100U Alarm; Sparkrite SR85U Alarm; Sparkrite SR75 Car Alarm; Longarm; Stoplock 3, and more)
(+TrafficGuard Personal Security System; Laserline 988; Laserline 984; Sparkrite SR100U Alarm; Sparkrite SR85U Alarm; Sparkrite SR75 Car Alarm; Longarm; Stoplock 3, and more)
#Christmas pic: Oxford Street, London, 2012
December 12, 2025 at 7:02 AM
#Christmas pic: Oxford Street, London, 2012
Advert Lucky Dip: Nov 1976: Jones Semi Automatic Sewing Machine ad from Currys (more at @OldUKPrintAdsXmas.bsky.social)
(+GEC Audio System with Radio; Sanyo Digital Clock Radio; Kenwood Mini-Combo Foodmixer; Remington Selectro 12 Shaver; Lady Remington Vogue Styling Set, and more)
(+GEC Audio System with Radio; Sanyo Digital Clock Radio; Kenwood Mini-Combo Foodmixer; Remington Selectro 12 Shaver; Lady Remington Vogue Styling Set, and more)
December 12, 2025 at 7:01 AM
Advert Lucky Dip: Nov 1976: Jones Semi Automatic Sewing Machine ad from Currys (more at @OldUKPrintAdsXmas.bsky.social)
(+GEC Audio System with Radio; Sanyo Digital Clock Radio; Kenwood Mini-Combo Foodmixer; Remington Selectro 12 Shaver; Lady Remington Vogue Styling Set, and more)
(+GEC Audio System with Radio; Sanyo Digital Clock Radio; Kenwood Mini-Combo Foodmixer; Remington Selectro 12 Shaver; Lady Remington Vogue Styling Set, and more)
#Christmas 2006 Radio Times: Featuring Derren Brown: Something Wicked this Way Comes; Johnny Kingdom Christmas Special; Mrs Henderson Presents; The Railway Children; Back to the Future Part III; Wallace & Gromit: A Close Shave; Jurassic Park III; My Fair Lady; Two Brothers; The Hoobs; GMTV and more
December 12, 2025 at 7:01 AM
#Christmas 2006 Radio Times: Featuring Derren Brown: Something Wicked this Way Comes; Johnny Kingdom Christmas Special; Mrs Henderson Presents; The Railway Children; Back to the Future Part III; Wallace & Gromit: A Close Shave; Jurassic Park III; My Fair Lady; Two Brothers; The Hoobs; GMTV and more
Advent Calendar - Opening Door Twelve reveals: A Gingerbread Man!
December 12, 2025 at 5:52 AM
Advent Calendar - Opening Door Twelve reveals: A Gingerbread Man!
Festive Vibes Countdown: There are 13 days until #Christmas...
December 12, 2025 at 5:50 AM
Festive Vibes Countdown: There are 13 days until #Christmas...
#Christmas 1971 Radio Times: Editorial featuring The Stalls of Barchester; Lost Hearts; Robert Hardy; Bernard Cribbins; M. R. James; Michael Wynn Jones and Dr James
December 11, 2025 at 7:07 AM
#Christmas 1971 Radio Times: Editorial featuring The Stalls of Barchester; Lost Hearts; Robert Hardy; Bernard Cribbins; M. R. James; Michael Wynn Jones and Dr James
#Christmas pic: Selfridges, Oxford Street, London, 2015
December 11, 2025 at 7:06 AM
#Christmas pic: Selfridges, Oxford Street, London, 2015
#Christmas pic: Marylebone, London, 2023
December 11, 2025 at 7:05 AM
#Christmas pic: Marylebone, London, 2023
Advert Lucky Dip: Nov 1958: Christmas Gifts ad from Max Factor (more at @OldUKPrintAdsXmas.bsky.social)
(+Busy Man's Bar; Hi-Fi Trio; Primitif Talc & Cologne; Electrique Talc & Cologne Set; Male Quartet; Twin Set; Pet Poodle; and Sophisticat)
«MAX FACTOR presents his brilliant Christmas Gifts»
(+Busy Man's Bar; Hi-Fi Trio; Primitif Talc & Cologne; Electrique Talc & Cologne Set; Male Quartet; Twin Set; Pet Poodle; and Sophisticat)
«MAX FACTOR presents his brilliant Christmas Gifts»
December 11, 2025 at 7:04 AM
Advert Lucky Dip: Nov 1958: Christmas Gifts ad from Max Factor (more at @OldUKPrintAdsXmas.bsky.social)
(+Busy Man's Bar; Hi-Fi Trio; Primitif Talc & Cologne; Electrique Talc & Cologne Set; Male Quartet; Twin Set; Pet Poodle; and Sophisticat)
«MAX FACTOR presents his brilliant Christmas Gifts»
(+Busy Man's Bar; Hi-Fi Trio; Primitif Talc & Cologne; Electrique Talc & Cologne Set; Male Quartet; Twin Set; Pet Poodle; and Sophisticat)
«MAX FACTOR presents his brilliant Christmas Gifts»
#Christmas 1990: Toys from Gamleys (more at @OldUKCataloguesXm.bsky.social)
(+3-D Thundering Turbo; Top Shot Pilot; Go Monkey Go; Teenage Mutant Hero Turtles Game; Top Gun Electronic Game; 'C' Electronic Game; Super Cup Football; Mah Jong; Buckaroo Bank; Rock 'n' Roll Maze, and more)
(+3-D Thundering Turbo; Top Shot Pilot; Go Monkey Go; Teenage Mutant Hero Turtles Game; Top Gun Electronic Game; 'C' Electronic Game; Super Cup Football; Mah Jong; Buckaroo Bank; Rock 'n' Roll Maze, and more)
December 11, 2025 at 7:04 AM
#Christmas 1990: Toys from Gamleys (more at @OldUKCataloguesXm.bsky.social)
(+3-D Thundering Turbo; Top Shot Pilot; Go Monkey Go; Teenage Mutant Hero Turtles Game; Top Gun Electronic Game; 'C' Electronic Game; Super Cup Football; Mah Jong; Buckaroo Bank; Rock 'n' Roll Maze, and more)
(+3-D Thundering Turbo; Top Shot Pilot; Go Monkey Go; Teenage Mutant Hero Turtles Game; Top Gun Electronic Game; 'C' Electronic Game; Super Cup Football; Mah Jong; Buckaroo Bank; Rock 'n' Roll Maze, and more)
#Christmas 1972 Radio Times: Featuring It's Saturday; Christmas; The Osmonds Story; From Nine Till Eleven; All That Jazz Special; Bass-ically Brock; In Concert; Tight Lines; Sportsline London; The Play's The Thing; Pop-Shop; Guideline; Woman in Town; Celebration; Honky-Tonk and more
December 11, 2025 at 7:03 AM
#Christmas 1972 Radio Times: Featuring It's Saturday; Christmas; The Osmonds Story; From Nine Till Eleven; All That Jazz Special; Bass-ically Brock; In Concert; Tight Lines; Sportsline London; The Play's The Thing; Pop-Shop; Guideline; Woman in Town; Celebration; Honky-Tonk and more
Advert Lucky Dip: Nov 1983: Toys and Games ad from WHSMITH (more at @OldUKPrintAdsXmas.bsky.social)
(+Scalextric Blow Out; Dukes of Hazzard Road Racing; Hornby Supersound Train Set; Hornby Freightmaster Train Set; Big Trak; Computer Battleships; Pacman; Firefox; Star Wars AT-AT, and more)
(+Scalextric Blow Out; Dukes of Hazzard Road Racing; Hornby Supersound Train Set; Hornby Freightmaster Train Set; Big Trak; Computer Battleships; Pacman; Firefox; Star Wars AT-AT, and more)
December 11, 2025 at 7:01 AM
Advert Lucky Dip: Nov 1983: Toys and Games ad from WHSMITH (more at @OldUKPrintAdsXmas.bsky.social)
(+Scalextric Blow Out; Dukes of Hazzard Road Racing; Hornby Supersound Train Set; Hornby Freightmaster Train Set; Big Trak; Computer Battleships; Pacman; Firefox; Star Wars AT-AT, and more)
(+Scalextric Blow Out; Dukes of Hazzard Road Racing; Hornby Supersound Train Set; Hornby Freightmaster Train Set; Big Trak; Computer Battleships; Pacman; Firefox; Star Wars AT-AT, and more)
#Christmas 1999: Toys & Games and Arts & Crafts from Wilkinson (more at @OldUKCataloguesXm.bsky.social)
(+Naval Battles Strategy Game; British Isles 500 Piece Puzzle; Europe 500 Piece Puzzle; Victoriana 500 Piece Jigsaw Puzzle Asst'd Designs; 500 Piece Jigsaw Puzzle Asst'd Designs, and more)
(+Naval Battles Strategy Game; British Isles 500 Piece Puzzle; Europe 500 Piece Puzzle; Victoriana 500 Piece Jigsaw Puzzle Asst'd Designs; 500 Piece Jigsaw Puzzle Asst'd Designs, and more)
December 11, 2025 at 7:00 AM
#Christmas 1999: Toys & Games and Arts & Crafts from Wilkinson (more at @OldUKCataloguesXm.bsky.social)
(+Naval Battles Strategy Game; British Isles 500 Piece Puzzle; Europe 500 Piece Puzzle; Victoriana 500 Piece Jigsaw Puzzle Asst'd Designs; 500 Piece Jigsaw Puzzle Asst'd Designs, and more)
(+Naval Battles Strategy Game; British Isles 500 Piece Puzzle; Europe 500 Piece Puzzle; Victoriana 500 Piece Jigsaw Puzzle Asst'd Designs; 500 Piece Jigsaw Puzzle Asst'd Designs, and more)
GOOD FILM ALERT! (11/12/2025)
December 11, 2025 at 6:01 AM
GOOD FILM ALERT! (11/12/2025)
Advent Calendar - Behind Door Eleven is... A Santa Hat!
December 11, 2025 at 5:52 AM
Advent Calendar - Behind Door Eleven is... A Santa Hat!
Festive Vibes Countdown: There are 14 days until #Christmas...
December 11, 2025 at 5:50 AM
Festive Vibes Countdown: There are 14 days until #Christmas...
#Christmas 1988: Chocolates from Cadbury (more at @OldUKCataloguesXm.bsky.social)
(+Wispa Christmas Tree Novelties; Caramel Filled Tree Novelties; and Caramel Filled Tree Novelties 10-pack)
(+Wispa Christmas Tree Novelties; Caramel Filled Tree Novelties; and Caramel Filled Tree Novelties 10-pack)
December 10, 2025 at 7:06 AM
#Christmas 1988: Chocolates from Cadbury (more at @OldUKCataloguesXm.bsky.social)
(+Wispa Christmas Tree Novelties; Caramel Filled Tree Novelties; and Caramel Filled Tree Novelties 10-pack)
(+Wispa Christmas Tree Novelties; Caramel Filled Tree Novelties; and Caramel Filled Tree Novelties 10-pack)
#Christmas 1995: Microwave Accessories from Homewise (more at @OldUKCataloguesXm.bsky.social)
(+Burger Maker; Crisp Maker; Potato Platform; Pair of Plate Stackers; Splatter Guard; Saucepan; Microwave Cleaner; and Multi Steamer)
(+Burger Maker; Crisp Maker; Potato Platform; Pair of Plate Stackers; Splatter Guard; Saucepan; Microwave Cleaner; and Multi Steamer)
December 10, 2025 at 7:05 AM
#Christmas 1995: Microwave Accessories from Homewise (more at @OldUKCataloguesXm.bsky.social)
(+Burger Maker; Crisp Maker; Potato Platform; Pair of Plate Stackers; Splatter Guard; Saucepan; Microwave Cleaner; and Multi Steamer)
(+Burger Maker; Crisp Maker; Potato Platform; Pair of Plate Stackers; Splatter Guard; Saucepan; Microwave Cleaner; and Multi Steamer)
Advert Lucky Dip: Nov 1967: Babycham ad (more at @OldUKPrintAdsXmas.bsky.social)
«It's a case of Christmas happiness...»
«It's a case of Christmas happiness...»
December 10, 2025 at 7:04 AM
Advert Lucky Dip: Nov 1967: Babycham ad (more at @OldUKPrintAdsXmas.bsky.social)
«It's a case of Christmas happiness...»
«It's a case of Christmas happiness...»