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Festive Vibes
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Wallowing in British Christmases past and present, plus all sorts of festive stuff! Formerly known as Christmas UK.

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#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
This magazine page features programme listings for Christmas Day, December 25, 1961, including TV and radio shows, with highlights such as Billy Smart's Christmas Circus and The Bob Hope Christmas Show. There are featured articles about the Queen's Christmas message, and round-ups of television and radio entertainment options for the holiday. Featuring: Billy Smart's Christmas Circus Chethams Hospital School Christmas Bells Christmas Day Service from St. Werburgh's Parish Church, Derby Desert Island Discs Even Today Family Choice Housewives' Choice Jean Sans Terre Just William's Luck Meet the Kids Music For Your Party Queen's Christmas Message The Bob Hope Christmas Show The Messiah from Llandaff Cathedral Tom Brewster Wilfred Pickles' Christmas Party
December 12, 2025 at 7:07 AM
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#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)
This page features a selection of country kitchen-themed products, including a terracotta storage collection, tea towels, oven gloves, and a bread keeper. There's also a breakfast set and various other kitchen accessories like chopping boards and placemats. The page includes images of each item and their prices. A quote from Nanette Newman is also included. (+3 Storage Jars 5 Herb Jars 6 Wildflower Coasters 9 Piece Breakfast Set Bread Keeper British wildlife tea towels Cat Chopping Board Cat Tray Colourful kitchen accessory Utensils Jar Set WWF Tea Towels Set 1 WWF Tea Towels Set 2 Wildflower Place Mats Wildflower Tea Towels Offer Willow Pattern Oven Gloves and Willow Pattern Tea Cosy)
December 12, 2025 at 7:06 AM
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#Christmas pic: Kew Gardens, London, 2015
December 12, 2025 at 7:05 AM
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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)
A Christmas advertisement featuring various products on sale. This includes a colour television, camera, radio, tape recorder, home file, home brew barrel, coffee jug, albums, cassette tapes, winemakers kit, Christmas gift packs, gardeners kit, wine kits, pruners, cassette cabinet, choice home wine kits, beer kits and more. LEISURE AND PLEASURE. BOOTS HAVE GOT IT ALL TOGETHER. THE BEST FOR CHRISTMAS CM 20 OLYMPUS ZUIKO AUTO-S Items subject to stock availability. Prices refer to Great Britain and may not apply in the Channel Islands or Northern Ireland. Offers close 24th December 1983. +Available from larger branches only. MARKET SQUARE, HANLEY Hanley. Late opening-Tues 6, 13 Dec until 9.00pm HIGH STREET, NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME Newcastle-Under-Lyme. Late opening - Wed 14, 21 Dec until 9.00pm MARKET SQUARE, STAFFORD CHARGE CARD If you're 18 or over, apply for your Boots Charge Card now Ask for a leaflet giving written details and application form at any Boots branch or write to the address below. APR 23-1% (Rate may vary). Sales Promotion Dept, Boots The Chemists Limited.* Nottingham, NC2 3AA. *Credit Broker.
December 12, 2025 at 7:05 AM
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2013 re-cap: The Beeb embraced the viral, and this sketch with David Walliams and Miranda Hart was the best of the bunch. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-QCDW93Ok0s
David & Miranda share their Christmas Acting Masterclass - BBC One Christmas 2013
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December 12, 2025 at 7:03 AM
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ON OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL - The 12 Ads Of Christmas 2016! A bumper edition with 2016's best ads and the updated King Of Christmas league table, featuring Buster The Boxer, Mrs Claus, a returning robin, and Kevin the Carrot making his first appearance! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X60OCSaWSgQ
2016 - The 12 Ads Of Christmas 2016 - Christmas UK
All the best Christmas adverts shown in the UK during the Christmas 2016 Run-Up, plus a look at which brands are most consistent in producing wonderful Chris...
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December 12, 2025 at 7:03 AM
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#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)
This page advertises car security and mobile phone products from Halfords. It highlights deals and offers on various alarms, steering wheel locks, and mobile phones, with emphasis on professionally fitted security systems and the benefits of digital phones. The page also features a navigation system. (+Autolok Protector Battery Eliminator Blaupunkt Handycom 582 Blaupunkt M-Com 214 Laserline 984 Laserline 988 Leather Case Longarm Spare Battery Sparkrite SR100U Alarm Sparkrite SR75 Car Alarm Sparkrite SR85U Alarm Stoplock 2 Stoplock 3 Stoplock Compact The Club TrafficGuard Personal Security System TrafficMaster YQ Navigation System and Truck Club)
December 12, 2025 at 7:03 AM
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#Christmas pic: Oxford Street, London, 2012
December 12, 2025 at 7:02 AM
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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)
An old newspaper advertisement features a variety of Christmas gift ideas, showcasing shavers, radios, watches, food mixers, sewing machine, audio system and calculators. The advert promises to refund the difference if a product is found cheaper locally, with a guarantee and money-back plan. Currys Christmas Gift Shop PHILISHAVE MAINS SHAVER (HP1139) With new 12-blade cutter, 3 floating heads and hair trimmer. Recommended price £24-50 PHILIPS PHILISHAVE BATTERY SHAVER (HP1207) Battery shaver with 2 floating heads. Recommended price £12-75 CBM WATCH (5003) Shows heurs, minutes, seconds, date and month. INSTAR WATCH (103P) SOLID STATE Continuous display showing hours, minutes and pulsating seconds dot. TRAFALGAR WATCH (61008) Shows hours, minutes and seconds. KENWOOD MINI-COMBOFOODMIXER (A351) 3-speed, mains powered mixer. Complete with bowl and stand. Recommended price £16-31 KENWOOD BLENDER (A515) 1 litre capacity. Recommended price £13-28 SANYO DIGITAL CLOCK RADIO (5010) Automatic alarm with medium and VHF radio. JONES SEMI AUTOMATIC SEWING MACHINE (691) Darns, overcasts, sews on buttons, makes button-holes, and embroiders. Recommended price £119-95 Cash price £79-95 or £8-95 deposit and 9 monthly payments of £8-90. Credit price £89-05 Jones ITT ny Super 300 TINY SUPER 300 RADIO Long, medium and VHF radio. Batteries extra. ITT REMINGTON SELECTRO 12 SHAVER Mains shaver with comfort control, hair trimming facility and travel pouch. Recommended price £15-50 Vogue Sel LADY REMINGTON VOGUE STYLING SET The complete home hairdressing set. Dryer, curler, comb and 3 brushes. Recommended price £19-95 GEC AUDIO SYSTEM WITH RADIO (4022H) 14 watts (music power) stereo system with 3-speed turntable, long, medium, short and stereo VHF radio. Cash price £74-95 or £8-95 deposit and 9 monthly payments of £8-25. Credit price $83-20 The Currys Price Promise Buy anything at Currys and if you find you could have bought it cheaper locally at the time of purchase, we'll refund the...
December 12, 2025 at 7:01 AM
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#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
This television listing page covers BBC1, BBC2, ITV1, Channel 4, and Five, offering a range of programming. Highlights include Derren Brown, Johnny Kingdom, Mrs Henderson Presents, and classic movies. It also has features on Wallace and Gromit, and Derren Brown, plus an article on radio memories from 2004. The page includes listings for soaps like Coronation Street and children's programming, catering to a wide audience. Regional variations for ITV1 are also specified, as well as the day's headlines. Featuring: Animal Park BBC News BBC News; Weather Back to the Future Part III Balamory Boo! Boogie Beebies Breakfast Britain's Worst DIYer CBBC CBeebies CITV Castle in the Country Children Christmas Cooks! Churchill's Bodyguard Coronation Street Curious George Deal or No Deal Derren Brown: Something Wicked this Way Comes Elmo's World Everybody Loves Raymond Fifi and the Flowertots Fimbles Five News Flog It! Freshly Squeezed Friends Funky Valley GMTV Galapagos Greasemania Hi-5 Holiday House Guest Home and Away House Doctor: Inside & Out ITV1 Central ITV1 Meridian ITV1 Yorkshire Johnny Kingdom Christmas Special Jurassic Park III Liberace Make Way for Noddy Making It MechaNick Meg & Mog Milkshake! Mornings Mrs Henderson Presents Muppet Treasure Island My Dog Skip My Fair Lady My Family Christmas Special Neighbours News; Regional News; Weather Old Bear Stories Peppa Pig Pingu Pinky and the Brain Pocoyo Postman Pat Property Developing Abroad Range of Motion Ready Steady Cook Red Square: Featuring Scissor Sisters Regional News Regional Variations Rolle Polie Olie Rupert Bear See Spot Run Sherlock Holmes: The Eligible Bachelor T4 TMI Teletubbies The Hoobs The Likeaballs The Little Princess The Lizzie McGuire Movie The Railway Children The Simpsons The Treacle People The Unforgettable... Arthur Lowe The Unforgettable... Les Dawson Thomas & Friends Thunderpants Tintin and Me Two Brothers Wallace & Gromit: A Close Shave Watch My Chops Will & Grace
December 12, 2025 at 7:01 AM
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2015: Pandora's Christmas ad is a beautiful traditional weepie. Fetch the tissues... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Q483bu3VD8
Wherever life takes you, take it with you
PANDORA's TV commercial offers an engaging, emotional and visual journey of ‘unforgettable moments’ in a woman’s life, told from the perspective of her jewel...
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December 12, 2025 at 7:00 AM
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** 2025 ** Command's time has come - everyone needs their temporary hooks to hang decorations at this time of year! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S6gjKI7bGkQ
Make it merry, damage-free. Command™ Brand.
The Holidays are here. Ring in some fresh décor ideas. Shop Command™ Hooks, Clips and Strips today.
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December 12, 2025 at 2:03 AM
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** 2025 ** LEGO has got onto the ASMR bandwagon and put out a one-hour video of Cataclaws relaxing by a roaring LEGO fireplace... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FGV1_Ao8DDE
Cataclaws LEGO® Fireplace 😻🔥 Crackling Fire Sounds and Cozy Holiday Ambience 🎄
Cataclaws knows EXACTLY where to curl up and get cozy this festive season. Warm up the holidays with this purrfect LEGO® Festive Fireplace! #christmas #fire...
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December 12, 2025 at 2:02 AM
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** 2025 ** M&S' scattergun ads are still coming out! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kEHJFiaA_-U
Get Your Christmas On | 2025 | M&S | Fashion, Home & Beauty
Get your Christmas on! The winter collection everyone is talking about has landed. Time to add to basket and layer up.Outfit 1:Stripe Jumper – https://bit.ly...
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December 12, 2025 at 2:01 AM
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** 2025 ** Save The Children show Coca-Cola just how easy it is to make a new "Christmas trucks" type of advert without relying on AI to ruin it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QkODyQxltzs
Save the Children | The One Delivery that Matters
As Christmas gets closer, it’s easy to get caught up in the rush and lose sight of what really matters. This Christmas, millions of children aren’t waiting f...
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December 12, 2025 at 2:00 AM
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2017: Ahhh, we love Christmas24. Here's a taste of their launch day. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DUHr7uWz914
Christmas24 UK Launch 2017
Christmas24 ( and + ) Launched Today. October 21 2017
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December 11, 2025 at 7:07 AM
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#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
This is a two-page spread. One page contains an advert for the Bonded Shaving System by Wilkinson Sword, while the other is a feature article about M.R. James's ghost stories and an adaptation for television, with celebrity Robert Hardy. It mentions Bernard Cribbins reading M.R. James' story Lost Hearts on Radio 3. Overall it discusses the Christmas TV adaptation of a classic tale. Editorial featuring: Bernard Cribbins Dr James Lost Hearts M. R. James Michael Wynn Jones Robert Hardy The Stalls of Barchester
December 11, 2025 at 7:07 AM
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#Christmas pic: Selfridges, Oxford Street, London, 2015
December 11, 2025 at 7:06 AM
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#Christmas pic: Marylebone, London, 2023
December 11, 2025 at 7:05 AM
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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»
A selection of beauty and fragrance gifts, brilliantly presented. Gifts for both men and women are available. The product selection ranges from perfumes to makeup sets. MAX FACTOR presents his brilliant Christmas Gifts Once again Max Factor adds his own special sparkle to the Christmas scene. Here's a preview of just a small selection chosen from the wide range of gifts of beauty and fragrance ... brilliantly presented, yet priced to suit the slenderest purse. For that personal touch ... there's a Max Factor gift for every man and woman on your Christmas list! You only pay for the contents—the exciting gift packs are free!
December 11, 2025 at 7:04 AM
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#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)
This page is from a Gamleys toy catalogue, showcasing various games and electronic toys. The products are categorised broadly, and pricing and age recommendations are included. The page design is typical of a retail catalogue of this era. (+'C' Electronic Game 221B Baker Street 3-D Thundering Turbo AAAAGHH! Brit Quiz Game Buckaroo Bank Cheeky Frog Race Game Double Player Water Games Fun Water Games Go Monkey Go Grab-a-Nana Mah Jong Monster Hunt Neighbours Game Piggy Game Rock 'n' Roll Maze Snap Dragon Space Turbo Starcades Super Cup Football Teenage Mutant Hero Turtles Game Top Gun Electronic Game Top Shot Pilot and Tower Teasers)
December 11, 2025 at 7:04 AM
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2015: House Of Fraser have gone for a spiky ballad with spiky visuals to go with them. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3MoqNGw4Sxo
House Of Fraser Christmas 2015 Ad
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December 11, 2025 at 7:03 AM