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Wallowing in British Christmases past and present, plus all sorts of festive stuff! Formerly known as Christmas UK. Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@FestiveVibesUK

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Festive Vibes @festivevibes.bsky.social · Sep 10

PINNED POST: Here are the new Youtube videos from 2025 in one thread that will be added to from time to time so that you can catch up on any new ads you may have missed...

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#Christmas pic: Leicester Square, London, 2019

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Advert Lucky Dip: Dec 1979: EM Camera ad from Nikon (more at @OldUKPrintAdsXmas.bsky.social)

(+'E' Series wide angle and long focus lens; 50mm f/1.8 'E' Series lens; Automatic Flash Unit; and Motor Drive)

«It's a gift at only £149-00»

An advertisement for the Nikon EM camera, a compact, automatic camera with an electronic shutter. It accepts most Nikon lenses and accessories, including 'E' Series wide-angle and long-focus lenses, a motor drive, and an automatic flash unit.

It's a gift at only £149-00

A Nikon camera at a price
you never dreamed possible.
The new EM. Small. Com-
pact. Automatic. An electronic
shutter that matches the
aperture you select. Simply
designed to allow you to
concentrate on the picture.
With a 50mm f/1.8 'E' Series
lens that delivers Nikon quality
The new EM accepts most
of the Nikon range of lenses
and accessories. Has its own
matching 'E' Series wide angle
and long focus lens. And a
motor drive. And a simple
automatic flash unit.
Never was Nikon quality
so attainable, so inexpensive.
A great gift for yourself.
(Or if you need an excuse -
great gift for your wife.)
The new
Nikon EM Camera
Send for a free colour brochure on the new
Nikon EM camera system, to: Nikon UK Limited,
20 Fulham Broadway, London SW61AA.

Festive Vibes @festivevibes.bsky.social · 20h

#Christmas 1999: Dolls & Accessories from Wilkinson (more at @OldUKCataloguesXm.bsky.social)

(+Steffi Love Horse and Trailer; Barbie Bridal Boutique; Steffi Love Jockey Girl; Steffi Love My First School; Steffi Love Baby Care; Seashell Jewellery Case; Make Up Star Dressing Head Set, and more)

This page is from a toy catalogue featuring a wide range of Steffi Love and Barbie dolls and accessories, along with other toys like a Pooh and Friends set and a show jumping horsebox. The page is designed to be visually appealing with colorful images and clear pricing.

(+Barbie 3 Piece Photo Fun Set
Barbie Bridal Boutique
Butterfly Make-Up Compact
CD Player and Play Phone Backpack
Champion Horse
Fashion Fantasy Hair Accessory Set
I Love Barbie Doll
Make Up Star Dressing Head Set
Make-Up Kit
Make-Up Triple Compact
Play 'n Pretty' Mini Lipstick Set of 7
Play 'n Pretty' Mini Nail Polish Set of 7
Pooh & Friends Beanies Each
Seashell Bead Set
Seashell Jewellery Case
Seashell Make-Up Case
Show Jumping Horsebox Set
Small Finger Manicure Tray Set
Small Heart Shaped Make-Up Tin
Steffi Love Baby Care
Steffi Love Baby Friends
Steffi Love Body Art
Steffi Love City Walker
Steffi Love Evi's Dream Bed
Steffi Love Friendship
Steffi Love Horse and Trailer
Steffi Love Jockey Girl
Steffi Love My Best Momy
Steffi Love My First School
Steffi Love Puppy Friends
Steffi Love Sports Car
Steffi Love Ultra Hair
and White Rabbit 11½")

Festive Vibes @festivevibes.bsky.social · 20h

#Christmas 1999: Gifts & Accessories and Fragrances & Aftershaves from Index (more at @OldUKCataloguesXm.bsky.social)

(+Golf Master; Cyber Fishing Game; Sport Trout Fishing Game; Pocket Solitaire; Bandit Saving Bank; Glass Classic Car on Wooden Base; Shaving Kit/Sports Shoe Bag, and more)

This page from a catalogue features men's fragrances, grooming products, and novelty gifts. The layout is dense, with many small images and prices clearly displayed. The overall tone is promotional, highlighting value and a wide selection of goods.

(+Apollo Gift Set
Armani
Bandit Saving Bank
Car Alarm Clock
Cerruti 1881 Aftershave
Cool Water Aftershave
Cyber Fishing Game
Dolce and Gabbana Aftershave
Eternity
Glass Classic Car on Wooden Base
Golf Master
Harley Davidson Lighter
Hugo Aftershave
Jazz Aftershave
Joop Aftershave
Kouros Aftershave
Leather Wallet
Live Jazz Aftershave
Men's Grooming Kit
Men's Grooming Set
Obsession Aftershave
Paco Rabanne Aftershave
Parker Jotter Multipack
Pocket Solitaire
Polo Sport Aftershave
Shaving Kit/Sports Shoe Bag
Spirit of St Louis Lighter and Ashtray
Sport Trout Fishing Game
Tie Rack and Belt Hanger
Travel Alarm Clock
Versace Blue Jeans
Williams Pad and Key Ring
and XS Aftershave)

Festive Vibes @festivevibes.bsky.social · 20h

2018: TEASER TIME! Are you ready for the new John Lewis ad? They've just put out a simple teaser showing glimpses of their recent ads. (H/T Faith Matthews) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kx9-l_LI7k4

John Lewis Christmas 2018 advert teaser

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Festive Vibes @festivevibes.bsky.social · 20h

Advert Lucky Dip: Dec 1998: The Santa Clause ad from Woolworths (more at @OldUKPrintAdsXmas.bsky.social)

(+Matilda; Casper; and Any Video)

«Buy Any Video and Get The Santa Clause, Casper Or Matilda For Only £2.99*»

An advertisement promoting a special offer where customers can buy any video and get The Santa Clause, Casper, or Matilda for £2.99. The offer is valid until December 25, 1998.

Buy Any Video and Get The Santa Clause, Casper Or Matilda For Only £2.99*

Offer ends 25.12.98.
(Book Your Place On The Sofa Now.)
SANTA AS YOU'VE
NEVER SEEN HIM
BEFORE.
A little magic goes a
long way.
SEEING IS BELIEVING.
'When you buy any other video at Woolworths

Festive Vibes @festivevibes.bsky.social · 20h

#Christmas 2008 Radio Times: Editorial featuring A Matter of Loaf and Death; A Grand Day Out and Nick Park

This magazine spread features Wallace & Gromit. It includes a behind-the-scenes look at the making of the Radio Times Christmas cover, and Nick Park's new film, A Matter of Loaf and Death. There are details about the set design, the animation process, and Park's involvement. Park's earlier work, A Grand Day Out is mentioned.

Editorial featuring:

A Grand Day Out
A Matter of Loaf and Death
Nick Park

Festive Vibes @festivevibes.bsky.social · 20h

#Christmas 1946 Radio Times: Featuring Bbc Scottish Orchestra; Christ's Comet; Colonel Bogus And The Three Bears; Paul Valéry; Symphony Orchestra; Handel's Messiah; Yule Be Surprised; Book Talk and more

READ: https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/page/b750a1c682c44327bdc9f736ab492218?page=30

This magazine page lists radio and television programmes for Friday, December 27, 1946, across multiple channels and regions, including London, Scotland, Wales, the West, the Midlands, the North, and Northern Ireland. It includes a variety of shows from classical music concerts and plays, to comedy sketches and sporting events. A selection of advertisements features household and food products.

Featuring:

Bach
Bbc Scottish Orchestra
Book Talk
Children's Hour
Christ's Comet
Colonel Bogus And The Three Bears
Derry Entertains
Dick Whittington
Dowlais United Choir
Elsie Randolph And Henry Kendall In Hare's How
Flotsam's Follies
Handel's Messiah
Harold Geller
Harry Evans
Have A Go!
Houses For Ballydunn
Hyd Eithaf Y Ddaear
Interlude
John Reynders
Junior Piping, Fiddling, And Singing
Lucky Dip
Messiah
Midland Pantomime
Moondrop To Gascony
Newyddion
Paul Valéry
Portrait Of A Trouper
Recital
Rhythm Cocktail
Rugby Football
Scottish News
Seeking Whom He May Devour
Sixteenth And Seventeenth-Century Music
Smoking Concert
Sports Flash
Storytelling
Symphony Orchestra
Theatre In Scotland
They Sing For You
Tonight's Talk
Traineasy!!
Welsh Music-Hall
West-Country Carols
Workers' Playtime
Writing In Ulster
Your Questions Answered
Yule Be Surprised

Festive Vibes @festivevibes.bsky.social · 20h

#Christmas pic: Regent Street, London, 2022

Festive Vibes @festivevibes.bsky.social · 20h

ON OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL - The 12 Ads Of Christmas 2020! A surprisingly good year, given it was 2020! A pancake gives us comfort, LEGO gets nostalgic, John Lewis spreads the love, Tesco forgives us all, Very enjoys everything, and Lidl just takes the mickey. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D1gemiURNOc

2020 - The 12 Ads Of Christmas 2020 - Christmas UK

All the best Christmas adverts shown in the UK during the Christmas 2020 Run-Up, plus a look at which brands are most consistent in producing wonderful Chris...

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Festive Vibes @festivevibes.bsky.social · 20h

2006: This ad featuring a parcel which morphed from one gift to another ran for quite a few years, by the look of it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eR9ONPDDsbQ

TK Maxx Christmas Pass The Parcel TV Ad

Brand new TV ad campaign unveils TK Maxx as top gift retailer this ChristmasFollowing a successful Autumn TV ad campaign, TK Maxx is back on air over Christm...

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Festive Vibes @festivevibes.bsky.social · 20h

The Daily Bauble, 12/10/2025 - today's raid from the archives... [THREAD]

Festive Vibes @festivevibes.bsky.social · 21h

Festive Vibes Countdown: There are 74 days until #Christmas...

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** 2025 ** And here's Smyths Toys rather-festive announcement of their new catalogue. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pB-b69PG2KM

The NEW Smyths Toys Catalogue is Out Now!

The NEW Smyths Toys catalogue is OUT NOW – so let the fun begin! Unleash your imagination with over 300 pages of toys and games…Pick up your FREE 300-page To...

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Festive Vibes @festivevibes.bsky.social · 1d

** 2025 ** Smyths Toys have got into a wintry mood as they announce their new toy catalogue. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L0Lky41zeJ4

Her catching skills: Questionable. Our Toy collection: Unquestionable. Catalogue Out Now!

Get your hands on our 2025 Toy Catalogue! Grab a copy at your local Smyths store.Dive in and shop: https://www.smythstoys.com📹 Subscribe to the Smyths Toys ...

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#Christmas 1947 Radio Times: Featuring Fun and Fancy Free; No Room at the Inn; Sir Harry Lauder; Archbishop of Canterbury; Babes in the Wood; Victorian Album; Sports Report; Radford and Wayne; Mother Goose and more

READ: https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/page/fb951b65d7f0403f8127749bebff18bf?page=1

This is a Radio Times magazine listing radio programs for the week of December 28, 1947, to January 3, 1948. It includes broadcasts from various channels such as the Home Service, Light Programme and the Third Programme. Featured are programs such as the Archbishop of Canterbury, St. Paul's Cathedral, Sir Harry Lauder, No Room at the Inn, A Thousand Years of Music, Fun and Fancy Free, Victorian Album, Radford and Wayne, and sports reports. There are also pantomime productions listed. An article previews the upcoming radio shows and reflects on the past year.

Featuring:

A Thousand Years of Music
Archbishop of Canterbury
Babes in the Wood
Cinderella
Fun and Fancy Free
Mother Goose
No Room at the Inn
Radford and Wayne
Sir Harry Lauder
Sports Report
St. Paul's Cathedral
Victorian Album

Festive Vibes @festivevibes.bsky.social · 1d

#Christmas pic: Belfast, 1960s (WATCH: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=adfkEzJavrI)

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2014: It's BBC3's turn to show off what they have for Christmas, in their own special slightly-freaky way. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hRL896kf-hQ

BBC Three HD - Christmas Adverts + Ident 2014 [King Of TV Sat]

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Advert Lucky Dip: Dec 1981: 9" Philips 9TC2100 ad from Currys (more at @OldUKPrintAdsXmas.bsky.social)

(+14" PYE 7225/3060 Colour TV; 14" Grundig 1421/1422; Sanyo M4200LG; Robot Chef Food Processor; Rima 903 Infra Red Grill; Trophy CR100 Cassette Recorder, and more)

This is a Currys advertisement offering a range of electrical gifts for Christmas. The ad promotes a 'Gift Swop' allowing exchanges after Christmas. Products include TVs, radios, cassette recorders, kitchen appliances and other miscellaneous electronics at discounted prices. The advert promotes savings and also guarantees items for 12 months for parts and labour.

Currys
For gifts that click
with everyone!

Gift Swop
Currys make it easier for
you at Christmas.
Any gift purchased before
Christmas may be exchanged
up to 14 days after Christmas.
Ask for details.
You can't buy cheaper
If you find you could have bought the same
item cheaper locally at the time of
purchase, call back within seven days and
we'll refund the difference. Items sold with a
free offer are excluded.
More to choose from
If you're looking for the gift that's just right,
come to Currys. There's something to please
everyone with our wide range of gift ideas.
Everything is guaranteed for 12 months with
parts and labour free.
Stocks of some items are limited and may not be available in all branches particularly when demand is heavy.
Items have been specially reduced but may not have been sold at the higher price for a period of 28 consecutive days in the previous 6 months.
Currys Limited, 46/50 Uxbridge Road, Ealing, London W5 2SU.
The electrical people

Festive Vibes @festivevibes.bsky.social · 1d

#Christmas 1999: Televisions & VCRs from Index (more at @OldUKCataloguesXm.bsky.social)

(+14-in Televideo; 14-in portable television; VCMH711M Nicam VCR; and VCM302HM Mono VCR)

This page advertises televisions and VCRs from Orion and Sharp brands. It features various models with different sizes, features (like teletext, sleep timer, and Nicam stereo), and price points. The ad emphasizes festive viewing and offers interest-free credit.

(+14-in Televideo
14-in portable television
VCM302HM Mono VCR
and VCMH711M Nicam VCR)

Festive Vibes @festivevibes.bsky.social · 1d

#Christmas pic: John Lewis, Oxford Street, London, 2013

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#Christmas 1996 Radio Times: Featuring Only Fools and Horses; The Vicar of Dibley; Jurassic Park; Star Trek VI; Die Hard; The Simpsons; Carols from King's; Mrs Merton Show; The Moonstone; ET; Alice in Wonderland; Judge Dredd; Never Walk Alone; Travels with My Camera; Oprah Winfrey and more

These Radio Times pages list Christmas and New Year's television and radio programmes, and films. Features include The Vicar of Dibley, Only Fools and Horses, Jurassic Park and Star Trek VI. There are a number of film reviews. Highlights include around the world in 80 minutes, Mrs Merton Show, The Moonstone, ET and Alice in Wonderland.

Featuring:

2 Point 4 Christmas
A Little Princess
A Woman of Independent Means
Alice in Wonderland
An Audience with Charles Dickens
Animal Sanctuary
Arena
Around and Around
Around the World in 80 Minutes
Best of British
Carols from King's
Casualty
Circles of Deceit
Cliffhanger
Clint Night
Coronation Street - the Beginning
Cows
Cruel Train
Cuts
Deadly Echo
Death and the Maiden
Decisive Moments
Desert Island Discs
Die Hard
ET
Element of Doubt
Escaping from Liberty
Euro 96 When Football Came Home
Famous Fred
Father Ted
Gluck, Gluck, Gluck
Gobble
Hansel and Gretel
Heartbeat
Hetty Wainthropp Investigates
Hogmanay Live
In Concert Classics
Incredible Journeys
Judge Dredd
Jurassic Park
Last of the Summer Wine
Live Football
Manhattan Murder Mystery
Millennium
Mrs Merton Show
Murder One
Musicals Great Musicals
Natural History Night
Never Walk Alone
New Year's Day Concert
New Year's Eve Special
Next of Kin
North by Northwest
Old Curiosity Shop
One Foot in the Grave
Only Fools and Horses
Oprah Winfrey
Remains of the Day
Review of the Year
Romancing the Stone
Royal Institution Christmas Lectures
Seinfeld
Shadow the Peregrine Falcon
Shadowlands
Shooting Stars
Short Cuts
Stagecoach
Star Trek Marathon
Star Trek VI
Swan Lake
The Beatles at the BBC
The Bible
The Bob Newhart Story
The Christmas Great Antiques Hunt. . . with Pauline and Linda
The Emerald Affair
The End of the Year Show
The Fast Show
The Firm
The Last Seduction
The Mill on the Floss
The Moonstone
The Ruth Rendell Mysteries: The Double
The Secret Garden
The Shawshank Redemption
The Simpsons
The Tony Ferrino Phenomenon
The Two Ronnies
The Vicar of Dibley
The Willows in Winter
and more

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Advert Lucky Dip: Dec 1920: Wizard's Writing & Drawing Tablet ad from Plasticine Works (more at @OldUKPrintAdsXmas.bsky.social)

«"ON
AN'
OFF"»

A vintage advertisement promotes a novel, plastic tablet for writing and drawing. It's touted as a Christmas gift that provides mystery and amusement for all ages. The tablet can also be used as a memorandum pad in the home. The advert lists various department stores that sell the tablet.

"ON
AN'
OFF"

The Newest PLASTIC Evolution.
A Wizard's WRITING & DRAWING
TABLET!
CHRISTMAS GIFT.
This is a fascinating novelty giving a thrill
of mystery and rollicking amusement.
A complete surprise for Young and Old.
Can also be turned to an exceedingly useful
purpose as a memorandum tablet in the home.
Post Free 1/9 Post Free
Direct from the PLASTICINE WORKS, Bathampton,
or the London Office, No. 56, Ludgate Hill, E.C.
Also sold and demonstrated at Selfridge's, Harrods, Whiteley's,
Gamage's, Army and Navy Stores, Barker's, and Bon Marche.

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#Christmas 1992: Toys from Beatties (more at @OldUKCataloguesXm.bsky.social)

(+Artesania H.M.S. Endeavour; Matchbox Railways Intercity 225 Train Set; Sevans Captain Scarlet; Tomy Construction Site; Billings 'Will Everard' Thames Barge; Meccano Set 6; Meccano Set 4; Meccano Set 3, and more)

This page from a Toys catalogue showcases a range of toys, including model kits (Star Trek, Alien, Batman), construction sets (Meccano), vehicles (Tomica, Matchbox), and figures (wrestling, Captain Scarlet). There's also a telescope, microscope, and a matchstick modelling kit. Prices are shown for each item.

(+3 Piece Adversary Set Star Trek
300 Power Microscope
30x30 Table Top Telescope
Artesania H.M.S. Endeavour
Batmissile Kit
Batmobile Kit
Billings 'Will Everard' Thames Barge
Chopper Ace
Galaxy Blok Blaster
Halcyon Hal 11 Alien Creature from Alien III
Matchbox Railways Intercity 225 Train Set
Matchbuilder
Meccano Set 1
Meccano Set 2
Meccano Set 3
Meccano Set 4
Meccano Set 5
Meccano Set 6
Plastic Meccano Set A
Plastic Meccano Set B
Sevans Captain Scarlet
Ship in a Bottle Kit
Star Trek Next Generation USS Enterprise
Star Trek VI Klingon Cruiser
Star Trek VI USS Enterprise
Tomica World Jumbo Car Carrier
Tomy Construction Site
and WCW Wrestling Figures)

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ON OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL - The 12 Ads Of Christmas 2023! Singing oven gloves, gifts for Santa, lots of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and just how did KFC respond to all those demands for Kentucky Fried Turkey? PLUS! A new bonus classic ads section! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D6nAc6PTyeY

2023 - The 12 Ads Of Christmas 2023 - Christmas UK

All the best Christmas adverts shown in the UK during the Christmas 2023 Run-Up, plus a look at which brands are most consistent in producing wonderful Chris...