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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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Festive Vibes @festivevibes.bsky.social · 14h

#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 · 14h

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

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Festive Vibes @festivevibes.bsky.social · 14h

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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Festive Vibes @festivevibes.bsky.social · 14h

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 · 15h

#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 · 15h

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

Festive Vibes @festivevibes.bsky.social · 15h

#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

Festive Vibes @festivevibes.bsky.social · 15h

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.

Festive Vibes @festivevibes.bsky.social · 15h

#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)

Festive Vibes @festivevibes.bsky.social · 15h

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...

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Festive Vibes @festivevibes.bsky.social · 15h

2015: Santa Trucker is back at DFS in this sweet, magical ad! (H/T Dimitri van den Engel) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J7lFa1R3YjY

DFS | 2015 | GUARANTEED CHRISTMAS DELIVERY | UK | TV ad

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Festive Vibes @festivevibes.bsky.social · 15h

The Daily Bauble, 11/10/2025 - today's raid from the archives... [THREAD]

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Festive Vibes @festivevibes.bsky.social · 16h

GOOD FILM ALERT! (11/10/2025)

Festive Vibes @festivevibes.bsky.social · 16h

Festive Vibes Countdown: There are 75 days until #Christmas...

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Andy B @venetiangambler.bsky.social · 1d

Only a couple of weeks before the ads will trickle in

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Festive Vibes @festivevibes.bsky.social · 1d

#Christmas pic: Covent Garden, London, 2023

Festive Vibes @festivevibes.bsky.social · 1d

#Christmas pic: Liberty, London, 2022

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Festive Vibes @festivevibes.bsky.social · 1d

2022: Next's Christmas ad has dropped, and it's a traditional showcase ad. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TrPdWkn8uMM

Last-minute gifts | Christmas at Next

https://www.next.co.uk/christmasIt's not too late to stock up on great Christmas gifts! From branded beauty and luxury clothing to novelty accessories and li...

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Festive Vibes @festivevibes.bsky.social · 1d

#Christmas 1995: Movies from WH Smith (more at @OldUKCataloguesXm.bsky.social)

(+Jesus of Nazareth; The Blue and the Gray; True Romance; Pride and Prejudice; Clear and Present Danger; Four Weddings and a Funeral; The Thorn Birds; Roots; North & South; Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back, and more)

This page from a WH Smith catalogue advertises a selection of films and TV series available on VHS, highlighting them as ideal gifts. It features a variety of genres and includes special Christmas pricing for selected items.

(+Ace Ventura: Pet Detective
Catherine Cookson's The Gambling Man and The Glass Virgin
Clear and Present Danger
Forrest Gump
Four Weddings and a Funeral
Gone with the Wind
Interview with the Vampire
Jesus of Nazareth
Mary Shelley's Frankenstein
Maverick
North & South
Pride and Prejudice
Pulp Fiction
Roots
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers and Showboat
Sharpe's Sword
Soldier Soldier
Speed
Star Wars: Return of the Jedi
Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back
The Blue and the Gray
The Client
The Sound of Music
The Thorn Birds
True Lies
True Romance
Wolf
and Wuthering Heights)

Festive Vibes @festivevibes.bsky.social · 1d

#Christmas 1973 Radio Times: Editorial featuring The Fox; Marcel Marceau's Christmas Carol; Alice Through The Looking-Glass; Lost Hearts; Sporting Scenes - England, Their England; Porgy; Modern Times; Morecambe and Wise; Ronnie Corbett; Ronnie Barker; Rudolf Nureyev; Philip Jenkinson and more

This page is from Radio Times, dated 22nd December 1973 to 4th January 1974. It contains Radio and TV listings for the Christmas and New Year period. Featured programs include The Fox, Marcel Marceau's Christmas Carol, Alice Through the Looking-Glass, Lost Hearts and Sporting Scenes. Articles mention various celebrities such as Morecambe and Wise, Ronnie Corbett, Rudolf Nureyev, and Marcel Marceau. There's also an advertisement for Nescafé Blend 37 Continental coffee.

Editorial featuring:

Albert Finney
Alec Waugh
Alice Through The Looking-Glass
Anouk Aimée
David Niven
George Gershwin
Henry Moore
Lost Hearts
Marcel Marceau
Marcel Marceau's Christmas Carol
Mike Yarwood
Modern Times
Morecambe and Wise
Philip Jenkinson
Porgy
Ronnie Barker
Ronnie Corbett
Rudolf Nureyev
Shirley Bassey
Simon King
Sporting Scenes - England, Their England
The Fox

Festive Vibes @festivevibes.bsky.social · 1d

2015: The Bluewater Christmas ad is just delightful - simple yet magical. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2p3MbYywqkU

Bluewater Christmas

Christmas has arrived at Bluewater and it is more magical than ever. Our Christmas story stars a wide-eyed 6-year-old girl, who is mesmerised by her encounte...

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Festive Vibes @festivevibes.bsky.social · 1d

#Christmas 1994: Bright Futures & Trader Childrenswear from Debenhams (more at @OldUKCataloguesXm.bsky.social)

(+Taffeta dress with velvet embroidered bolero & bag; Girl Dress; Moleskin waistcoat three piece set; Tartan waistcoat three piece set; Multi-coloured velvet waistcoat, and more)

This page showcases children's party wear from Bright Futures and Trader, available at Debenhams. It features outfits for both boys and girls, including dresses, waistcoats, shirts, skirts, and blouses, ranging in sizes from 9 months to 12 years.

(+Black flocked party skirt
Boy: Stripe brocade waistcoat
Boys silk shirt
Check pinny and lace blouse set
Gilt floral print dress
Girl Dress
Moleskin waistcoat three piece set
Multi-coloured velvet waistcoat
Off the shoulder velour fit and flare dress
Taffeta dress with velvet embroidered bolero & bag
Tartan waistcoat three piece set
and Venetian trouser)

Festive Vibes @festivevibes.bsky.social · 1d

ON OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL - The 12 Ads Of Christmas 2013! The last one before the King Of Christmas league started up, so expect all the best 2013 ads, including Santa Trucker, Christmas In A Day, gifts by balloon, and KFC's song going on and on and on... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DxNkTULcM24

2013 - The 12 Ads Of Christmas 2013 - Christmas UK

All the best Christmas adverts shown in the UK during the Christmas 2013 Run-Up.Subscribe, Like and Comment! We'll be producing more videos like this soon!Ch...

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Festive Vibes @festivevibes.bsky.social · 1d

#Christmas 1990 TV Times (pages 110 and 111)

This is an advertisement page from a UK TV listings magazine with various adverts related to tourism in the West Country. An advert for Bentley cars features on the left-hand-side, alongside ads for holiday parks, cottages, and general tourist information in Cornwall, Devon, Dorset and the Isles of Scilly.

Festive Vibes @festivevibes.bsky.social · 1d

Advert Lucky Dip: Dec 1924: Hoover ad (more at @OldUKPrintAdsXmas.bsky.social)

«Give Her A Hoover»