The 1950s Park Forest House Museum’s latest exhibit offers a glimpse into how a village townhome might have been decorated for the holidays more than 70 years ago. The annual Step Back into a 1950s ...

A picture of an 11-year-old girl in a holiday dress posing with her sister clutching a porcelain doll, hangs from a wall at the entrance of an exhibit at the Southampton Historical Museum. That girl ...

Holiday decorating trends come and go with the same quick pace of the season. Bows were trending last year. This year we all can’t get enough of paper chain garlands. And yes, yes, we know—everyone ...

Merry Christmas? You bet! Happy New Year? Of course! How could it not be a happy new year — at Christmastime, at the Lustron House, in 1950, when the world just keeps getting better and better? It's ...

When you think of a cozy vintage Christmas scene, there's a good chance you will come up with some incandescent, colorful bulb lights, a charming model choo-choo, and — every cat owner's nightmare, ...

A typical 1950s Christmas in South Africa: Nothing over the top and gifts were often homemade. Photo for illustrative purposes only. Imagine a South African Christmas in the 1950s: No shopping malls, ...

Christmas shouldn't be boring, and adding a touch of sparkle is an antidote that ensures it never will be. That's why, this year, we're ditching the minimalist 'nearly naked' Christmas trees of 2024 ...

Though menus shifted as new products came on the market, holiday fare always included recipes passed down through the generations. And the main course centered on an impressive cut of meat. Green bean ...

He might point out, while laughing, that this Christmas, 1950, was the last time he received a gift from Santa Claus or his parents. According to his mother, his father went overboard, giving him more ...

We wait for it all year. Summer is incredible. Fall is beautiful. Spring provides hope and renewal. But the Christmas season is, well, just the best. The decorations, the lights, and, of course, the ...