Christmas shopping is one of the busiest and most exciting times of the year. A look back to 1955 on London’s Regent Street tells the tale of Christmas shopping long ago. The festive season is celebrated with enthusiasm and incredible sights and sounds!
Large crowds, traffic, and huge decorations highlight the feel of the holiday season, similar to today’s atmosphere. Children loved window shopping, and it was a lot like stargazing at this time of year.
The shiny new toys in the store windows would move and dance around. It looks like so much fun for a young child. In another well-known window, a mechanical Chimpanzee band played for the kids, moving their instruments up and down.
There was always snow on the streets in London, giving the city the authentic Christmas card look. The kids threw snowballs and sledded whenever possible on snow days.
In Britain, there were toys such as trains, baby dolls, cars, and more. These toys lined the walls in stores and were packed to the ceilings. There was no limit to the number of toys a kid could dream of under their Christmas tree.
Father Christmas was present in shopping malls and stores everywhere, and he was busy listening to wishes and granting them all day. Kids asked for remote helicopters, wind-up racing chariots, and moving teddy bears.
In 1955, there was no ‘1-day delivery’ service except for the man of the house, who had to carry every Christmas present home from the store. The sights of Christmas time evoke warm memories of being a child. The wonder and excitement of the holiday season are truly captured by kids.
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