Dec. 11—I was born in 1958, so my most vivid childhood Christmas memories cluster around the late 1960s and early 1970s — basically, the Nixon years. They involve toys such as vibrating electric ...
Why do Christmas memories from 50 years ago still hold so much power over me? I think I know now. Christmas was a huge event for our family. At St. Germaine School, we’d sell items to raise money for ...
The song’s lyrics were written for a crush in 1946 and the music followed 20 years later. After “Merry Christmas Darling” was released by the Carpenters in November 1970, the love song topped ...
Step into a 1970s Christmas living room and you enter a world of saturated color, textured fabrics, and objects that felt both everyday and a little bit glamorous. Even if your own childhood looked ...
The holidays in the 1970s carried a special kind of magic. Families enjoyed traditions that now feel like memories from another time. Yet, as times changed, many of these customs quietly faded away, ...
Why do Christmas memories from 50 years ago still hold so much power over me? I think I know now. Christmas was a huge event for our family. At St. Germaine School, we’d sell items to raise money for ...
Why do Christmas memories from 50 years ago still hold so much power over me? I think I know now. Christmas was a huge event for our family. At St. Germaine School, we’d sell items to raise money for ...