The changing face of Christmas

[mexico1970]

Mum and Dad, first Christmas without them.

Memories mate memories, nobody can take those away from you. Sometimes Xmas is tough on reflection, hope you're OK pal.

 

[Shaggy]

Memories mate memories, nobody can take those away from you. Sometimes Xmas is tough on reflection, hope you're OK pal.

Cheers Mexico, yes great memories, epic :)

 

[Bill Walker]

With it being Christmas Eve, sitting here watching BBC1 talking about Christmas of old, one thing I remember vividly from my childhood that I would love to see started again was the magnificent window displays many shops had, dancing reindeer, singing snowmen, Santa on model trains, "painted" window displays etc
What do you miss from Christmas past?

Bah humbug !

 

[west didsblue]

With it being Christmas Eve, sitting here watching BBC1 talking about Christmas of old, one thing I remember vividly from my childhood that I would love to see started again was the magnificent window displays many shops had, dancing reindeer, singing snowmen, Santa on model trains, "painted" window displays etc
What do you miss from Christmas past?

We’d need shops that weren’t charity shops, vape shops or boarded up shops for that to happen.

 

[Dirty Harry]

We’d need shops that weren’t charity shops, vape shops or boarded up shops for that to happen.

Don’t forget ‘ugly salons’ mate.

 

[law74]

We’d need shops that weren’t charity shops, vape shops or boarded up shops for that to happen.

Unfortunately for shops to remain open they need customers.
If people have had 12 years of wage cuts, rising rent or mortgage payments and rocketing energy prices then they have no money left to spend in shops.
Apart from shareholders spending their dividends, but they are spending in the shops close to their ski chalet or holiday villa in the Seychelles.

 

[The perfect fumble]

Christmas decorations Market Street 1962

Manchester City Centre December 1959

Christmas carols in Piccadilly Gardens, December 1958

Strangeways December 1969

City players dressed in costume for their Christmas Pantomime "Aladdin". Mike Summerbee, Tony Book, Francis Lee and Joe Corrigan, December 1971

 

[Blue Maverick]

Well I’ve a 10 year old daughter now, so I’ve gone from building dolls houses and loading things with batteries, to downloading apps and updating new phones!The magic of Christmas!

 

[give it to gordon]

Mum and Dad, first Christmas without them.

Hope your day is going well mate.

My mum passed 12 years ago I still miss the big family gatherings. But it's great memories:)

 

[Stephen230]

Unfortunately for shops to remain open they need customers.
If people have had 12 years of wage cuts, rising rent or mortgage payments and rocketing energy prices then they have no money left to spend in shops.
Apart from shareholders spending their dividends, but they are spending in the shops close to their ski chalet or holiday villa in the Seychelles.

I’ve no stats to back this up. Just an observation, that I guess people aren’t spending any less at shops than they were 10, 15, 20 years ago. It’s the type of shop they spend at that’s changed. Big shopping centres and online shopping have virtually seen off small provincial shopping precincts.