The above photo is President Reagan dressed as Santa, hearing his wife, Nancy's,
requests for Christmas (1983).
Christmas is said to be a time of love, cheer and human compassion. These photos
reflect just that. They may be decades-old, but the stories they tell us are not
much different than the stories of today. Enjoy! :)
British and German troops sharing the unofficial cease-fire during WWI in No Man's Land (1914)
The first Norwegian Christmas tree in Trafalgar Square, donated to London by the city of Oslo as thanks for England's help during WWII (18 Dec. 1947)
Using old WWII flamethrowers to clear up snow (December, 1947)
A poor woman taking a donated Christmas dinner from the Salvation Army (1910)
Traditionally, people would line up to visit the open day at the White House.
The president of the U.S.A. would personally shake the hands of anyone who
arrived (1927)
A young girl leaving a message for Santa Claus in the Brecknock School for Blind
Children (1925)
Christmas dinner at an internment camp for Americans of German, Japanese and Italian
descent during WWII (1943)
Rehearsals for the first ever New Year's Eve Time ball drop (1907)
Santa riding an elephant (1925)
Unemployed New Yorkers celebrating Christmas during the Great Depression (1938)
Republicans and democrats enjoying a friendly snowball fight (December 14, 1923)
Brothers reunite after being separated by the Berlin Wall for 2 years. In 1963,
residents of West Berlin were allowed a one-day pass into East Berlin to visit
relatives.
King George V giving the first Christmas Day address to the people of Britain over the radio (1932)
Queen Elizabeth giving the first televised address (1957)
John Lennon, Yoko Ono and Mary Hopkins at a Christmas party (1968)
A British pilot handing out gifts to children in the Netherlands during its
liberation. The Germans had stopped providing the locals with food and fuel,
causing a famine (1944)
A French soldier dressed as Santa delivering his comrades parcels from home (1939)
The first Capitol Christmas Tree (1913)
A young child hugging his father's leg as he holds his wife after returning
from the war (1944)
Children in London, celebrating Christmas in a bomb shelter (1940)
Jewish residents of the Westerbrok concentration camp lighting
Hannukah candles in hope of better times (1942)
A couple from West Berlin, waving to their relatives on the other side of the Berlin Wall (1961)
American soldiers decorate a Christmas Tree during the Vietnam War (1967)
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