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Christmas Wishes
Christmas Wishes: A Catalog of Vintage Holiday Treats and Treasures | Tim Hollis
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"What a joy! Live your favorite Christmases over again with this sugar-sprinkled guidebook of magic memories." --Karal Ann Marling, Author of Merry Christmas A nostalgic look at Christmas in the mid-twentieth century Memorable color illustrations From plastic nativity scenes to aluminum trees, Christmas became a major marketing extravaganza in America in the mid-twentieth century. This book recalls the holiday between 1940 and 1970, courtesy of department stores, five and tens, toy manufacturers, publishing houses, and record companies. Boomers and Gen-Xers will relive memories of special holiday toys and treats, Christmas children's books by Little Golden and Wonder, holiday music released by Peter Pan and Disneyland records, and merchandising characters such as Frosty the Snowman and Montgomery Ward's Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer. Liberally illustrated with vintage ads, book covers, record sleeves, and photographs.
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MittenGirlPeach
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1. My big gift wish was for the fancy new iPhone, and my husband got it for me earlier this month. I love it! I‘m hoping for kindness and a handle on the virus in the coming year.

2. I love winter and snow and I always hope for a white Christmas, but alas, we‘ve got green grass and 50 predicted! Yes, this used to be very unusual for Michigan, but not anymore. Regardless, we‘ll enjoy the weather and raise a glass!

Thanks for the tag, @EadieB !

EadieB You‘re welcome! Thanks for playing! 3y
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BayouGirl85
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night_shift
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Week one complete for me as of 37 minutes ago! Total would be higher expect the word finding I keep forgetting about and I didn't participate in the weekly challenge thing. But I still think it's off to a great start for me!

#MistletoeManiacs #WinterGames2021 @Clwojick

night_shift The picture is an Xmas card my supervisor gave me year before last. I just have it tacked on my desk and thought it'd be a pretty background! I'm pretty sure she made it all herself, which is cool! 3y
Clwojick Way to go! ❤️❤️❤️ 3y
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erzascarletbookgasm
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#ItsChristmasDay ! Here‘s wishing my favourite people in Litsy a joyous Christmas, and Happy Holidays for those not celebrating. Hope you‘re all creating beautiful memories on this #ChristmasDay. #MerryChristmas🎄🎅🎉🎈💚❤️
#decdays #seasonsreadings2017 #jingleshelves

Cathythoughts Thankyou & I hope you have a lovely day. Happy Christmas X 7y
BarbaraBB Merry Christmas 🎄🍀🥂💜 7y
mhillis Merry Christmas! 7y
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Cinfhen Sending warmest wishes back your way❣️ 7y
LeahBergen Merry Christmas! 7y
bookloo Merry Christmas! ☺️♥️♥️♥️♥️ 7y
Kalalalatja Merry, merry Christmas! Or, glædelig jul as us Danes say ?? 7y
Centique Merry Christmas! 7y
mrp27 Merry Christmas! 7y
sisilia Merry Christmas 😊 7y
Cortg Merry Christmas! 7y
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Merry Christmas!!! 🤗😘❤️💗🎅🎄 7y
AmyG Merry Christmas! 🎄🎁 7y
eanderson Merry Christmas!! 🎄 7y
Daisey Merry Christmas! 🎄 7y
JessClark78 Merry Christmas! 7y
Bookzombie Merry Christmas! 🎄 7y
youneverarrived Merry Christmas 🎄💕 7y
Ddzmini 🤲🏼🙌🏽🤝😝 returned 😊 7y
Dragon Merry Christmas 🎄 7y
Godmotherx5 Thank you for the perfect gift!!! 7y
kspenmoll Merry Christmas to you! 7y
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Sydsavvy
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1. Thumbprint! Aaaanndd iced sugar cookie 🍪
2. Hosting! I want my people here ❤️❤️❤️🎄🥂
3. So far 161, gonna be more!
4. Elf-Baby it's Cold Outside!
5. Time, more time. Peace on earth. More Readers-more, seekers of savvy, less known-it-alls. Loving care of Mother Earth. Less people out for #1, more people with true, Good Will. Down with Trump❣️🍀🥂

#friyayintro 🙌🏻🎉🎊🌟

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Kshakal
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Here are some ideas to help my secret santa out there...
sweet or salty: sweet, although I love salted caramel dark chocolate
I love cats and am a proud mamma to one
Favorite things: candles, the color pink, sparkles, fuzzy socks, and all things Broadway
Favorite Christmas song: o holy night
Warm drink: hot chocolate, tea and chai

I hope this helps secret santa 🎅

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JoeStalksBeck
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Christmas with my Littens is the best!! I hope you all have a beautiful, wonderful, book filled Christmas! Love you guys ! ❤️❤️❤️❤️📚📚📚🎶🎶🎶🎁🎄🎉🎁

saresmoore Happy Christmas! 🎄📚🎉 8y
JoeStalksBeck @saresmoore happy Christmas!📚🎄❤️🎁 8y
Lizpixie Merry Christmas! Littens are the best people!🎅🏻❤️🤶🏻💚🎄 8y
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JoeStalksBeck @Lizpixie merry Christmas my dear!📚📚❤️🎶🎄🎁💫🌟 8y
Branwen Merry Christmas!! :-) 8y
stacybmartin Beautiful pictures - hope you have a wonderful holiday!! ❤🎄💚 8y
Godmotherx5 Merry Christmas 🎁🎄 8y
jessberk13 Christmas and books - two of my favorite things!!! Lovely pictures! Merry Christmas! (edited) 8y
Dragon Happy Christmas 🎄 8y
BostonBookAddict So jealous of your bookcases and this room! !! 8y
Demanda This picture makes me so happy! 8y
MyNamesParadise That's amazing!!! So many books!! 8y
Gissy How beautiful!! 🎄😍 8y
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Alisnazzy
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😂😂😂😂😂
And I mean there are things I really do want more like peace and equity, but this seems more doable by Christmas.

itsbrb Oh my goodness, amen to this. 🙏🏽 8y
britt_brooke 😂👏🏻 8y
LauraBrook Right?!?!? Oh my god, yes!!!! They're awful stickers. Do they not know that better quality stickers exist? Barnes & Noble have great ones that peel right off, no gook left behind, and no sign that a sticker was ever there. It's the reason I don't knowingly buy from Thrift Books. (I say knowingly bc I've ordered from non-TB sellers and I've ended up w TB books half the time. 😡) 8y
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lilredhen Very careful application of a sharp paring knife will get nearly everything off, including sticky stickers. 8y
RanaElizabeth Hair dryer! Apply heat and peel carefully to take any sticker off cleanly. 8y
drokka Stickers on books are a huge pet peace of mine. Sometimes books from the big book shop here has them if there isn't a (correct) Canadian price on the book. Some publishers use those book-safe stickers, but most have this price tag ones with 8 or so cuts and it comes off in bits. Or the 20% or staff pick stickers (though I don't see much of those anymore). 8y
MemoirsForMe 😂😂 oh, yes! 8y
ValerieAndBooks Can the stickers be removed if rubbed with goo gone? I know it works well with removing sticker residue itself ... 8y
LeahBergen Gaahhhh! Yes! And I also received books from Thrift Books when I ordered from a store with a different name @LauraBrook 😠😠😠 8y
OriginalCyn620 😂😂😂 8y
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