As we prepare for a festive season with a lockdown difference this year, let’s enjoy a reminder of seasonal displays from years gone by in shops, museums, and an arts centre.
We have memories from Sunderland, South Tyneside and Hartlepool to share with you.
So sit back and get in the Yuletide spirit with this glowing reminder from the past.
9. The Binns window in Hartlepool
The Christmas window at Binns in Hartlepool in the 1980s. Photo: Hartlepool Mail
10. A special reminder from 1981
One of the windows in the Job Centre, Ocean Road was taken over by Stanhope Road Infants School pupils to display a giant mural of the Nativity. Were you one of the children who created the display? Photo: Shields Gazette
11. Sunderland in 1984
The Binns Christmas Window display in Sunderland in November 1984 . Does this bring back happy memories? Photo: Sunderland Echo
12. Wow what a display in Woolworths!
An undated photo from the Shields Gazette archives showing the Woolworths Christmas shop window. Photo: Sunderland Echo