The furthest back I can remember is around the time I was 5 years old which would have been December 1961. They didn't have the Village then so they must have gotten rid of it. One thing I do always remember being on their trees are the Spinner Ornaments you can see on this tree. I was fortunate enough to have been given those ornaments by my Grandmother around 1996. They can be found for sale quite often on ebay, but usually go for as much as $30.00 per ornament.
HERE'S A CLOSE UP OF THE SAME TREE THAT SHOWS THE SPINNER ORNAMENTS BETTER. I THINK WHY MY GRANDPARENTS MIGHT HAVE GOTTEN RID OF THE VILLAGE WAS AS LONG AS I CAN REMEMBER THEIR CHRISTMAS TREE WAS ALWAYS A SHORT ONE THAT THEY HAD ON A TABLE IN THEIR DINING ROOM. SO PERHAPS THERE WAS NO LONGER ROOM FOR THE VILLAGE. MY GRANDPARENTS AND BOTH OF MY PARENTS ARE GONE NOW SO I HAVE NO ONE TO ASK ABOUT WHERE THE VILLAGE WENT TO. MY OLDER BROTHER DIDN'T KNOW EITHER. I ALSO REMEMBER IN LATER YEARS THAT THEY ALWAYS HAD A STRING OF BUBBLE LIGHTS ON THEIR TREE EVERY YEAR. GREAT MEMORIES THAT I WISH MY DAD HAD TAKEN MORE PHOTOS OF. I HOPE THE PHOTO BRINGS BACK SOME FOND NOSTALGIC MEMORIES FOR YOU:
Here's a photo of how my Grandparent's table top Christmas tree would look in the corner of the dining room. Not sure what year they got the bubble lights, but they aren't on the tree in this photo. My Dad had it dated as 1960 which was the first year they moved their tree to this corner:
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Love the tree! There is something about tinsel that looked cool back then. I remember how much of a mess it could be. I also loved trees back then that had bubble lights. Thanks for sharing!
Well there is nothing quite the same as having a real tree. They were a mess afterwards too, but well worth it.
I remember we would usually get to my Dad's Parent's house around 4 PM on Christmas Eve. The adults would go about visiting while they prepared the big Dinner. I remember that I'd pull out a chair at the dining room table, and sit until Dinner was ready to eat and just watch in wonder at the bubble lights and the spinner ornaments. Talk about nostalgia.
I just posted a new picture of how their table top Christmas tree would look in the corner of the dining room. This slide was listed as 1960. So it may be before they got the Bubble Lights.
Dave
That is a great picture. It looks a lot like my parents' tree when I was little.
Dave have viewed your pictures before but for some reason just looked at them again. Fascinated by the drop leaf table next to the tree, Looks identical to one my Mom and now we have. Dont know the vintage but knowing my Mom it is either a late 50s or a Salvation Army find.
I also like bubble lights, got some when we were first married at a thrift store, likes them so much when they burned out bought lots more, still have a string of 10 around the base of the tree every year.
Not sure what happened to my previous note, Dave just looked at your pictures in detail, I am intrigued by the drop leaf table next to the tree, we have one from my Mom that looks identical. Not sure of its vintage though not suspecting its anything special.
Also like bubble lights got a set from a thrift store right after we got married, liked them so much that when they burned out, bought more, lots more, still have a 10 string set around the base of the tree with the electric trains every year.
Not sure of that tables origin either. I know it sat there with flowers on it all of my life. My Sister has that table now after my Dad died.
Nice photos. They remind me of Christmases from the early seventies when I was a little kid.
Thanks, and have a great Christmas 2013.
ohgreatone. I can't get into your blog any longer. Can you help?
Dave
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