When you listen to Christmas carols during the holiday season, the words in the songs hint at a quite a different type of holiday than we have now. Chestnuts roasting on an open fire bring back thoughts of a time when a great gift from Santa was an orange in your stocking instead of coal. If you want a break from the hustle and bustle of holiday shopping then check out these nostalgic Christmas photos taken right here in Connecticut.

1. A First Congregational Church all decked out with garland and a tree for the holidays after their Christmas concert in 1872.
Wikimedia Commons/C. Homon
2. This is what a Christmas family portrait looked like back in 1908.
Connecticut History Illustrated/1977.82.33 0535 img0060.pcd
3. In 1918 this gigantic Christmas tree stood in front of the municipal building in Hartford.
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4. United States Tire Company with its creative use of wreaths in the window display for Christmas around 1920.
Connecticut Historical Society/1995.36.1417
5. Children sledding in Jewett City on a wintry holiday day in 1940.
Library of Congress/LC-USF33- 020723-M2 [P&P] LOT 1278

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6. In 1944, these 3 students of Hillyer College wrapped presents to deliver to children who were at the hospital in Hartford.
University of Hartford Archives/Hillyer Collection Box 7; b&w; 8x10
7. The downtown Bridgeport area was ablaze with lights at Christmastime in the mid 1950s.
Bridgeport Public Library, Bridgeport History Center
8. Santa Claus holding a young child in 1955 at the Hartford Electric Light Company Christmas Party.
Connecticut Historical Society/1982.28.51
9. A family trimming the Christmas tree with glass ornaments and lights in 1956.
Connecticut Historical Society/1982.28.48
10. A small child riding a classic wood horse while reaching out for a sparkling ornament in 1956.
Flickr/InAweofGod'sCreation
11. Downtown Hartford in 1959 looking at the G. Fox Department Store Christmas Display.
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What did you think about these nostalgic Christmas photos? If you enjoy taking a look back in time then check out these pictures taken in the 1930s.

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