18 Nostalgic Photos Of Florida At Christmastime Will Take You Down Memory Lane

Vintage photos showcase the unique and charming ways Floridians celebrated Christmas in the past.

Christmas in Florida is a special experience, and it always has been. Here's a look at some of our favorite vintage Christmas photos will give you a glimpse into Florida's holidays of the past. It's sometimes charming and sometimes quirky, but it's always uniquely Floridian.

Floating Christmas tree - Fort Lauderdale, 1957

Ray Alley Jr. pulling wagon with brother and cousins in it during Christmas in Groveland, 1946

Young women posing with Christmas tree on the beach - Pensacola, 1962

Underwater Christmas at the springs - Rainbow Springs, 1953

View showing Christmas presents and tree by the window in Sarasota, 1965

Downtown Christmas lights on Monroe St. in Tallahassee, 1957

All Florida Christmas tree - Tallahassee, 1961

Children caroling on Christmas eve in Miami, 1935

Christmas parade float - Saint Augustine, 1951

Underwater Christmas at Rainbow Springs, 1953

Gloria Howard dressed in Christmas outfit sitting on a chest of fruit, 1955

Lewis and Stanley Yates give Santa a helping hand in Christmas, Florida, 1947

Mary Dwight displays croquet set gift she has just found under the underwater Christmas tree, 1948

Reenactment of The First Christmas in what would become the United States - Tallahassee, 1974

Gladys Marks and mother-in-law opening Christmas presents at Lake Seminole Resort in Largo, 1957

Adriana Dolabella and younger sister Claudia Kirk looking at Christmas tree - Tallahassee, 1968

Young women decorating Christmas palm, 1974

Singing Christmas tree - Fort Myers, 1954

Did you enjoy this blast from the past? Check out these incredible photos of Florida 100 years ago.

What do you love about Christmas in Florida? Do you have any special memories to share with us?

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