12 Christmas Traditions America Has Lost

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Discover the 12 Christmas traditions that defined American celebrations for generations but have largely disappeared with the Sears Wishbook catalog stopped publishing in 1993, elaborate department store window displays with animated scenes no longer drawing downtown crowds, and Christmas TV specials that aired once a year with no way to record or stream. This documentary explores lost traditions when going caroling door-to-door through neighborhoods was real with people opening doors to listen and offering hot chocolate, families sent Christmas cards to 50-100 people displaying them on mantels, and women spent days baking dozens of homemade cookies delivered to neighbors on plates covered with plastic wrap. Relive when every store had elaborate Santa setups with North Pole villages where kids waited in long lines, families made homemade decorations with paper chains and popcorn strings, and one television brought the whole family together in the living room to watch the same show. Discover when long distance calls were expensive so Christmas Day phone calls to distant relatives were short but special, everything closed on Christmas Day forcing families to stay home together, and Polaroid cameras captured Christmas morning with instant photos that developed in front of your eyes. Witness traditions that created anticipation, brought communities together, and made Christmas feel like Christmas before technology and convenience changed everything. Perfect for those who remember these traditions and miss what made Christmas special.

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