The Christmas Tree

Posted on December 25, 2020 | 25 Comments

“Never worry about the size of your Christmas tree. In the eyes of children, they are all thirty feet tall.” Larry Wilde

This is Christmas 1960 at my grandparents home in Catford, South London and my sister Lindsay and I are clearly in awe of this magnificent lifelike specimen.

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25 responses to “The Christmas Tree”

  1. rosemaylily2014 | December 25, 2020 at 7:52 am | Reply

    Wishing you the compliments of the season though I know things are rather different this year in the Uk. Lovely nostalgic photos!

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  2. jfwknifton | December 25, 2020 at 9:52 am | Reply

    What a splendid pair of knees!

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  3. Roadtirement | December 25, 2020 at 12:54 pm | Reply

    A heartwarming image, Andrew. May you and yours have a safe and happy Christmas.

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  4. Heyjude | December 25, 2020 at 1:12 pm | Reply

    That’s a good quote. Perhaps that particular tree might have been better on top of a table!

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  7. restlessjo | December 25, 2020 at 8:38 pm | Reply

    We have one very similar, Andrew. 🙂 🙂 Good day?

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  8. paolsoren | December 25, 2020 at 11:10 pm | Reply

    Well, weren’t we a cute little thing! Have a great new year Andrew.

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  9. Darlene | December 25, 2020 at 11:22 pm | Reply

    Wishing you and your family a safe and Happy Christmas!

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  10. Anna Williams | December 26, 2020 at 2:16 pm | Reply

    Love it. Merry Christmas!

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  11. Sue | December 26, 2020 at 9:56 pm | Reply

    Nostalgia! Season’s Greetings

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  12. Curt Mekemson | December 29, 2020 at 8:55 pm | Reply

    How right you are Andrew. I have never met a Christmas Tree I didn’t like. Ours have grown smaller since we normally spend Xmas alternating between kids. But we still have a tree. We have now gone to buying live ones that we are planting on our property! –Curt

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