Mid-Century 1960s Christmas Decor You’ll Love

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Christmas décor in the 1960s embraced both traditional elements and the bold, playful aesthetics of the era. Homes still featured classic evergreens, but brightly colored artificial trees, became increasingly popular.  

• Silver Tinsel Trees are the ultimate mid-century icon. Silver reflected every light and ornament, making the tree look like it was glowing from within. Popular with rotating color wheels, which projected shifting hues of red, green, blue, and gold across the metallic branches
• Pink Tinsel Trees are romantic and whimsical, these were especially popular in glamorous, Hollywood-inspired homes. The warm blush tone caught the glow of colored or pastel lights, creating a soft, dreamy sparkle.
• White Tinsel Trees are crisp and frosty, they gave a snowy, winter-wonderland effect. Often paired with blue or silver ornaments for an icy elegance like these, or with bright jewel tones for a pop-art punch.
• Ornaments reflected the optimism of the space age with shiny finishes, geometric shapes, and even rocket and starburst motif.
• Bubble lights and large multicolored string lights remained holiday staples, often paired with glittery tinsel and aluminum garlands for extra shimmer.

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Color coordination continued to grow in popularity, with families decorating rooms in themed palettes such as turquoise and silver or red and gold. Plastic molded décor, including nativity scenes and light-up lawn ornaments, added a modern touch indoors and out. 

Mantels and sideboards typically featured ceramic Christmas villages, retro Santa figurines, and spinning musical carousels. Overall, 1960s holiday décor was bright, cheerful, and a little bit whimsical, combining family tradition with a flare for modern design and innovation.

Under The Tree – Popular Board Games of the 1960s

In the 1960s, board games became a staple of family life, often played around the coffee table during holiday gatherings. Classics like The Game of Life (1960) captured the decade’s optimism with colorful cars, plastic peg families, and a playful journey through career and family milestones. Operation (1965) brought a mix of humor and skill, buzzing if you weren’t steady-handed, while Twister (1966) got people off the couch and tangled up in laughter. Favorites like Risk, Clue, and Monopoly also saw renewed popularity, reflecting the era’s love of both strategy and fun. These games weren’t just entertainment, they became part of the warm, nostalgic fabric of 1960s family Christmases and Friday nights at home.

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The pink, white, and silver tinsel Christmas trees like these of the mid-century era were pure retro magic.  They were apologetically glamorous and delightfully space-age.

In the 1950s and 1960s, artificial trees like these became a statement piece rather than a stand-in for the real thing. These tinsel trees were often made from shiny aluminum or mylar strands, giving them a dazzling, metallic shimmer that reflected every bit of light in the room.

If you walked into a 1960s living room with one of these, you’d likely hear the Bing Crosby’s Christmas album like this playing on the hi-fi, smell a pot roast in the oven, and see a stack of brightly wrapped packages glowing under that twinkling tinsel masterpiece

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