Christmas photos

From lighting a real candle on the branch of an indoor Christmas tree, to a well-dressed family singing carols on a stairwell in the home, it seems Christmas has changed significantly over the years.
從在室內(nèi)圣誕樹的樹枝上點(diǎn)亮真的蠟燭，到一家人盛裝打扮在樓梯間唱頌歌，看起來(lái)這些年的圣誕發(fā)生著巨大的改變。

This romantic collection of nostalgic black and white photos reveal there wasn't a beard bauble in sight as people from a bygone era celebrated the festive season.
這些有格調(diào)的懷舊風(fēng)黑白照片顯示，在過(guò)去的年代里，人們慶祝圣誕節(jié)并沒(méi)有絡(luò)腮胡這些小玩意。

As well as images of shoppers on a not-so-crowded street in Holborn, London, the photos capture the Golden Age of Hollywood.
還有購(gòu)物者徘徊在倫敦霍爾本并不那么擁擠的大街上， 這些照片還原了好萊塢的黃金年代。

Here, Femail picks its favourite images that show an It's A Wonderful Life-style Christmas...
這里，《Femail》挑選了一些展示美好圣誕的老照片……

Santa baby

Santa baby: Mary Martin, an American actress, singer and Broadway star, poses as a 'fetching Christmas assistant' in 1940.
圣誕寶貝：1940年，美國(guó)演員，歌手和百老匯明星瑪麗·馬丁擺了一個(gè)“迷人的圣誕助手”POSE。

Carols

A woman sings carols with children on a decorated staircase at Christmas-time in the 1940s.
20世紀(jì)40年代的圣誕，一位女子和孩子們?cè)谘b扮靚麗的樓梯上唱頌歌。

Christmas greeting postcards

This Christmas greeting postcard was sent from Egypt in 1910, showing a young girl carrying a calendar in her hands, with a Bonne Annee inscription (l) and a French Christmas greeting postcard, with Joyeux Noel inscription and image of children playing with a Christmas tree.
這張圣誕賀卡是從1910年的埃及寄出的，展示的是一個(gè)小女孩手里捧著本日歷，賀卡上有“新年好”的題詞（左圖）；另一張法國(guó)圣誕賀卡，上面有“圣誕快樂(lè)”的題詞，和孩子們?cè)谑フQ樹下玩耍的圖樣。

Grace

Grace is said before eating cakes at a Children's Christmas Party for three-year-olds at an Infants' School in Stoke-on-Trent, 1952.
1952年一家斯托克的幼兒園里，3歲小孩的圣誕兒童晚宴上吃蛋糕之前他們?cè)谧龆\告。

The Children's Hospital in Hampstead

A nurse reads a story while surrounded by Christmas presents at the The Children's Hospital in Hampstead in 1936.
1936年的漢普斯特德的兒童醫(yī)院里，一名護(hù)士在圣誕禮物的包圍中講故事。

Shirley Temple

Shirley Temple modeled a new Christmas dress in this 1935 photo, left. Happy New Year! Thousands of revellers cheer in 1953 around a Christmas tree in Trafalgar Square, London.
秀蘭·鄧波兒在這張1935年的照片里穿著新的圣誕禮服（左圖）。新年快樂(lè)！倫敦特拉法加廣場(chǎng)的圣誕樹周圍，成千上萬(wàn)的狂歡者在慶賀。

Lucky kiss

Lucky customer, Chris Paul, gets a steller kiss on the cheek from movie star, Kirk Douglas, in 1949 after she bought Christmas charity seals at his booth on Hollywood and Vine in Hollywood.
幸運(yùn)的客戶克里斯·保羅，從電影明星柯克·道格拉斯那里得到了一個(gè)斯特勒臉頰吻，就在1949年他從好萊塢大道和葡萄藤大道道格拉斯的貨攤上買了圣誕慈善印章之后。