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The Graphic Christmas Number front cover, 1927Front cover of The Graphic Christmas Number for 1927 entitled A Crinoline Christmas. A lady in a voluminous yellow crinoline dress stands precariously on a chair to place candles on the bough of a
Decorative Christmas frieze - Santas helpersTwo mischievous looking elves dressed in Father Christmas hooded red suits, creep through the snow carrying sacks, presumably bulging with presents for good boys and girls. 1920s
Decorative Christmas frieze - ice skatingA decorative frieze illustrated with skaters enjoying a glide on a frozen lake. 1920s
Christmas Eve by Charles PearsFestive scene showing a village, with its illuminated church in the foreground, covered by a blanket of snow in the fading light. 1930
Christmas Eve on the Airway by Norman KeeneJolly festive illustration by Norman Keene showing an aviator in an aeroplane greeting Father Christmas and his sleigh mid-air. Date: 1930
Decorative Christmas frieze - Father Christmas and snowy sceColourful decorative Christmas frieze with a number of festive motifs including Santa Claus, toys and presents and a snowy scene with church. 1920s
Decorative Christmas frieze - children playing in snowThree children enjoy playing in the snow, sliding on ice and building a snowman. 1920s
The Sketch front cover, Christmas Presents Number 1934Front cover of The Sketch magazine, Christmas Presents Number 1934 showing a woman in 17th century costume walking through the snow with some Christmas presents or parcels in her arms
The Sketch Christmas Number 1934 front coverStunning front cover design for The Sketch 1934 Christmas Number featuring a dancer in a slightly revealing fur trimmed costume kicking her leg high against a colourful harlequin diamond background
Britannia and Eve front cover Christmas 1944Front cover of Britannia and Eve magazine featuring a festive illustration of a Victorian couple. The gentleman, in a green frock coat and top hat is laden with parcels and a goose
Music at home - Childrens Christmas CarolA woman seated on a couch plays the guitar whilst two little girls sing Christmas carols from a music book. Some holly and mistletoe in a vase complete the festive scene. 1885
Good Housekeeping front cover, December 1931Front cover of Good Housekeeping magazine with three angelic carol singers dressed in medieval hooded robes. One plays a lute while they all sing from a song sheet
Elegant ladies at ChristmasTwo elegant ladies wrapped up in fur-trimmed coats against the cold, walk together in the snow. Date: 1913
Royal visit to the pantomimePrincess Elizabeth and Princess Margaret watch the pantomime " Dick Whittington" at the Lyceum Theatre, London. They are accompanied by their parents, the Duke and Duchess of York. 1935
New Years Eve in the WorkhouseAn illustration by J Barnard Davis of New Years Eve in an unnamed workhouse. At Christmas time, workhouses were decorated and the inmates given treats
The Toast by W. R. S. StottAn early 19th century scene showing four jovial gentlemen raising a toast in front of a blazing fire. Date: 1936
The Sphere front cover, Christmas 1953Front cover of The Sphere, Christmas Number featuring An English Christmas by J. S. Goodall showing various traditional festive scenes from a shepherd looking at a snow-covered village to Father
Going in to DinnerThe Squire leads the way in to the Christmas dinner in a country house Date: early 19th century
The Festive Season -- children dancing at a partyMusic sheet cover design, The Festive Season, showing children dancing around, at a party. The music is a Quadrille by Wilhelm Keller. circa 1870
The Sphere Christmas Number front cover 1956Front cover of The Sphere Christmas Number featuring a charming illustration of welcoming house, its front door opened by a small girl and her Spaniel to reveal a roaring fire
Britannia and Eve Christmas cover 1940Front cover illustration featuring a beautiful 1940s woman wrapped up in a Santa robe, her alluring smile peeping out from within the hood
Britannia and Eve front cover, December 1953Front cover of Britannia and Eve magazine featuring a stylised festive scene, with Father Christmas in his sleigh pulled by reindeer
Britannia and Eve Christmas cover 1935Front cover illustration featuring a woman dressed in a green winter jacket and straw bonnet, her hands safely tucked inside a muff. Ice-skaters frolic in the wintry scene behind her
Britannia and Eve front cover, December 1942Front cover of Britannia and Eve magazine, Christmas 1942, featuring a stylish woman wearing a festive red and white sweater, hat and gloves combo
Britannia and Eve front cover, December 1941Front cover of Britannia and Eve magazine, Christmas number, featuring a glamorous blonde woman carrying off a woolly scarf and bobble hat with aplomb
Britannia and Eve Christmas cover 1936Front cover illustration featuring two female choristers, singing Christmas carols without even having to look at the words
Britannia and Eve Christmas cover 1939Front cover of Britannia and Eve magazine, December 1939 featuring an illustration of a sweet little boy blowing out a candle
Christmas Eve at Trafalgar SquareFestive scene showing Trafalgar Square in London on Christmas Eve, with crowds gathered around the huge Christmas tree and fountains. The National Gallery and St
Holly Leaves cover featuring silhouettes by H. L. OakleyFront cover design for Holly Leaves featuring a series of charming cut outs by silhouette artist, H. L. Oakley depicting Christmas scenes from the Victorian era
Christmas Time is Circus Time by H. L. OakleyA lovely silhouette cut out showing a jolly circus scene including horses, clowns, seals, tigers jumping through hoops, performing dogs and monkeys, an elephant and trapeze artists
Jolly Holly Days by Muriel DawsonTwo rosy-cheeked children, wrapped up warm, carry bunches of holly through the snow
Christmas decorations / Ally SloperWhilst decorating his dining room with holly, Ally Sloper slips and falls through the chair he has been standing on - a painful experience
Christmas Carols / Ally SloperAlly Sloper, having a strange aversion to Christmas Carols, empties a jug of cold water over a Carol party at his door - the party being his own children!
The Yule Log by John HassallA group of children pull a Yule log through the snow, hampered by the fact that two little boys have decided it is a good idea to sit on it
Julliens Chimes Quadrilles, music sheetCover design for a music sheet containing the French conductor Louis Antoine Julliens Chimes Quadrilles, building on the success of Charles Dickens second Christmas book, The Chimes
G Sparagnapane Christmas crackersAdvertisement for Sparagnapanes Christmas crackers, claiming to the oldest manufacturer of crackers in the United Kingdom
Tatler Christmas Shopping Number 1957An elegant woman in a fitted black skirt suit and matching hat seems to have become rather tangled with her roy dog as she balances a huge pile of Christmas presents before getting into a taxi on a
Tatler Christmas Number 1910Front cover of the Tatler Xmas Number 1910 designed by William Barribal. A jolly young woman looks ready for a party with her hair adorned with bells and a jester, as well as jester earrings
The Tatler Xmas No 1922 Front CoverFront cover illustration by Lewis Baumer showing the Tatler character in his red frock coat and tricorn hat kissing a dainty looking damsel under the mistletoe
Tatler front cover, Christmas number 1926Bold front cover by Lewis Baumer for the Tatler Christmas Number front cover featuring a happy looking woman in a striking blue and yellow cloak against a festive snowy background
Christmas Carol Singers by Judith BledsoeA row of carol singers of varying sizes holding lanterns
Under the Mistletoe Bough by Florence HardyA couple from the late 18th century flirt together in the snow
Delineator front cover December 1929Art deco cover featuring a woman surrounded by Christmas presents
Christmas Carol SingerCharming illustration showing a young girl wearing a red, cloche hat singing angelically from a book of Christmas carols
Skating girls by Florence HardyFour girls, dressed in pretty early Victorian dresses, bonnets and muffs, hold hands as they skate together
Batgers Forfeit CrackersA jolly party game at home at the dinner table with a family wearing party hats playing forfeits. Looks like poor Percy has had to go under the table with Uncle Clarence
Christmas Girl by Florence HardyA young girl dressed in an early Victorian style blue coat and bonnet walks through the snow carrying a sprig of holly
Christmas cracker labelsA jolly, festive scene showing a family enjoying party games at home during the Christmas period