By now, you’ve all probably had a chance to take in the holiday scene: Buildings everywhere are covered in lights, festive trees illuminate every house’s window, and you can’t take a quick trip to the shopping mall without running into Santa (not to mention about 10,000 shoppers) himself. But what did the holiday season look like decades ago? Turns out, it’s not all that different from how it looks now. These 20 vintage Christmas photos will transport you to another holiday season, sometime long, long ago. You’ll be amazed to see just how many aspects of these images are familiar — you may even spot something similar to #17 this New Year’s Eve.
