Archive for the 'General Christmas' Category

Artificial Christmas Tree Vs Real Christmas Tree

Monday, October 12th, 2009

Time to start thinking about your Christmas tree and whether or not you will be going with an artificial Christmas tree or a real Christmas tree.  Obviously both have their positives and negatives and from an antique perspective a real one is more fitting.  However, real Christmas trees are not always the most convenient.
A real [...]

Modern Free Christmas

Wednesday, October 7th, 2009

Looking to create a unique holiday experience for your family and friends?  Why not create a truly modern free Christmas?
The idea is to outfit your Christmas decorations with only antiques.  Meaning only antique Christmas Lights to be hung on the tree and only antique Christmas cards can be sent out to family and friends.  Also, [...]

How Late Can You Order Online

Tuesday, December 23rd, 2008

The crunch is on and generally speaking if you are still trying to do your Christmas shopping online, it’s too late, at least if you want the packages to arrive before Thursday.  I’ve spoken with UPS and FedEx freight to confirm that unless you pay for next day air and order early this morning, chances [...]

8 Antique Christmas Ads

Monday, November 3rd, 2008

My wife is an assistant manager of a store in our local mall and according to her people are already coming out in droves to start holiday shopping early.  Which this got me thinking of antique or old Christmas ads that used to run in newspapers and magazines.  I wonder how early those ads ran, [...]

Happy Halloween From Antique-Christmas.com

Friday, October 31st, 2008

Not exactly our most favorite holiday around here, but a reason for celebration never the less.  Happy Halloween!
Please enjoy this picture of a Nightmare Before Christmas Jack-o-Lantern I found.  See, even during Halloween you can still be thinking about Christmas.

THE NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS 2DVD Collectors [...]

Start An Antique Christmas Tradition

Tuesday, October 28th, 2008

Traditions have to start somewhere, so why not start your own Christmas tradition with your family and friends THIS holiday.  Like any good tradition worth repeating, careful planning is required, so you can never start too early preparing for what will be a life long event.  I’ve composed a list below of Christmas traditions you [...]