Christmas Past in Alabama

What to say about Christmas? A time of both great spirituality and much commerce, the day has a fascinating history and practice both sacred and secular.

Let's take a look at a few items from Christmas past in Alabama.
Many other Christmas images from the state's past can be found on Alabama Mosaic. 

This card is postmarked December 24, 1909

Source: Alabama Dept of Archives & History Digital Collections

A brochure published by the Birmingham Association of Social Workers in 1927.

Source: Birmingham Public Library Digital Collections

Christmas party at the Auburn University Baptist Student Union in December 1945.

Source: Auburn University Digital Library 

Christmas party at Dickert Lumber Company,  Brundidge, Alabama
December 24, 1949

Source: Alabama Dept of Archives & History

Choir at the First National Bank in Montgomery in December 19, 1955

Source: Alabama Dept of Archives & History Digital Collections

Christmas decorations at a Gulf gas station in Montgomery on December 21, 1955

Source: Alabama Dept of Archives and History Digital Collections

Choir in the lobby of the First National Bank in Montgomery on December 18, 1956

Source: Alabama Dept of Archives & History Digital Collections 

Salvation Army Christmas donation booth in Montgomery on December 2, 1962

Source: Alabama Dept of Archives & History Digital Collections

This article appeared in the Birmingham News on November 23, 1965. Eastwood Mall was the first enclosed mall in the Deep South and the third largest in the nation when it opened in 1960. The mall was demolished in 2006; a Wal-Mart currently occupies the property.  

Source: Birmingham Public Library Digital Collections

Christmas parade in Birmingham in 1972

Source: Birmingham Public Library Digital Collections

Just to keep the historical record straight, our daughter Rebecca [now Becca], is between Santa and Mrs. Claus. That is indeed our son Jason [now Amos] on the far right with that knowing smirk on his face.