Vintage Christmas Decorations

Let's start our vintage Christmas decorations tour with a little bit of history. While the tradition of the Advent wreath and Christmas tree decoration emerged in Germany, it is in the mid-19th century that Queen Victoria's husband, Prince Albert brought the first Christmas tree to Windsor Castle and started their popularity in England.

When the English subjects of her majesty Victoria saw this gorgeous tree decorated with ribbons, candlelights, and homemade ornaments, such as pine cones and dried fruits, they decided that if the tree was appreciated by the Queen they loved so much, it would have been good for them too. Then, the Christmas tree decorating tradition was born.

The Christmas wreath originates from a Pagan tradition and became a favorite custom during the Victorian era, soon after the introduction of the Christmas tree. The Christmas wreath was made of evergreen and included four candles symbolizing penance, sorrow, expectation, hope and joy.

Nowadays, those Victorian symbols have become entire part of the vintage Christmas decoration traditions and are considered as "good old world visions" and their popularity is constantly growing.

Photo: Pack of 8 Victorian Inspirations Hanging Snowman Ornaments 7"

Those good "old world" visions are the reasons why a lot of us desire vintage Christmas decorations for decorating our homes. However, real and original vintage Christmas decorations can be difficult, and expensive, to acquire.

Not so long ago the nostalgic desire for items from the past has caused a boom in the artistic creation of hand-crafted vintage Christmas decorations in the last 10-15 years.

A lot of online and regular retail outlets specializing in vintage items now offer hand-crafted classic vintage Christmas decorations made of silver or tin with that old days flavor.

Photo: 24 Victorian Inspirations Silver Wreath, Stocking and Bell Christmas Ornaments

A first vintage Christmas decoration I would think about may be a gold and silver foil angel shimmering in the soft lights of the pine scented Victorian Christmas tree; which top is adorned with an old fashioned tin star painted with a view right out of a Norman Rockwell painting.

Another fantastic vintage Christmas decoration element would be a homemade Victorian style garland of popcorn strung around the tree along with crystal 'icicles' shining by the light of burning candles.

These tiny "gift" looking ornaments and other gold, silver, glass, tin, cotton or even carboard decorations that look like fruits, pickels, birds... are the most wonderful vintage Christmas decorations of all time.

Photo: Pack of 2 Christmas Traditions Wreaths with Pine Cones and Bells 21"

Among vintage Christmas decorations list, we can find both wreaths and garlands; which feature ornaments coming from the Victorian era with perfection.

Current trends are moving towards vintage Christmas decorations such as wreaths that are made of foil and tin; adorned with pearls or angels. Traditional wreaths made out of pine and holly with gold ornaments and dried flowers are also included in the vintage Christmas decorations panel.

When thinking about vintage Christmas decorations, we can't overlook victorian garlands made out of small pine limbs tied with natural bond like hemp and decorated with colored berries and pine cones.

Photo: Club Pack of 96 Mouth Blown Golden European Glass Reflector Christmas Ornaments

As said earlier, when it comes to vintage Christmas decorations, a simple homemade garland of popcorn strung around the tree along with crystal 'icicles' shining by the light of burning candles will work wonders. Another type of vintage Christmas decorations are those ornaments featuring tiny "gifts" and other gold, silver, glass, tin, cotton or even cardboard decorations that look like fruits, pickels, birds...

Among the most popular vintage Christmas decorations we find tiny candles in holders to tie to the Christmas tree branches. However, using such Christmas tree ornaments was extremely risky and caused many fires.

Luckily, nowadays those kinds of vintage Christmas decorations are safer than they were in the past and we can find electric Christmas tree candle lights in any good retailing store.

Photo: Retro Animated Decorative Vintage Record Player Christmas Music Box

One of the best qualities of vintage Christmas decorations is that they enhance the cheerful and warm ambiance of Christmas time. For many of us, Christmas time is a period of the year to relax and think of those "good old times" when things were easier. Nostalgia creeps in and makes us wishful for a rather romanticized period; when winter was still a time of rest for makind and any other creature.

Decorating with the wonderful and beautiful vintage Christmas decorations of by-gone days help us to have that soft and warm feeling of nostalgia we long for.

Among my favorite vintage Christmas decorations are Thomas Kinkade's wonderful creations. Kinkade's vintage Christmas decorations revive those sensations from the Victorian era so well! So, don't wait any longer to raise these very same sensations and, through the vintage Christmas decorations you're going to use to set up your home this Christmas, enjoy the holiday season.