Every year, Christmas is a remarkable event- it turns cities into landscapes of red, green and gold. Streets are adorned with elaborate decorations; billboards and walls are plastered with colorful ads pitching their wares as Christmas presents.

Nowadays, we are bombarded with print ads of tasty treats, branded wears and of course, the hottest tech gadgets; but did you know that old, yellowed ads of three to seven decades ago are mostly promoting household items, cigarettes and even guns? Read on to see 30 vintage Christmas ads that’ll give you a taste of Christmas back in those days.

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Atari’s Video Games. Can I tick all the boxes please? (Image Source: reware vintage)

Westinghouse’s Tan for Christmas. Grab everyone’s attention on Christmas with a healthy sun-kissed tan. (Image Source: Jon Williamson)

It’s Time for Christmas! It’s that time again for Santa to be everyone’s special delivery man! (Image Source: Bamboo Trading)

Thanks for the Coca-Cola, Jimmy. Now that’s a good kid! Santa will be happy to have your Coke and leave more presents for you! (Image Source: The Coca-Cola Company)

Christmas with Coca-Cola. Bingo! Have a Coke before climbing up that chimney again. (Image Source: Captain Geoffrey Spaulding)

Hat’s Off to Coca-Cola. Santa’s truly refreshed with his Coca-Cola. He’s even taken off his trademark hat. (Image Source: The Coca-Cola Company)

Santa and the Kids. Cheers to the clever poodle! (Image Source: The Coca-Cola Company)

Santa and the SpriteBoy. Now, Santa’s happily gulping Coca-Cola and SpriteBoy’s doing the deliveries. (Image Source: The Coca-Cola Company)

Stock up on Coca-Cola for Christmas. Or else you won’t have any left by Christmas because Santa’ll be swiping it off your fridge. (Image Source: Vintage Ad Browser)

Everyone Wants the New Toastmaster. Santa: I’ve got to update the gift list again!(Image Source: Jon Williamson)

GE’s Toaster. If you think about it, Santa’s only ever busy when Christmas is around the corner. (Image Source: Jon Williamson)

GE’s Cleaner. Best way to drop a hint for a Christmas gift: Slip a mini model of the object of your heart’s desire in his pocket. (Image Source: saltycotton)

Crisco’s Christmas Cake. Yes, we need that extra one inch of sweet goodness for Christmas! (Image Source: sugarpie honeybunch)

How to get a Remington for Christmas. Awesome. I’m going to leave the whole ad on Mom’s table and see what I’ll get for Christmas. (Image Source: dayid)

Colt’s Guns. And I thought nobody would remember. (Image Source: ericritter)

Lucky Ciggies for Christmas. For Lucky smokers, they only pay attention to that last part. (Image Source: Jon Williamson)

Santa Smoking Pall Mall. Getting Santa to convince people about which smoke is milder and guards against throat scratch. Those were the days. (Image Source: Jon Williamson)

Ronald Reagan Sends His Chesterfields. It’s not every day you get to see a former president help cell cigarretes. Well, not anymore. (Image Source: x-ray delta one)

War Bonds for Christmas. We’ve ran out of war bonds. What about cash instead? (Image Source: Vintage Ad Browser)

Mrs. Santa Claus’ Ironing Table. Looks like Mrs. Santa Claus is equally popular during Christmas! (Image Source: wardomatic)

Eveready is Ready for Christmas. Santa needs that flashlight so he won’t bump into things when he’s stuffing stockings at midnight. (Image Source: tortuga2010)

Toyland’s Toys. We are never too old for toys and games. (Image Source: Plan59)

7-up Family Pack for Christmas. Yep, only a 24-pack can quench everybody’s thirst on Christmas. (Image Source: sugarpie honeybunch)

7-Up Likes You! Santa likes 7-Up so much he’s loaded his sled with a gigantic bottle! (Image Source: Plan59)

Acme’s Cowboy Boots. Even Santa is getting hippie, with help from these cowboy boots. (Image Source: densby)

Budweiser’s Nothing Like It. Nothing like sharing beer and good food with buddies on Christmas. (Image Source: alsis35)

My True Love Gave Me Smith-Corona. Not exactly the most romantic Christmas present, but it’s good to have a practical gift for a change. (Image Source: Jon Williamson)

Grandma Snider’s Catsup. Yes, super tomatoes make super Catsup! Wait, isn’t it called ketchup?(Image Source: Jon Williamson)

Rent a TV from D.E.R. for Christmas. Best Christmas moment: When the whole family is huddled together doing something, anything, even if it’s just watching TV. (Image Source: jbcurio)

Borg’s Bath Scale. Don’t worry about that weight, have a great Christmas feast! (Image Source: sugarpie honeybunch)

Remember those old monster movies, the kind with giant creatures chasing after people, destroying objects wherever they go? Some of them can fit in the palm of your hand with ease. Forced perspective photography is used make us, the viewers believe that certain objects are smaller or larger than they really are. It’s the manipulation of the human visual perception; some call it optical illusions.

Taking a forced perspective photo is not difficult and doesn’t require any special skills. All you need to have is creativity, a camera, a willing accomplice, the perfect setting and timing, the patience to choreograph your trick and mostly, imagination. As you can see in the following examples, you can try forced-perspective photography while travelling, at your backyard or at home. In some cases, it’s just being in the right place in the right time. If you have more of such photographs, do share them with us please.

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A Side Of Bokeh. Chowing down on a nice big bowl of lights. Yum yum yum. By the way, you can get these lights with help from a Bokeh Kit. (Image Source: TrevorLarson17)

Balanced. The second illusion you see here is that the girl is ever so slightly heavier than the guy. (Image Source: MoonShotPhotos)

Beautiful Portrait. I know we carry around pictures of our loved ones, but this is kinda too big. (Image Source: Kelleigh Strange)

Blow. Some people exhale smoke; other’s exchale balls of light. (Image Source: JeanFan)

Blowing In The Wind. Gosh, that’s a strong gust of breath. (Image Source: Jeppe Olsen)

Catch The Time. Sir, do you the time? Yeah, I literally do. (Image Source: hb19 (R.I.P))

Can I Help? Let’s give this balloon a little ‘lift’, shall we? (Image Source: hb19 (R.I.P))

Clearing The Rocks. ‘Spring’ cleaning. (Image Source: With Hope)

Coffee Break. Not the coffee break I had in mind. (Image Source: goudance03)

Crazy Balancing. One wonders what in the world is he standing on behind those bottles. (Image Source: Procedure1)

Crushed. Like puny, puny ants *evil laugh*. (Image Source: Alan Travers)

Crushing The Balloon. Plucking balloons out of the sky. Now, that’s a nice hobby. (Image Source: Pyrofloptic)

Dirty Giant Feet. I’ve got swollen feet! (Image Source: Mr. Flibble)

Don’t Drop It. Careful now. Be real careful. (Image Source: J e n s)

Eat Up The Car. What does metal taste like? (Image Source: twiga269)

Fingers Crossed. Magic. (Image Source: hb19 (R.I.P))

Fixing The Washington Monument. A fine example of how timing is essential in getting a good forced-perspective photograph. (Image Source: mjsmith01)

Giant Handshake. Let’s be nice to the giant man. (Image Source: Xanas Interlude)

God’s Canvas. The sky’s the limit! (Image Source: Delacorr)

Gravity Defying Act. I don’t know what is up and what is down anymore. (Image Source: PORG)

Gravity Fools. The runner gave the illusion away, but otherwise, it’s quite believable. (Image Source: sgoralnick)

Hold The Umbrella Tightly. At least no one is falling over in this one. (Image Source: Rachael Westergard)

Hot Dog …from space! (Image Source: toastforbrekkie)

Licking The Big Candy. How many licks does it take to get to the center of this candy? (Image Source: MoonShotPhotos)

Lights Out. Having the sun in a good old-fashion lantern. (Image Source: jrtce1)

Magic Lights. Fly, colorful circles, be free. (Image Source: White Dog And Wine)

Mind Your Step. Don’t want to destroy thousand-year old heritage sites now, do we? (Image Source: Lokesh Kumar Meerut)

Overpacked Bag. " You think that maybe I’ve packed too much?" (Image Source: Alan Travers)

Painting The Canvas. A realistic work of art, don’t you think? (Image Source: Matt West)

Pisa, I Love You! "Tower love you too, strange tourist." (Image Source: Marga V)

Road Climbing. Hanging by the finger tips. (Image Source: sgoralnick)

Running The Stairs. Perfect timing, perfect action. (Image Source: Anna Constantinova)

Seeing Further. Next step, her shoulder! (Image Source: Accretion Point)

Sit On The Street. Where IS that bus? (Image Source: sgoralnick)

Sleeping Over Water. Don’t they look like they are walking through a wall? (Image Source: wzopf)

Stop The Car! I can’t, I’m too small! (Image Source: Tristan27)

Super Balance. After balancing two adults, now it’s her turn to do a balancing act. (Image Source: MoonShotPhotots)

Spoon Bridge. Cherries, anyone? (Image Source: BellaDiLo)

Standing On The Hat. Perhaps she couldn’t find any rocks to stand on. (Image Source: Twin-Colour)

Standing On My Palm. What every little girl wants: a real-life doll. (Image Source: fairydoors)

Tasting The Rainbow. Tastes like gold. (Image Source: ClickClickClickClick)

Ticket Man. Note the resemblance. (Image Source: VenegasDavid)

Tiny Dancer. Like a ballerina. (Image Source: MoonShotPhotos)

Too Thirsty. When you see it… the guy was sitting on a sandal. (Image Source: Maybemaq)

Wonderful Fountain. Refreshing, isn’t it? (Image Source: Nean.Tambourine)