These Vintage Photos From CCC Fans Are Giving Us All The Retro Holiday Feels

All the good, fuzzy-feeling vibes were sent to Cultivated Candle Co. these past few weeks! I don’t know about you guys, but vintage photos don’t go unnoticed over here. So much history, tradition and emotion can be shared in just one photo. Throughout the years we’ve dug through our own family photo albums searching for fun vintage photos. This Retro Holiday at CCC, we invited YOU to dig up some vintage holiday family photos to enter into our Retro Holiday Collection giveaway. The lucky winner was chosen at random and notified (we marked the winner below too!), but there’s still so much retro holiday goodness to share...

Seeing the vintage photo submissions brought us so much holiday joy - and we hope the submission recap below does that for you too. Due to high number of submissions, not all entries were included, although we loved them all!

It all starts with asking Santa for what you want...

Submitted by CCC fan, Donna Wales on Facebook.

Which is sometimes even better with a sibling! 

December 1987. Submitted by CCC fan, @megan_zahnow on Instagram.

Sometimes Santa is down to business...

December 1966. Submitted by CCC fan, Kat Rivers on Facebook.

Sometimes he can make us a little uncertain...

December 1968. Submitted by CCC fan, @vjbscottage on Instagram.

But no matter how Santa is, it's a pretty magical experience!

Submitted by CCC fan, @paularose11 on Instagram.

Then it's time to decorate the tree.

December early '90s. Submitted by CCC fan, @seriously_cannot on Instagram.

Whether it's made of tinsel...

Submitted by CCC fan, Sheryl Dron.

Or detailed with tinsel icicles...

December 1958. Submitted by CCC fan, @carolinenjirish on Instagram.

Or the traditional evergreen we all love...

Submitted by CCC fan, @jenmont1101 on Instagram.

So many memories are made around the Christmas tree.

December 1968. Submitted by CCC fan, @petitefleurr on Instagram.

We can't forget about the fun when cousins come to town!

Submitted by CCC fan, Suzanne Dotten.

And then again the tree provides the perfect backdrop for holiday memories.

December 1990. Submitted by CCC fan, @melissa.ann.w on Instagram. This was our random winner for the giveaway.

And Christmas morning, of course!

December early 1980s. Submitted by CCC fan, Norma Walsh on Facebook. 

 There's nothing like the Christmas morning setup of your new playhouse...

Submitted by CCC fan, @taylorannedwards on Instagram.

Or the first time playing with a new toy! 

December early 1980s. Submitted by CCC fan, Theresa Moeggenberg.

Sometimes our gifts are a big surprise.

Submitted by CCC fan, Suzanne Dotten.

But we all know the best gifts don't come under the tree - It's all about who's around it...

December 1961. Submitted by CCC fan, @laughsewgarden on Instagram.

& the memories we hold so dear! 

December 1990. Submitted by CCC fan, Emily Elliott. 

As we celebrate at Cultivated Candle Co., we are wishing you the most joyous holiday! Thanks so much for being a part of our Retro Holiday. 

Nothing says retro Christmas like matching outfits...even in the '90s through the new millennium! My sister and I in the early 2000s.