Merry London Christmas!
Season's Greetings and Merry Christmas to you, one and all! A few festive glimpses of the city are gathered around the fireplace here for your seasonal enjoyment; please do share them with friends and family (that's what Christmas is all about after all)! And perhaps you have some Christmas film of your own? We're urgently seeking more films about daily life in London, especially from London's outer boroughs - if you or someone you know has a filmed record of Christmas celebrations, do get in touch!
Films in this gallery
Barbara II
Amateur film of family life in Bexley.
London - Something Old, Something New
Amateur film of the famous sites of London.
Surrey. Rays of Sunshine
A Topical Budget newsreel item on Down's Hospital in Sutton.
Kiddies Xmas Party 1962
Amateur film of a Christmas party for the children of the Brandon Estate, Southwark.
An Old Time Christmas 1965
Amateur film of a Christmas party for the retired residents of the Brandon Estate, Southwark.
Bexley Christmas Show, 1995
A lively record of Christmas festivities in Bexley, a variety of impressive performances, from jazz bands to mime artists, as…
Greenwich Borough Museum Christmas Party
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Neighbourhood Christmas Party
A Christmas party with friends and neighbours singing and dancing
Family and Friends Christmas Party
Home movie of a lively group of family and friends, ranging across three generations, holding a Christmas party. They wear…
Watts Family Films: Christmas 1974, Epsom (1974)
Suburban Christmas morning.
Plastic frogs and toy pushchairs are all unwrapped during a frantic and satisfying Christmas for a toddler, her…
Watts Family Films: Christmas 1974 Part 2, Epsom (1974)
Toys and babies.
A toddler surveys the carnage after opening Christmas presents before playing with a friend on the sofa.
Watts Family Films: Christmas, Epsom and Tooting (1972)
Christmas gifts and lunch.
Gifts of pocket watches and laundry baskets in this Christmas film, featuring much present-opening, cracker-pulling and general…
Lights of London
Night footage including Christmas lights, stores and tourist sights taken of Central London by amateur filmmaker Bernard Chaplin.
Christmas in Newham
Seasonal film of a family Christmas including snow fall on the streets, shop window displays and the family around a…
Christmas Party 1929 + Westfield 1928
Home movie featuring Christmas and spring scenes.
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