Step back in time to the golden age of holiday cheer with vintage Christmas magazines and catalogs from the 1920s through the 1960s. These publications captured the magic of mid-century festivities, from dazzling holiday fashion spreads and retro gift ideas to nostalgic recipes and charming home décor inspiration.

Whether you’re a history buff, a collector, or simply love the timeless charm of old-fashioned Christmases, these treasures offer a delightful glimpse into how past generations celebrated the season.

Further Reading: December Magazine Covers 1920s-1950s (feature some festive Christmas covers) & Vintage Christmas Catalogues

Mid Century Homes as seen in a December 1950s Better Homes & Gardens Christmas Magazine.

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Vintage Christmas Magazine & Catalog Covers 1920s-1960s

FAO Schwarz Christmas Catalog in 1920.

Family Circle Magazine December 1961. Available as a Digital Download to enjoy right now!

ISSUE HIGHLIGHTS:

* Just Like a Man!
* How Mrs. Santa Claus Saved Christmas – 12 paged illustrated story
* Exciting Holiday Decorations to Make Yourself
* Little People Craft made from Clothespins
* All Aboard for Cookyland – vintage Christmas Cookie Recipes
* Open House – the friendliest way to Entertain – entertaining ideas and recipes for your own MCM-style Open House
* 6 Make-Ahead Casseroles
* Discover the Joys of Reading to Your Children
* Piggy Bank Gifts Children Can Buy

1960s Vintage Magazine- December1961 Family Circle Christmas Edition featuring Mr and Mrs. Claus on the cover. Magazine featured Holiday Decorating Ideas, 22 Cookie ideas and more!

Mid-Century Christmas Cookie Ideas & an Open House Candlelight Buffet Menu.

All Aboard for Cookyland - vintage 1960s Christmas Cookie Recipes

Open House - the friendliest way to Entertain - entertaining ideas and recipes for your own MCM-style Open House

Source: Etsy-VintageMagLuv

1956 Sears Christmas Wish Book featuring two little kids in the PJ’s amazed by the tree with all the gifts under it.

I love this catalog cover so much because it brings me back to my brother and I doing the same thing as kids.

(Note: avail for sale from ArtComixHaven at time of posting)

1950 Vintage Catalog: 1956 Sears Christmas Wish Book featuring two little kids in pajamas looking at the Christmas Tree filled with toys

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“Let’s give the boys a Merry Christmas”. December 1941 Farmer’s Magazine featuring a man and woman in uniform enjoying a Christmas cake.

1940s Vintage Magazine: "Let's give the boys a Merry Christmas". December 1941 Farmer's Magazine featuring a man and woman in uniform enjoying a Christmas cake.

Source: Etsy-OldbutGoldCrafts

The American Journal of Nursing – the Christmas edition – from December 1950.

The magazine is filled with medical/nurse-related articles, photographs and fabulous advertising.

Source: Etsy-BarnboardAntiques

Better Homes & Gardens Christmas Ideas for 1963 Magazine.

ISSUE HIGHLIGHTS:

Delicious Recipes for holiday treats
400 New Ideas that say Merry Christmas
Decorations for home, Inside & Out
Traditional Tree and novelty tree designs
And more!

1960s Vintage Magazine: Better Homes & Gardens Christmas Ideas for 1963. This magazine has Christmas stories, crafts, recipes, and great Christmas advertisements.

I love these stunning Mid Century entry way holiday decoration ideas, especially the two red door looks.

Mid Century home Entry way door ideas for decorating for Christmas as seen in a 1963 Better Homes & Gardens Magazine.

Source: Etsy-TwoLadybugsVintage

Mademoiselle magazine from December 1947 “Christmas”, featuring a stylish skier on the cover.

1940s Vintage Magazine: Mademoiselle Christmas December 1947 featuring a woman in a ski outfit and skis on the cover.

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December 1969-EBONY Magazine.

Woman’s Home Companion December 1932. Carrying Christmas gifts in the snow.

1930s Vintage Magazine Cover: 1930s vintage magazine cover Vintage Christmas Magazine Cover from Women's Home Companion 1932 featuring an illustration of mom with her kids in the snow with Christmas presents

Chatelaine Magazine December 1949 Christmas Cover–The Canadian Woman’s Magazine.

Further Reading: Chatelaine-The Canadian Magazine for Women since 1928

1965 December Scouting Magazine –A Magazine For Adults (featuring teenagers on the cover).

1960s Vintage Christmas Magazine-SCOUTING December 1965 featuring two young adults decorating a Christmas Tree.

Source: eBay

1930’s Christmas Catalog “Western Auto Stores” “Christmas w/Gifts For Everyone” (see inside here-avail at time of posting).

1930's Christmas Catalog "Western Auto Stores" "Christmas w/Gifts For Everyone". The cover features an illustration of Santa checking his list.

1930s Vintage Christmas Catalog from Western Auto Stores featuring gifts for everyone like toys for kids.

Source: eBay

December 1950, 1951 & 1952 Le Petit Echo de la Mode French ladies magazines Christmas special.

The magazines from the 1950s is full of beautiful illustrations of very chic women and kids in 1950s fashions, gorgeous advertisements, diagrams for sewing and knitting patterns, and bits and pieces of novels and interesting articles.

1950s vintage magazine: Le Petit Echo de la Mode Dec 1950 a fashion and sewing magazine for women featuring illustrations of women. girls & boys around the Christmas tree in 1950s fashions on the cover.

1950s Fashion Magazine from 1951- Le Petit Echo de la Mode French ladies magazine Christmas cover.
==> See MORE Vintage Christmas Magazine & Catalog Covers from the 1920s-1960s at the Vintage Inn Blog

1950s Fashion Magazine from 1952- Le Petit Echo de la Mode French ladies magazine Christmas cover.
==> See MORE Vintage Christmas Magazine & Catalog Covers from the 1920s-1960s at the Vintage Inn Blog

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December 1932-The Farmer’s Wife, The Magazine for Farm Women.

Source: Etsy-OldbutGoldCrafts

Better Homes & Gardens December 1943 featuring a farmhouse 1940s kitchen with festive decor (Note: Read the magazine at the BHG archive).

ISSUE HIGHLIGHTS:

Wartime Christmas Gifts BEYOND PRICE
Late Tips on Wartime Living
Kitchens Be Gay
How to Keep Your Radio Top Notch
The Diary Of A Plain Dirt Gardener
And more!

Further Reading: Better Homes & Garden Vintage Magazine Covers 1920s to 1960s

1940s vintage magazine-Christmas magazine: Better Homes & Gardens December 1943 featuring a farmhouse 1940s kitchen with festive decor

Source: Better Homes & Gardens Archive

1920s Christmas Catalog-The March of the Toys from H. Wehmhoefer – Beecher’s leading hardware merchant.

1920s vintage Christmas Catalog-The march of the toys from H. Wehmhoefer featuring an illustration of santa with toys.

Source: eBay

Sears Christmas Wish Book-1946. “Let the gladsome carols ring! Let the happy voices sing! MERRY CHRISTMAS!”.

1940s vintage catalog: Sears 1946 Christmas Wish book featuring an illustration of Santa's on the covee

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Thank you for dropping by! I hope you enjoyed this festive post and please share any memories you have on this topic in the comments section below.

Further Reading:

Vintage Christmas 1920s-1960s (Archived blog posts)
Vintage Magazine & Catalogs 1920s-1960s (Archived posts)

Liz

As much as I love Summer and hate to see it go, there’s something magical about a crisp Fall day, surrounded by the vibrant colors of autumn leaves. While Toronto hasn’t quite reached that crispness yet, it’s just around the corner, and I can’t wait!

In today’s post, I’m sharing a beautiful collection of Fall-themed catalog and magazine covers from the 1920s to the 1950s, each capturing the essence of the season.

Enjoy!

1920s vintage magazine cover for America Woman Magazine featuring a woman hold fall leaves in a beret. October 1920

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Fall Catalog & Magazine Covers 1920s-1950s

Autumn 1924-Butterick Quarterly Catalog. 84 pages with 14 pages of brightly colored illustrations of sewing patterns. Full of black and white illustrations. Includes children and even an article about Gingham coming into fashion.

1920s vintage pattern catalog from Autumn 1924 featuring an illustration of a woman and girl in 1920s fall fashions that you can sew

Source: Etsy-FashionEphemraArt

1925 Eaton’s Fall & Winter catalogue featuring a stylish 1920s woman modeling her new coat purchase for her mother.

Entire 1925/26 catalog available as PDF on Etsy HERE.

1920s vintage catalog for Eatons Fall and Winter 1925 and 1926 featuring a 1920s woman in a fur coat modeling it for her mother.

Source: Etsy-ScrapPopMania

Vogue-July 19th 1930. The Autumn Forecast.

Chatelaine Sept 1934-In this issue: “Kay Murphy…on Autumn Fashions”.

Further Reading: Chatelaine-The Canadian Magazine for Women since 1928

1930s vintage magazine cover for Chatelaine magazine Sept 1934 featuring an illustration of a woman in 1930s hat and 1930s fashion on the cover

Source: Chatelaine.com

October 1939-Ladies’ Home Journal featuring the cutest mom and daughter in matching plaid coats on their bikes.

Further Reading: Plaid: A Fall Fashion Trend. The Vintage Edition

1930s vintage magazine cover for the Ladies Home JOURNAL October 1939 magazine for women featuring a mother and daughter on bikes in matching plaid jackets and orange skirts and hats. Fantastic 1930s fashions.

I love the Fall feel of this Vogue September 19th, 1940 cover. The orange evening dress (drool) and the dark background and gold statue feels very Autumn to me.

1940s vintage magazine cover: Vogue September 19th, 1940 featuring a woman in an Orange Evening gown. The cover gives off Fall vibes.

Source: Vogue Archives

1940-1941 Fall and Winter Sears Catalog featuring a mother and daughter in fall fashions. LOVE the mothers plaid 2 piece suit. So stylish.

Further Reading:

1940s vintage catalog: 1940-1941 Fall and Winter Sears Catalog featuring a mother and daughter in fall fashions. LOVE the mothers plaid 2 piece suit. So stylish.

Source: christmas.musetechnical.com

A beautiful outdoor scene of Autumn trees in stunning reds, and yellows with a river running thru them, is for the 1945-46 Fall and Winter Sears Catalog.

1940s vintage catalog: A beautiful outdoor scene of Autumn trees in stunning reds, and yellows with a river running thru them, is for the 1945-46 Fall and Winter Sears Catalog.

Source: christmas.musetechnical.com

Vermont Life – Autumn 1947.

This cover “Autumn Dryad” by photographer Mac Derick was the source of the publication’s first controversy occurring on the one-year anniversary of the magazine — the cover of the 1947 autumn issue was a photo of a young woman in a see-through gown, backlit, painting the autumn leaves. The Rutland Herald called it “objectionable only because it is ridiculous (Source).

Source: eBay

Family Circle Magazine-October 1953. Featured article: “10 Autumn Scenes in Color”.

Further Reading: October Vintage Magazine Covers

1950s magazine cover from Family Circle magazine October 1953 featuring an illustration of fall foods and fall leaves and other items

Source: Pinterest

Saturday Evening Post: “Leaf Pile” October 16, 1954. Artist: John Clymer.

Further Reading: Cover Collection: John Clymer’s Perfect Fall Day (showcase of John’s, ‘Post’ covers).

1950s vintage magazine cover: Saturday Evening Post October 16th, 1954 featuring a woman racking fall leaves in her front lawn. Artist: John Clymer

OTTO Versand Catalog Autumn / Winter 1957 / 1958 (from Germany). Stylish train travel! LOVE the stripped dress on the cover.

Entire 1950s catalog available as a PDF on Etsy HERE.

1950s vintage catalog: OTTO Versand Catalog Autumn / Winter 1957 / 1958 (from Germany). Stylish train travel! LOVE the stripped 1950s dress on the cover.

Source: Etsy-ScrapPopMania

Better Homes and Gardens September 1958 featuring illustrations of fantastic Mid-Century homes.

Purchase a PDF of the magazine HERE.

1950s vintage magazine cover from September 1958 Better Homes and Garden featuring illustrations of Mid Century Homes during Fall

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The 1950s Fall edition of “EXCITING LOVE” featuring a couple enjoying the romance of the season.

Further Reading: Romance Comics of the 1950s and 1960s

1950s Romance Magazine: EXCITING LOVE the Fall Edition featuring a couple kissing beside the leaves that have turned color.

Source: Pinterest

Thanks for dropping by and taking a look at all these fun Autumn magazine / catalog covers, I hope it helped you get into the season and please share what your favorites were in the comment section below.

Further Reading:

Vintage Fall Blog Posts 1920s-1960s (archived posts)
Vintage Magazine Posts 1920s-1950s (archived)

Liz

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