Christmas time has a way of making us feel nostalgic, whether we are missing lost loved ones or picturing old Christmas decorations. And, while Christmas remains magical year after year, there is something comforting about look back at old pictures and remembering how it used to be.
We have put together a collection of wonderful images of Liverpool at Christmas, featuring twinkling lights, festive shows and, of course, snow.
From wartime festivities to Liverpool ONE's controversial love heart tree, here are 37 fantastic photographs, showing Christmas celebrations around Merseyside over the years.
1. A look back at Christmas in Liverpool
Girls and boys of the Blue Coat Hospital school in Liverpool sing Christmas carols. | Getty Images Photo: Getty Images
2. A look back at Christmas in Liverpool
Nurses putting up Christmas decorations in their new home at St. Katherine ‘s College, Taggart Avenue, Liverpool in 1939. | Hulton Archive/Getty Images Photo: Hulton Archive/Getty Images
3. A look back at Christmas in Liverpool
Christmas shoppers in Lord Street, Southport. | Getty Images Photo: Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)
4. A look back at Christmas in Liverpool
Directors and players of the Liverpool football club prepare for their Christmas party in 1963. | Getty Images Photo: Getty Images