Ebenezer Scrooge here. All I have to say about 2020 is, “bah humbug.”

Just kidding, but we are going to have a visit from the Ghost of Christmas Past this morning — past pictures that is. Raleigh has a few holiday photos worth a share to remember the good times of togetherness + the holidays of years long past.

Pictures hold a lot of memories, including everything from the good, the bad, and the down right holly jolly. Let’s see what the Oak City looked like in previous years around the holidays.

Holiday greeting card from the Raleigh Times newspaper, c. 1928.

A holiday display is seen from WRAL and Mutual Insurance. Dec. 7, 1941.

Courtesy of the State Archives of North Carolina, Raleigh, NC.

Village Restaurant in Cameron Village. 1950s holiday season.

Governor Dan Moore endorsing free coffee during holiday weekends. Date unknown (c. 1965–1969).

Courtesy of the State Archives of North Carolina, Raleigh, NC.

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