Christmas in Florida is a special experience, and it always has been. Here’s a look at some of our favorite vintage Christmas photos will give you a glimpse into Florida’s holidays of the past. It’s sometimes charming and sometimes quirky, but it’s always uniquely Floridian.
Floating Christmas tree - Fort Lauderdale, 1957
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Ray Alley Jr. pulling wagon with brother and cousins in it during Christmas in Groveland, 1946
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Young women posing with Christmas tree on the beach - Pensacola, 1962
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Underwater Christmas at the springs - Rainbow Springs, 1953
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View showing Christmas presents and tree by the window in Sarasota, 1965
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Downtown Christmas lights on Monroe St. in Tallahassee, 1957
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All Florida Christmas tree - Tallahassee, 1961
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Children caroling on Christmas eve in Miami, 1935
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Christmas parade float - Saint Augustine, 1951
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Underwater Christmas at Rainbow Springs, 1953
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Gloria Howard dressed in Christmas outfit sitting on a chest of fruit, 1955
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Lewis and Stanley Yates give Santa a helping hand in Christmas, Florida, 1947
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Mary Dwight displays croquet set gift she has just found under the underwater Christmas tree, 1948
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Reenactment of The First Christmas in what would become the United States - Tallahassee, 1974
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Gladys Marks and mother-in-law opening Christmas presents at Lake Seminole Resort in Largo, 1957
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Adriana Dolabella and younger sister Claudia Kirk looking at Christmas tree - Tallahassee, 1968
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Young women decorating Christmas palm, 1974
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Singing Christmas tree - Fort Myers, 1954
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Did you enjoy this blast from the past? Check out these incredible photos of Florida 100 years ago.
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What do you love about Christmas in Florida? Do you have any special memories to share with us?
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