Every year, Christmas is a remarkable event- it turns cities into landscapes of red, green and gold. Streets are adorned with elaborate decorations; billboards and walls are plastered with colorful ads pitching their wares as Christmas presents.

Nowadays, we are bombarded with print ads of tasty treats, branded wears and of course, the hottest tech gadgets; but did you know that old, yellowed ads of three to seven decades ago are mostly promoting household items, cigarettes and even guns? Read on to see 30 vintage Christmas ads that'll give you a taste of Christmas back in those days.

Atari's Video Games

Westinghouse's Tan for Christmas

War Bonds for Christmas

Toyland's Toys

Everyone Wants the New Toastmaster

It's Time for Christmas! 

Grandma Snider's Catsup

My True Love Gave Me Smith-Corona

Ronald Reagan Sends His Chesterfields

Santa and the SpriteBoy

How to get a Remington for Christmas

Santa Smoking Pall Mall

Lucky Ciggies for Christmas

Mrs. Santa Claus' Ironing Table

GE's Toaster

GE's Cleaner

Eveready is Ready for Christmas

Rent a TV from D.E.R. for Christmas

Crisco's Christmas Cake

Acme's Cowboy Boots

Santa and the Kids

Thanks for the Coca-Cola, Jimmy

Stock up on Coca-Cola for Christmas

Hat's Off to Coca-Cola

Christmas with Coca-Cola

Budweiser's Nothing Like It

Borg's Bath Scale

7-up Family Pack for Christmas

7-Up Likes You!

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