It brings together a host of festive traditions to showcase how Leeds celebrated Christmas in the 1960s. Christmas decorations, carol singing, shopping scenes and fundraising appeals are all featured in this trip down memory lane. The images are a mix from the YEP archive and others published courtesy of the West Yorkshire Archive Service, David Atkinson Archive and photographic archive Leodis, which is run by Leeds Library & Information Service. READ MORE: The babies born on Christmas Day in Leeds during the 1990s and 2000s LOVE LEEDS? LOVE NOSTALGIA? Join Leeds Retro on facebook
7. Christmas in Leeds
Christmas decorations at night looking south up Queen Street towards Morley Town Hall in December 1968. Shops are lit up on the left hand side of the road and Scatcherd Park can be seen on the right. Snow on the ground and rooftops completes this traditional-looking Christmas scene. Photo: David Atkinson Archive
8. Christmas in Leeds
The cast of 'Paradise Island' a Christmas play performed by pupils of Woodkirk Secondary School on Rein Road in December 1967. Photo: David Atkinson Archive
9. Christmas in Leeds
The Lord Mayor and Lady Mayoress of Leeds, Alderman Joshua S. Walsh and his wife, attended the launch of the Christmas Toy Appeal, in association with the Yorkshire Evening Post in December 1966. It invited people to place a toy on the Christmas tree to be given to children in need. Photo: Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net
10. Christmas in Leeds
The Lord Mayor and Lady Mayoress of Leeds, Alderman Joshua S. Walsh and his wife, at the launch of the Leeds Council of Social Service Christmas Appeal in December 1966. The display features a Christmas tree and a garden with a nativity scene. Photo: Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net
11. Christmas in Leeds
Thousands of toys, pictured in the Evening Post garage on Marlborough Street, were due to be on their way to bring a gleam of happiness to underprivileged children at Christmas in December 1966.. The toys are seen here being packed for distribution. Photo: YPN
12. Christmas in Leeds
Hunslet's Leek Street with Christmas streamers hanging in the window in December 1960. Photo: West Yorkshire Archive Service