Aaaaaahhh..!! Affy bonnie. This looks kind of cosy and quaint now, but this is how they went about switching the christmas lights on in Dundee in the early 80's. Just a bit of a sing-song....no pyrotechnics.
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- CHRISTMAS MESSAGE
- SWITCHING THE XMAS LIGHTS ON - 1980'S
- SANTA IN THE 70'S
- CHRISTMAS CARD FROM PETER GABRIEL
- TOP OF THE POPS IN THE 70'S
- ALP RECORD ADVERTS - 1966
- QUEEN - CAIRD HALL - 13th DEC 1975
- 60'S WINTER COATS
- THE INN AT THE QUAY - 1982
- DAVID LOW - COMMERCIAL STREET
- VISITING SANTA'S GROTTO IN THE 60'S
- BILLY MACKENZIE'S XMAS SONG - 1984
- TELEPHONE HOUSE MURAL - 1976
- THE CRAIGIEBANK SHOPS - 1962
- THE WELLGATE WATERFALL - 1986
- BUZZCOCKS & JOY DIVISION - DUNDEE - 1979
- THE ODEON - STRATHMARTINE ROAD
- JOHN MENZIES - MURRAYGATE - 1985
- JOHN MENZIES CARRIER BAGS
- BRUCE'S RECORD SHOP - 1974
- KIDS TRANSFERS IN THE 60'S
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I think I preferred it that way...and with a real tree.
ReplyDeleteTended to be on a Thursday evening and other than the lights themselves, the only other attraction was a brass band and a chestnut seller.
The days of just taking a dander down to see the lights go on was a far more relaxed and enjoyable event than the commercial crush it is these days.
And you could probably have a wee drink while there too, unlike now.
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