With Christmas 2022 almost here, we’ve been looking back at photos of Edinburgh residents celebrating Christmas in the 1990s. From ice skating, to pantomime fun and shopping, locals were busy celebrating Christmas throughout the decade.
9. On your bike
Edinburgh hairdresser Charlie Miller (as Santa Claus and riding a Harley Davidson motorbike) and his staff (Nicky Anderson and Andrea McSherry) in fancy dress a week before Christmas 1991. Photo: Graeme Hunter
10. Festive opera
A scene from Bolshoi Opera's production of 'Christmas Eve' at the Playhouse Theatre in 1991. Photo: Denis Straughan
11. Christmas lights
The Christmas lights in Princes Street, Edinburgh, in 1997. Photo: UNKNOWN
12. Shop till you drop
Christmas shopping in Edinburgh at the West End, in 1995. Photo: UNKNOWN