With the big day now under a week away, we decided to check out how the people of Edinburgh celebrated Christmas in the past.
We’ve delved into our photo archive to pull out these Christmas crackers from the 1960s through to the 21st century, with fantastic festive memories from work and kids Christmas parties, Santa visits and much more.
See our Christmas memories photo gallery below.
1. Santa comes ashore
Santa arrives by boat at Newhaven Harbour in Edinburgh in 1969. | TSPL Photo: Iconic Media
2. Christmas baubles
Taken in 2003, Etta Watts-Russell is pictured looking into a window display at Jaeger on George Street, which is decked out with giant Christmas baubles. | TSPL Photo: Iconic Media
3. Put em up!
A little boy with a cowboy hat and a toy rifle on a rocking horse, at the toy department of Jenners' store, Edinburgh in December 1977. | TSPL
4. Party time
Nurses from the neural sciences department of the Western General at their Christmas party at Giuliano's restaurant in December, 1999. | TSPL