1950s vintage photo of a basement New Years Eve Party featuring a man and woman

2021 was another interesting year for all of us and we made do as much as we could. I was happy to have been able to squeeze in a bunch of fun activities with friends and families before the world changed again. So not all was lost! I hope all of you got to do the same.

For today’s post (and the last one of 2021), I want to showcase some lovely vintage New Years Eve advertisements & party announcements from the 1920s-1960s!

Let’s begin!

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Vintage New Years Eve Advertisements & Party Announcements from the 1920s-1960s!

Fantastic Art Deco New Year’s Eve 1920s poster. Such wonderful 1920s fashions!

Source: Etsy

Vintage advertisement for Chesterfield Cigarettes January 1945.

Vintage advertisement Jan. 1945 Chesterfield Cigarettes

Source: Envisioning the American Dream

This 1930s festive New Year’s Eve poster features a couple in an embrace, preparing to kiss while celebrating the new year. The viewer is invited to “Make up your party now for the happiest fun-fest of the year.”

1930s New Years Eve Poster-Gala Midnite Show New Year's Eve (American Display Co. Inc. NYC, 1930s)

Source: movieposters.ha.com

1963 newspaper ad for a New Year’s Eve party at the Triangle Bar. The party includes: Smorgesborg (YUM!), your liquor (cheers!), hats, noise makers & a full evening of fun. I’m IN!

1963 Vintage Newspaper ad for a new years eve pat at the Triangle Bar.

Source: Brady’s Bunch of Lorain County Nostalgia

1956 Cadillac Yellow-4 Door Sedan-New Years Eve vintage ad. Love the 1950s evening gown that matches the car.

1956 Cadillac Yellow-4 Door Sedan-New Years Eve Print Vintage Ad featuring a stylish 1950s man and woman at a New Years Eve Party.

Source: Etsy

“Celebrate New Year’s Eve at the Rainbow Room”. December 30th, 1940 Washington D.C. Evening Star NYE advertisement.

Celebrate New Year's Eve at the Rainbow Room". December 30, 1940 Washington D.C. Evening Star NYE advertisement featuring a big band and 1940s men & woman

Source: Chronicling America

1960s vintage ad for “Sparkling Champale Malt Liquour” featuring a very stylish couple (love that black dress, perfect for NYE).

1960s vintage ad for sparkling wine featuring a stylish Black Man and Black Woman

Source: Popsugar

Vintage New Years party announcement for Toronto’s Royal York Hotel. Ad from The Globe and Mail, December 29th, 1941.

This fun NYE advertisement is from another vintage post I did on the topic which you can see HERE.

Vintage New Years Party Announcement for Toronto’s Royal York Hotel 1941.

1950s vintage ad for 7up. “Like the New Year and New Year’s Resolutions….you can’t separate the two ideas!”.

1950s Vintage 7up ad showcasing a New Years Eve theme.

Source: Alcohol Professor

1950s Vvintage New Year’s Eve party poster. “Bring your friends to our New Year’s Eve Party!”.

1950s Vintage New Year's Eve party poster featuring a woman in 1950s fashion and NYE party decor.

Source: eBay

1920 vintage ad for Wilson & Co Bacon reminding you to think about your New Year’s day breakfast.

1920s vintage ad for Bacon with a New Years Eve theme

Source: Mascola.com

1935 Syracuse Herald vintage newspaper ad. ‘Eddie’s New Years Eve Revue of 1936’ featuring..Clogging! How fun!

1930s Vintage New Years Eve Newspaper ad for a NYE party as seen in the Syracuse Herald | 1935

Source: Syracuse.com

HAPPY NEW YEAR FRIENDS! Thank you for reading my blog this year (and all the years before this), it truly means the world that you have stuck it out with me all this time (new & long time readers). YOU ARE ALL THE BEST!

P.S. Next year is my 10 year blogging anniversary so stay tuned for alot more fun!

Liz

FURTHER READING: Vintage New Years Eve Posts by the Vintage Inn:

Discover the captivating and charming visuals of vintage tropical Christmas photos from the 1920s to the 1960s.

From Florida to Hawaii, these snapshots of Yuletide cheer serve as a precious glimpse into a festive season that combined island living with holiday merriment. Explore the unique and nostalgic moments captured in these treasured photographs, some of which may even have been taken by your own grandparents!

A special article that will reignite your passion for the holiday season!

palm tree on a beach dressed as a Christmas Tree. Island Christmas

Vintage Tropical Christmas Photos

1920s – 1960s

1950s vintage photo of 2 women in 1950s swimsuits having a christmas party on Bondi Beach, Sydney Australia 1959.

1950s vintage photo of 2 women in 1950s swimsuits having a christmas party on the beach in Bondi Beach, Sydney Australia 1959

Source: Art Blart

1960s photo of Santa in the Ala Moana Mall parking lot in Honolulu, Hawaii. Is Santa holding seashells?

1960s photo of Santa in a mall parking lot Ala Moana Mall Honolulu, Hawaii

Source: Pinterest

In 1958, Liberace’s Deep Well Estate home was chosen by the Palm Springs Villager magazine as the Home-of-the-Month for December.

His home included a large fireplace that dominated the black and white living room. That year, during the holidays, the entire living room was transformed into a winter wonderland with trees, snowmen and icicles hanging on eaves overlooking the pool (Source).

1958 vintage photo of Liberace Christmas Home in Palm Springs. photo shows Liberace sitting at his bar with Christmas decor around.

Source: Palm Springs Life

Want to enjoy your Christmas Tree while hanging out by the pool? Why not add it INSIDE the pool? 1957 Vintage Photo.

Christmas tree in a pool in this 1950s vintage photo from 1957

Source: Pinterest

Christmas Music Guidebook: A Hawaiian Holiday Hullabaloo (Hawaiian Holiday albums)

Excerpt: “The concept of Christmas carols with an island twist might seem a bit incongruous at first glance, but these two disparate flavors have combined for some hugely memorable music. The Andrews Sisters set the standard for South Seas caroling when they released Christmas Island in 1946, and repeated the trick a few years later in 1949, when they convinced Bing Crosby to stop longing for a “White Christmas” long enough to make Mele Kalikimaka part of the national vocabulary.

Still, it wasn’t until the late ’50s that this combination reached full bloom. Hawaii’s ascension to statehood in the late 1950s, the rise of Tiki culture, and the national surfing craze that followed the release of the Gidget novel and movie sparked a rush of Polynesian-themed product – inevitably, Christmas albums followed.“

1950s Christmas Album-Christmas from Hawaii by the Surfers

Source: Depth of Field

Christmas on a Southern California beach in the 1930s.

Source: Pinterest

1950s photo of a couple sunbathing by the sea at Palm Beach, Florida, circa 1955 by Slim Aarons.

Source: Pinterest

Santa (in his shorts) and swimmers on the beach, Los Angeles 1927.

Santa and Swimmers on the Beach, Los Angeles 1927

Source: Gray Flannel Suit

1954 vintage photo of Santa Claus water skiing with a female friend in her cute holiday themed swimsuit.

1954 vintage photo of Santa Claus Water Skiing With Female Friend

Source: 1000museums.com

1950s photo of Santa on a boat.

Source: Fans in a flashbulb

Question time: Do you live somewhere warm (or travelled / travels to a warm destinations) and celebrate Christmas? Share what you do to bring a winter feeling to your holiday in the comments section below.

Last but not least I wanted to showoff some of my Christmas looks for all the fun events I was able to squeeze in before Omicron hit. My fav was Mr & Mrs. Claus with my husband (he is wearing my grandfathers suit from the 1970s). I am also very proud of my “Tree-ara” that I made out of bottle brush trees, cotton balls and a vintage deer I have had for years. So fun!

Vintage Christmas Looks for the Holiday season by the Vintage Inn Blog. Kitschmas, pinup, rockabilly and vintage hairstyle looks.

Merry Christmas & Happy Holidays friends!

Further Reading: Vintage Christmas Blog Posts from the 1920s-1960s

Liz