The 90’s did not seem that long ago to me. My 2 children were born in 1988 and 1993 so the 90’s were peak Christmas times for our family. Hard to believe though that we are now talking 30 years since my youngest had her very first Christmas. The '90s really gave us some of the best Christmas traditions and memories of all time—and for that I will always be thankful. Here are the things that made Christmas in the '90s the best. I hope you enjoy a little walk down memory lane with me.
Things seemed simpler in the '90s, and Christmas was no exception. Back then, a great way to entertain the kids was to pop on a movie to keep them occupied while you tried in vain to get some Christmas prep done. We had a CD player that you could put 5 CDs in at a time and they played Christmas carols non stop for hours.
With streaming services such as Netflix and Disney+ today's kids will never get to experience the joys of how we watched movies in the 90’s. The novelty of heading to the video store to pick out some holiday viewing was something to look forward to. Kids would pester us parents to drive to the local Blockbuster or Video Ezy, scan the shelves to see which movies were available to hire on VHS, looking for the best weekly deals and physically renting them. Carrying bags of movies home, snuggling in and watching some holiday classics was a great night in. You of course had to remember to return the movies to the store on the due day or else a fine would be imposed and as always “Be kind, please rewind”
Movies and Music
Here are the top 10 most popular Christmas movies from the 90’s.
*The Santa Clause 1994
*Home Alone 1990
*I’ll be home for Christmas 1998
*Jingle all the way 1996
*The Nightmare before Christmas 1993
*The Muppet’s Christmas Carol 1992
*Miracle on 34th Street (remake) 1994
*Mickey’s Once upon a Christmas 1999
*Jack Frost 1998
*Elmo saves Christmas 1996.
And 10 of the most popular Christmas albums of the 90’s.
*Merry Christmas by Mariah Carey 1994
*Miracles, the Holiday Album by Kenny G 1994
*Home for Christmas by Amy Grant 1992
*Beyond the Season by Garth Brooks 1992
*When my heart finds Christmas by Harry Connick Jr 1994
*These are Special Times by Celine Dion 1998
*Home for Christmas by NSYNC 1998
*Snowed in by Hanson 1997
*A Very Special Season by Diana Ross 1994
*A Holiday Collection by Jewel 1999
How many of these do you still have in your collection and play every year?
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