In pictures: Christmas in Edinburgh from years gone by

Christmas in Scotland's capital seems to get bigger and begin earlier every year - but there was a time when it was a far simpler affair.
Children play on the model of the Golden Arrow engine in Jenners, Edinburgh, November 1965.Children play on the model of the Golden Arrow engine in Jenners, Edinburgh, November 1965.
Children play on the model of the Golden Arrow engine in Jenners, Edinburgh, November 1965.

We take a trip back through the archives to a time when Edinburgh’s Yuletide season involved the simple delights of hunting for Santa at the city’s numerous department store grottos, gawping at the tremendous tree on the Mound, admiring the fairy lights on George Street and descending on Waverley Market to enjoy the Christmas Carnival.

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