Christmas Eve in 1970s Britain... This Will Break Your Heart 😢

Remember Christmas Eve in 1970s Britain? Queuing outside the butcher shop for your turkey, the last-minute panic at Woolworths before everything shut for three days, and defrosting that enormous bird in the bathtub because fridges were tiny. This is what Christmas Eve was really like when shops closed at midday on the 24th and didn't open again until the 27th. The turkey in the bath, peeling mountains of Brussels sprouts, watching Carols from King's College, and that mix of exhaustion and excitement as the whole country went through the same traditions together. If you lived through it, you'll recognize every single moment.