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We see artifical Christmas trees becoming increasingly important, especially by the 1960s. Virtually every American family celebrated Christmas in some way because the population was largely Christian, at least culturally Christian. Even Jewish families were at least influenced and Hanaka bushes appeared. This began to change as a result of immigration reforms (1965). After this we begin to see immigration from non-Christian countries. Moms still largely stayed home and rituals like baking Christmas cookies continued to be very important. We see some Children dressed up for a Christmas portrait, but informal photographs became increasingly popular. see many portraits of the children in suburban living rooms dressed in their PJs around the Christmas tree. Watching Christmas specials on the TV variety shows hosted by important singers like Perry Como was populasr in many homes. American began to change in the 1960s. Not only did immigration laws change, but the Civil Rights Movement and the Vietnam War protests ricked the country. Christmas for the kids, however, continued little changed. One major developomentment was that it was during the 1960s that the post-World War II began the transition from teenagers at the beginning of the decade to young adults by the end of the decade. Popular new toys included Easy Bake Ovens, Etch-a-Sketch, and GI Joes. And inexpensive transistor radios for teenagers began the electronics revolution.
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