The most wonderful time of year has come again, and we’ve decided to take a look back at some Christmas memories from our archive.
From switching on festive lights to visiting Santa, there are plenty of jolly faces in our gallery.
Are there any you recognise?
1991 – Leona Martin is congratulated by friend Meg Parkin on being chosen to play the Star of St Nicholas and switch on the St Nicholas Centre Christmas tree lights
1987 – Aberdeen Queen of Light Debbie Rushforth and her assistants show off this year’s Christmas stamps
1969 – 18-month-old Kevin Matthew gazes in wonder as he meets Santa for the first time
1990 – Dons stars Ian Cameron, Stewart McKimmie and Hans Gillhaus receive a bag of toys for Aberdeen’s Christmas Toy Appeal
1991 – ‘Princess of St Nicholas’ Dominique Harvey, aged 5, and Santa Claus at Santa’s Grotto
1988 – Star of St Nicholas, Stephanie George, 7, switches on the lights at St Nicholas Centre
1991 – Clare Duguid, 4, picks a tag off the Christmas Giving Tree in Aberdeen’s Littlewoods store
1985 – Julia Stewart, left, and Lesley Hastie watched the tree being erected, complete with fairy lights
1992 – Jennifer Davidson, left, and Laura Beattie fix their costumes before a Trinity Church centre concert
1995 – Whispering his Christmas wishes to Santa at his grotto is four-year-old Matthew Drysdale
1985 – Librarian Ann Stephen with entries to the Christmas card competition
1990 – Joining in the start of the St Nicholas Centre’s celebrations were David Mitchell, Robin Mogendorff, Graham Watts and Daniel Fenn
1990 – Gordon Highlanders Willie Moran, Stephen Hughes and Gordon Macey shelter from the rain with Ian Shand, aged 2
