If you grew up in the 50’s, you probably had a parent who smoked. Smoking was cool in the 50’s. There was no societal stigma to doing it- except for teenagers- which, of course made it irresistible. The brand of cigarette you smoked made a statement about you. Some brands were no-nonsense and some were sophisticated. My mother didn’t smoke but my Dad smoked Kools. When I started looking for Christmas from the 50’s, I discovered these TV ads. I had completely forgotten how socially acceptable cigarettes were in the 50’s. Of course, you would give all your smoking friends cigarettes for Christmas.
This one for Lucky Stike.
And this one from Camel.
How’s that for sharing the joy of Christmas?
