My Christmas Card to You by the Partridge Family

This song was on the 1971 album A Partridge Family Christmas. The song was not sung on the sitcom, which is unfortunate because it is quite a good, cheerful Christmas tune.

12 Days of Christmas

In 1977 John Denver and the Muppets joined together for the wonderful A Christmas Together special. This is one of my favorite songs from that special.

Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas

This song if from the episode "Don't Bring Your Guns to Town, Santa." The episode aired in December 1971 and has the family stranded in a ghost town on Christmas Eve.

1970's Dick Van Dyke Christmas commercial

1980 MILWAUKEE TV NEWS CHRISTMAS

Local stations still come out with some Christmas commercials with the news team but this commercial is pretty unique. For some 20 years the weatherman had a hand puppet sidekick called Albert the Alley Cat, he was extremely popular and is featured prominently in commercials. I grew up with this so it didn't seem odd, but looking back that's just odd. The new report would change from an murder or natural disaster to a cloth weather man joking around? Keep a look out for him in this Christmas commercial with the whole news team.

I'd like to buy the world a Coke

Coca-Cola created a Christmas classic in 1971 with their commercial set on hilltop with people of different cultures all singing about peace, harmony and Coca-Cola.  The song was created the an ad agency working for the beverage company after they were inspired by disgruntled travelers stranded at an airport who started to get along once they started talking to each other and drinking Coca-Cola. The song was also a big pop hit with references to the drink removed. The commercial is still aired every Christmas and is very much part of the season.

Even our name says Merry Christmas

I grew up in the 1970's and this was usually the earliest major brand Christmas commercial, it's so simple but it was a Christmas tradition and I looked forward to it every year.