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Things seemed simpler in the 90s and Christmas was not an exception. At the time, festive festive films were still fresh, the boy's bands depressed Christmas classics and "stressful traders such as Cyber ​​Monday did not even exist. Yes, the 90s have really given us some of the bestChristmas traditions And memories of all time - and for that we will always be grateful. Here are the things that made Christmas in the early '90s.

With streaming platforms such as Netflix and Hulu, children nowadays will never understand the novelty to go to the video rental shop to choose Christmas movies to watch. In order to have a holiday movie marathon in the 90s, you should have your parents' signs to drive you to the nearest block block, determine which DVDs (or VHS tapes!) Were still available and praise them physically your pleasure viewing. But this extra effort made all the more satisfactory when you finally have to relax with your copy ofJelly.

On December 1, 1989, the world was presented to one of the biggest Christmas comedies of all time:National Lampoon Christmas Holidays. Everything you could never want a Christmas blow-AJohn Hughes scenario, performances of icons of the time asHunting andRandy Quaidand Slapstick Comedy Galore. We can always watch this classic Christmas movie, but nothing compares to these first years in the 90s when the jokes were fresh.

Who could forget the very first episode ofThe simpsons, in which Bart ruins the Christmas contest singing: "Jingle Bells, Batman Fell, Robin has thrown an egg!" This may not have been the first time this interpretation of "Jingle Bells" was sung, but the 1989 episode helped popularize the parody of the songs in the 90s.

In the 90s, online purchases were nothing. So when people wanted to do theirChristmas buyThey had to go through the bulky Christmas catalog, captivating and sometimes embarrassing from JCpenney. Inside, you can find ads for all, bubble dresses with Fanny packs. All you had to do was take the phone and call the store to place your order!

Cyber ​​Monday was not created before the mid-2000s, people celebrating the holidays in the 90s were not to have to worry about midnight logging on the point of taking deeply reduced TVs and other devices electronic. There were not even many gadgets to climb or otherwise! The only shops that occurred in the 1990s took place eitherat the shopping mall or by post mail. Ah, simpler times.

Tickle Me Elmo was the musky Christmas toy of 1996. AsThe New York Times Reported at the time, Tyco-The mother of the Elmo doll has shipped a million dolls before the holidays and even that was not enough to follow the request. They are completely sold.

Remember that parents could not order online for their children. No, they had to elbow in crowds in the shops and pray that there was an interactive elmo still available on the shelves. It was the toy craze that resulted in thetrampling of a Walmart employee, and it will not be forgotten soon.

The very first boy console game was released in AmericaIn the summer of 1989. And it did not take long to become popular: in an article of December 21 written that year,The New York Times Noted that the boys of the game were "supposed to be one of the best sellers" during the Christmas season. Throughout the 90s, the children continued to receive various versions of Game Boys for the holidays: Game Boy pouch, Game Boy Light and Game Boy Color, Among them.

On November 16, 1990,Alone at homewas released and nothing has ever been the same. The film might have given unrealistic expectations about our ability to defend against burglars - not to mention a dangerously carricating representation of violence - but simply try to listen to thatJohn WilliamsScore without feeling like a child at Christmas again. It has become one of the most durable holiday classics.

In the following 1992,House Only 2: Lost in New York, Mischief-Maker Kevin McCallister uses a talkboy to change his voice and deceive a hotel reception to give him a room. The Talkboy has been transformed into a real toy and, in collaboration with the release of the film, it has been sold in Toys "R" Nationwide American shops. The only better thing that the toy itself wasThe advert who went with that.

In 1992, the muppets published their shootingCharles Dickens'A Christmas Carol. Titled, quite suitable,THE MUPPET CHRISTMAS MUOL, this feature film was the first to be released after the death ofMuppets CreatorJim Henson. For the children of the 90s, it'sthedefinitive reconstruction of the tale of the OFT adaptation, and there is really no denying thatMichael Caineis the best scrooge of all time.

AlthoughSaturday Night Live Always put on Christmas promotions each year, they were nothing like they were in the 90s. During this decade, the cast iron presentedSNL icons likeMike Myers,Dana Carvey,Adam Sandler,Rob Schneider,David Spade,Julia Sweeney, andChris Faleleyand classic holiday songs like "Argue that we love each other (this Christmas). "

"Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays"By Nsync."Christmas time"By the Backstreet Boys."Everyone knows the claus"By Hanson."This gift"From nearly 98 degrees. If there is one thing that the 90s had a lot of things, it was boy's bands, and it seemed that each of them needed to have a Christmas singles. We did not complain!

Coca-Cola and Christmas go by hand:The coke is fundamentally responsible for Santa ClausAnd in the 90s, they made the polar bear holiday season occur. They first used polar bears in an emblematic1993 TV Spot Describing the North-North, creating one of the most memorable Christmas ads of all time. They evenbears for the 25th anniversary of last year.

The ads of the food and drinks were a large part of the 90s Christmas-do you note that we looked a lot more advertisements before the age of streaming. During the holiday season, you could not pass through the channels without coming through theRendering Hershey kisses of "we wish you a merry Christmas" toless once. It was simple, sure, but it was fun and festive, and he never had old.

Just in time for the 1994 Christmas season, singerMariah CareyLiberated one of the most popular holiday songs of all time, "all I want for Christmas, it's you." We could not know that it would be the most sustainable modern Carol of all Time. More than 20 years later, it's always strong: in 2019, itultimately reached n ° 1 On the Hot Billboard 100. Finally, we realized Mariah's wish!

In 1997,Breastfield gave the laity favorites something to celebrate when they introduced the viewers toFestivities. It's a non-religious holiday - a festival for the rest of us, if you will do it - it occurs on December 23 and involves both dinner and activities such as "grievance dissemination" and "exploits of force ", during which the household head is struggled on the ground.

Although home computers are around the 70's, they were far from being affordable. It was not until the 1990s that improved technology and these devices became more modestly at the price, allowing the average household to get one. In the episode of the 90s ofChristmas through the decadesThe history chain notes that "by 1995, an American household in three had a home computer" and that during this period, "more and more people found one under the tree on Christmas morning."

November 11, 1994,Santa Claus was revealed to be other than the actorTim Allen. Ok, not really, but after the exit ofSanta Claus ClauseIt's at leastfelt Like Allen and Old St. Nick were one and the same. It's just the beauty of the magic of the movie!

No one over 10 years old wants a plush animal for Christmas. But in the 90s, a plush animal in particular was on the Christmas list of each: a baby beanie.

Beanie Baby Craze was so intense that adults were not above the trampling of children to mark a rare. Seriously . Other families went broken Try to follow all the latest additions to the Beanie Baby family. We were told that these fluffy dolls will become lucrative collectors, who ... did not really have come. And yet, we can not prevent us from missing them.

Superproduction might not be around But one of their major innovations is certainly. As Smithsonian Notes, the rental company (with Neiman Marcus) is responsible for modern gift cards. They introduced them to the stores in 1994 and since then the plastic cards have fully replaced the sad paper gift certificates. When you have a gift card as a Christmas present in the 90's, it was not a cop-out -It was a novelty.