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Christmas is a time for tradition and nostalgia, and what better captures those feelings than Vintage Christmas wall art featuring classic holiday themes that transport you to the past?

What are the characteristics of Vintage Christmas wall art?

Christmas is a time that is imbued with deeply held memories of family, closeness, and the magic of the holiday spirit. Vintage Christmas art is a wonderful way to recapture these moods by drawing upon timeless symbols and images.

Vintage Christmas wall art isn’t about complexity or abstraction. Some of the best examples of the form are simple, direct, and even a little kitsch. Vintage Christmas art is timeless. It appeals to a broad audience precisely because it evokes a simpler time.

Some of the themes and colors that are popular within Vintage Christmas art include the class holiday trinity of red, white, and green. However, black and white line drawings also work.

Typical Vintage Christmas art subject matter includes Santa Claus, snowmen, reindeer, wreaths, Christmas trees, and scenes of domestic holiday life from a bygone era. Other suitable pieces include Christmas messages with elaborate fonts and typography set against warm color palettes and nostalgic imagery.

How to choose the right Vintage Christmas wall decor?

Picking the right piece of Vintage Christmas wall art depends on your memories and conception of this magical time of year. It’s about evoking the particular feelings that are special to you rather than making a bold artistic statement.

Christmas wall art is temporary. As such, you’re less beholden to ensuring that a particular piece fits your overall decor style and color palette. Obviously, some pieces will work better in particular spaces, but during Christmas, even the most minimalist and modernist homes can be transformed by Vintage Christmas wall decor.

However, it’s worth considering the other Christmas decor you plan to hang your art around. Vintage Christmas decorations include handcrafted items, often made from wood. With that in mind, ornate wooden frames can work in harmony with other decorative items and give your space a lot of balance.

Finally, Mid-century modern art styles can help bring a vintage or retro feel. So consider Vintage Christmas art in these genres when selecting the right piece.

Explore our collection of Vintage Christmas wall art to find the festive pieces to add warmth and holiday cheer to the walls of your home or office. From traditional symbols to whimsical Christmas characters like Santa and elves, there is something for every space.

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1. Father Christmas
2. Christmas Church
3. Vintage Christmas Sign
4. Secret Santa
5. Santa, Reindeer, Moon
6. Merry Christmas To All
7. Old St. Nick
8. Winter Birds Wreath
9. Santa Claus
10. Santa Filling The Stockings
11. Best Wishes For Xmas Postcard
12. Patriotic Santa
13. Nutcracker Noel
14. Young girl with Holly and Lantern, postcard
15. Nutcracker Joy
16. Shhh Santa
17. Christmas Bells
18. Nutcracker Love
19. Christmas Tree March
20. Trimming The Tree
21. Christmas Day, National Savings Bank, Vintage Poster
22. Christmas Greetings Postcard With Santa Claus And Two Children
23. Christmas: Santa With Elves
24. Truck Flatbed Merry and Bright
25. USA N K Fairbank Company Magazine Advert
26. Christmas Joys
27. Reindeer Waltz
28. Santa’s Visitors
29. Christmas Greetings from Oregon – Santa and Reindeer: Retro Travel Poster
30. Victorian Santa IV
31. Frosty 8
32. Santa And His Helpers
33. Nutcracker Santa
34. Big Package for Christmas
35. Jingle Bell White Ice Skates
36. Farmhouse Holiday IV Color
37. Victorian Santa I
38. African American Santa III
39. Candy Canes
40. Santa Claus watches two children
41. Reading The List, Checking It Twice.
42. Pepsi Cola Santa
43. Victorian Santa II
44. Santa With Children
45. Victorian Santa III
46. Woody Holly Jolly Christmas
47. For Auld Lang Syne – A Right Merry Christmas’
48. The Story Of Christmas