Vintage Christmas Graphics
There’s so many wonderful copyright free vintage Christmas graphics to choose from and to share with you. At the moment, I actually have more images that I can write posts for. Hopefully, between now and Christmas this category is just going to continue to get larger and larger.
Additionally, you can also check out my other free image sites for even more Free Christmas Images on ReusableArt.com and beautiful Christmas paintings by some of the world’s finest artists in our collection of Nativity Images on TheFamousArtists.com.
Much of the iconography surrounding Christmas relates to the many traditions we observe…Santa Claus coming down the chimney; decorating our homes with holly, ivy, poinsettias and mistletoe; snow-covered landscapes and decorated Christmas trees. I hope to cover all aspects of the Christmas holiday with the many vintage Christmas postcard, greeting cards, paintings, drawings and other two-dimensional works that will be showcased here.
In the early 1900s, folks didn’t typically send greeting cards in envelopes. That’s why so many of the public domain holiday images are from vintage Christmas postcards. My grandmother always called postcards “penny cards” referring to the 1 cent stamp they used to send their holiday greetings to friends and family.
When it comes to snow-covered landscape drawings I thought they should be singled out for special attention. I’ve posted a number of them separately from the Christmas holiday images because I think wintry landscapes are so beautiful in their own right and may not always contain Christmas imagery.
Like everything on Free Vintage Art, all of our Holiday and Christmas images are in the public domain in the United States.
I would love to hear from you to know if you have any favorites or if there is something that you are looking for that you just can’t find. I’ll do my best to find something for you.
I would also love to hear from anyone who has incorporated my free vintage Christmas images from one or more of my sites into their own creative projects.
Most importantly, I wish you and your family a safe and joy-filled Merry Christmas!
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 Santa’s FilesA wonderful vintage postcard of Santa checking his list and reviewing all of the letter’s he’s received. |
 Christmas Sleigh RideLovely vintage magazine cover with a mother and daughter on a Christmas sleigh ride. |
 A Holly ChristmasVintage mistletoe and holly Christmas card illustration from FreeVintageArt.com. A small landscape in a half-moon ornament nestled among berries and leaves. |
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 Pink ChristmasA vintage golden, white and pink Christmas card from the early 1900s. Something unusual, yet still traditional for your holiday crafty endeavors. |
 Christmas StationeryPrintable, vintage Christmas stationery from FreeVintageArt.com. Page-sized printable suitable for adding your own holiday greeting. Good for thank-you’s too. |
 Christmas GreetingsVintage Christmas card from 1910 or earlier featuring Saint Nicholas carrying a cut Christmas tree. Although this card was sent in America, it has a decidedly European-styled Santa Claus. His hooded cloak is reminiscent of a friar’s robes. And instead of fur trimming, the hood is trimmed with a holly garland. Saint Nicholas is shown […] |
 Holly SprayHolly spray is a vintage Christmas image for crafting and card-making. It dates back to at least 1910, putting it in the public domain in the USA. |
 Going Down The ChimneyCharming vintage Christmas postcard of Santa going down the chimney. For Americans, the 1910 postmark puts it in the public domain. |
 Santa in HollySanta in Holly is a lovely vintage Christmas postcard. It dates back to at least 1909 when it was sent. Use as is or maybe add your own face. |
 Santa’s CarChristmas 1909. Santa’s Car has temporarily replaced his sleigh. Full of presents, a snowy Christmas tree and draped in mistletoe; Santa’s ready to fly. |
 Green SantaVintage greeting card image from 1910. Victorian-style green Santa watches a little boy through a window decorating a candle-lit Christmas tree. |
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