A wise man once sang “it’s the most wonderful time of the year” – and with all the colourful lights displays, stage shows and communities coming together to celebrate it’s easy to understand his point.
The Evening Express Christmas Carol Concert is now in its 51st year – tickets are still available for the 2022 edition here – and those attending are usually in fine voice as you can see below.
Festivities in December bring communities closer together with pantomime productions and primary school shows big occasions in the calendar.
The generosity of Aberdonians is clear for all to see as fundraising efforts for worthy causes received their big cheques.
We also see a poignant image from World War Two of councillors inspecting the air raid shelter at this time of year in 1940.
What are your favourite December memories in Aberdeen? Do you feature in our gallery below? Let us
1974 – The Evening Express Carol Concert at the Aberdeen Music Hall.
1987 – Christmas lights on Union Street, Aberdeen.
1981 – Ewan Wyness and Claudia Bell, both 5, get ready to take to the stage for Methlick Primary School’s “Good Old Days Concert” as part of the school’s centenary celebrations.
1965 – Guests at the Royal Athenaeum Restaurant attend a cocktail party to celebrate its grand re-opening.
1987 – General manager of the Cue Ball Mark Elliot, left, hands over a cheque to Trish Lively, right, chairwoman of Childline North East.
1991 – Bruce Hendry of the Still Man whisky shop on Aberdeen’s Holburn Street, with just some of his whiskies.
1994 – Staff at E&M – Paula, Christine, Lesley, Jean, Tessa, Fiona, Karen and Judy – pose outside the department store.
1989 – Kenosuki Enoeda, the chief instructor for Europe of Shotokan Karate, visits the Daisho Shotokan Karate Club in Aberdeen.
1990 – Reclaim the Night ’90 campaigners with a banner ahead of the march on Union Street for women’s safety.
1988 – Four north-east members of the British Special Olympics team receiving a cheque from Aberlan Mud Related Services were, from left, Louise Simpson, David Skene, Pauline Canale and reserve, Paul Strang.
1992 – Morag Ramsay, Hazel Cowan, Lorna Reith, Virginia Williamson and Pamela Philip of Gray’s School of Art with their work which was selected for the Atlantic Power and Gas calendar.
1993 – Andy Kerr prepares for the surge in demand for Christmas Trees at Kirkhill Forest.
1987 – Primary 3 at Scotstown School were doing a project on hot and cold, which saw them get a visit from the fire brigade and make snowmen.
1987 – Sandy Thomson and Dr Clare Adam have a quiet word with a young alpaca at the Rowett Institute in Aberdeen.
1980 – Passengers wait on the concourse at Aberdeen Joint Station.
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GALLERY: Aberdeen in December through the decades featuring Christmas tree sales, carol concerts and an air raid shelter inspection
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