I wish I could relive the 80s as a child again. Best decade in American history to be a child.

i love these old ads grew up with them ...also makes me very sad..because i miss the way things were in those days.....

I was born in 1983 and I do remember a lot of these commercials growing up in Canada but mostly like 87 88 and up in all through the 90s such a way better time to be alive, nowadays everything just sucks hahahaha

I miss the days when the Christmas season actually felt magical. Now all it means is longer hours at work and less sleep.

Imagine telling the kids who were watching these commercials live just how weird the world would get in 40 years

Hard to believe its been 40 years.

This bring me back the best 80s 90s of my life 🥲🥰🥰🥰

I need this so badly today.

Can I please go back to my childhood 😩

Simpler times. Thankyou and Merry Christmas

Most of "A Christmas Story" was shot in Toronto, Scarborough, ans St. Catherines. The interiors of Ralphie's house were filmed in what used to be called Magder Studios (where "SCTV" was made). The Christmas tree lot was on Queen St. W., where Tribal is now. Ralphie's school was a real school in St. Catherines (now a women's shelter). The bridge where Ralphie said THE word is on Cherry Street just south of what used to be a T&T supermarket (and was a Knob Hill Farms before that). And Bow Ling's was filmed in what's now a French bistro called Batifole.

I remember the "Christmas in the City" ad. The "My City" ad is really beautiful. Those kids can sing!

Back when Christmas felt like CHRISTMAS!😟😢☃️❄

I Love Classic Christmas Commercials!❤️📺🎶🎄👍🏻

Wholesome commercials thank God

This may just be the best Christmas gift I'll get this year! You've outdone yourself here dude!

Thanks for this. These put me much more into the spirit of the season, than what's on TV these days.. Merry Christmas, Ed! 🎄

I wanna go back to my 80’s childhood so bad 😩

These commercials make me miss my grandparents.

Great memories, thanks for posting👍

CBC eh? We'd get CBC in a Detroit suburb across the river from Windsor, Ontario. These are one-offs from the US commercials I remember, so thanks for the variety! :)

From the 80's until now, the message is the same: NEVER DRINK AND DRIVE

DAMN!!! LIFE WAS INNOCENT AND GREAT. IF ONLY I HAD A TIME MACHINE.

Retrontario's Totally Awesome 80s Christmas Commercials 0:00 Canada Dry 0:31 A Christmas Story TV Spot 1:03 A Smokey Mountain Christmas Promo 1:19 Real People Christmas Promo 1:25 AAA Christmas Commercial 1:34 Don't Drink and Drive PSA 2:35 Baskin Robbins Cake 2:50 Bayfield Mall 3:20 Becker's

Cullen Gardens Festival of Lights......that was a core memory unlocked. 🥰🥰🥰

This is awesome, Thanks for bringing all this back. The feels are realz.

Sad to know that the majority of the people here are no longer with us. =/

Also, totally got that Micheal Jackson Thriller doll from my Uncle Bill for my 8th birthday.

Almost time for Christmas 2023

I love you for posting this. Thank you so much

I’m offended. I haven’t heard the word Christmas on television or in the media for many years. How dare you. 😂😂😂😂😂

Blizzard Island. Now That beings back memories.

It was Christmas for me with the following ads - Toys R Us - Short boy having to stand on Yellow Pages to kiss taller girl under mistletoe - Coca Cola Truck with the "Holidays are Coming" chant

Excellent!

Wow. This has a lot. Wasn't expecting a Bayfield Mall commercial. Wish the volume was equal throughout though.

Time to bring this back to live stream retro 👍😂

The 12:30 time stamp, I have picture(s) of my siblings and sticking our heads over that exact same photo op. We went there just once.

Happy times

That Baskin Robbins had you in the bathroom 5 min after your last bite..

A Charlie Brown Christmas, end credits (c) 1965 : )

REAL PEOPLES ? It's not Christmas everyday - Okay well maybe in our hearts

Gosh I wish I could find this for Saskatchewan.

I hope the Martin Short Christmas series for Black’s Photography is here!

I remember that Aussie in the Energizer ad was in a show called The Highway Men, it was about vigilante truckers, I think.

Kid: I WANT RED RIDER BB gun Mom: You'll shoot your eye out Santa : How about a nice Football?

16:12..that was one terrifying santa... dragged there straight from the nearest downtown bar on a promise of a bottle of wild turkey if he didn't drop the kid..also i love it when tv shows are dsecribed as a 'global' tv special blah like everyone on the planet is tuning in 🤣

Awesome A+++++

We had all better stock up on film , to capture great holiday moments . So many people gone and some stores also .

When pot was considered a hard drug

33:38 Now for something completely different indeed. Guess that was a late-night recording

At 49:32. I was not aware Bea Arthur ever did a Christmas commercial. Awesome. Haha! 😆

I was born in 1982

okay, we’re gonna get drunk.

Lol. 2nd commercial is for A Christmas story in its theater release. I wonder if they evet thought it would be showen every year

Speaking here as an American, I had no idea that so many Canadian retailers were mentally ill. :D

Yeah, (at the beginning) commercials that make white people look like piss-tank losers. While Christmas became largely commercialized in Ontario in the 80s, it was still a time observed as significant and meaningful by the majority of this province' residents. It was a time when CBC, CTV and Global appeared to be on the same page in the best interest of Canadians. Consumers Distributing and the Sears Wishbook were the bible of gifts at Christmas. CFTO-TV was a true purveyor of all things Christmas back-in-the-day, and Peterborough Square actually had a professionally produced commercial.

Stay OK, don't drink and drive 🤔 ok 👌🏼

AN IMPORTANT MESSAGE FOR ANY TIME - NOT JUST CHRISTMAS - PERSONALLY I DON'T DRINK ANY TYPE OF ALCHOL PERIOD

Them: Sir, are you ok? Me: LMFAO!

5:39 Blizzard Island!!!

@2:12 How did he die? Did someone murder him to stop him from drinking and driving?

$50 for that garbage ET game in 1982? $130 now. Omg.

are you ok?

Canada Dry?