Your Christmas tree is beautiful! And garlands too. This shows there's no need for all the craziness in the shops to create beautiful and meaningful Christmas.

Sage, my mom would make popcorn chains with a cranberry every tenth spot. It was so colorful.🎉🎉

This reminds me so much of my Christmas growing up. Even down to the bubble lights. My grandparents raised me and I had no idea we had a very vintage Christmas. I still miss them and I was nice to feel close to them again.

Hi Sage, The Christmas tree, garland, popcorn, and orange decor turned out beautifully! It actually reminded me of my Christmases as a little girl back in the 60s. We always had a real tree but when the artificial silver tree came into fashion, my mother made the switch. In the evenings, I would sit by that tree just gazing at it thinking how beautiful it was. Thank you for reminding me how precious those Christmases were. Sadly, this will be your last Christmas at this lovely home. But, know that you will always have the memories created there. I wish you and James a blessed Merry Christmas and a wonderful New Year.

New subscriber. What a lovely video. So peaceful and creative. I’m in my mid-50s, so while it would be vintage for me, as well, I remember seeing my grandparents’ photos and loving the decorations.

Sage, your videos are the coziest part of the internet. Watching them fills me with so much peace, joy, and happiness. I may be only 24, but the 1950s is a time period that I just long for. Thank you for your content and how much time you put into your videos. I can’t begin to express how many times I have rewatched them. I love you Sage! ❤

Lovely, Oh yes the popcorn for garland and tummies. Don't forget the paper cut snow flakes and gingerbread people chains, this gave me good memories from my childhood. Mama would make German Stollen bread every year. Thanks for the memories.

I grew up during the decades of real bubble lights. I bought the same bubble lights you have. I live in America. I bought 6 strings of them when my kids were teens, so they could experience what I grew up with. I now have a very beautiful. woodland theme this year. No more bubble lights! ❤❤❤ Your home looked lovely. I make modern Mercury baubles. Let me know if you'd like some for next Christmas. I'd send you some. ❤❤❤

I’m 59, born in the 60s so I grew up in the 70s and 80s. Missed the bubble lights era, but as a kid we did the cloves in the oranges (always a school project!), paper garlands which we used during Advent to count down to Christmas, and TINSEL which I still miss! I used that well in to the late 80s just after college and then it all of a sudden disappeared in the 90s. Tinsel was great! Except when my cats would try and eat it 😭 😂 and you do NOT want that happening 😬. Lovely tree and room, beautiful job!

Christmas is always filled with such nostalgia. So many old memories will be left in the past, but new memories will be on the horizon. Thank you for the wonderful cozy Christmas vibes ❤ It helps make Christmas less about the loss and more about the now for me.

Sage, I had this exact dilemma! In the end we just watch 3/4 of our tv as it’s mounted to the wall. We make due 😊 Beautiful home, for the holidays! Thanks for bringing us along 🎄

I was born in 1952 in Connecticut, and this brings back memories. The (live) tree was kept outside in the cold until Christmas Eve, when my father brought it in, set it up, and put on the strings of lights. Yes, we had bubble lights. Also, so many unique ornaments. We children always tired of the tinsel before we were done and ended up tossing handfuls. We also made popcorn-cranberry chains and paper chains. Putting up the tree on Christmas Eve meant it was incredibly special on Christmas morning. I've always thought having it there for weeks takes the wonder away.

Looks lovely Sage, I look forward to your Christmas videos every season! The pastel garlands will be perfect for Easter and any springtime or baby shower type events you may host in the future! Where I live it's cold at Christmas and one year we did an "outdoor" Christmas tree covered in edible decorations like berry, nut, and popcorn garlands, dried orange slices, and bird seed and suet ornaments. It was intended as a gift to the forest animals and as well as being a beautiful memory it was so amazing to see all the birds and critters feasting together on the tree on Christmas morning out the window! (It's usually not great to feed wild animals of course but a small exception at Christmas it not likely to cause a problem.)

Making the popcorn garland for a Christmas tree 🎄 has been a tradition since I was little. My grandchildren have enjoyed setting around with me making the popcorn garland for my tree ♥️. You have created such a beautiful old fashioned Christmas in your lovely home. Thank you for sharing your wonderful talent. Your home has a wonderful cozy look about it. Have blessed and amazing week ahead……♥️🍃🎄🍃♥️

Your tree and decorations are beautiful. They bring back wonderful memories of tinsel, bubble lights, popcorn strings, paper chains and glass blown ornaments on our tree and on our living room. My dear Mom always made sure we had a loving and beautiful home, and delicious food to eat, 12:14 especially at Christmas, Thanksgiving and Easter.

Thank you for transporting us to a different era ❤

Very nice decoration! I can imagine the delightful smell those oranges and the cloves must be giving to the house, the dessert also looked delicious ❤

Just an idea. I think you should write a book, with your favorite recipes, patterns for the clothes you've done. Along with popular exercises and self care from that era. I think it would do amazing. Plus decorating tips for the holidays

The most beautiful tree ive seen this year x better than libertys in London ! Reminds me of my childhood in the 1960s . That was a time when most people did Christmas just like you and didnt spend a fortune on decor . You totally smashed it , its absolutely awesome . Happy Christmas to you both xxxxxx

Merry Christmas sage when y'all move to a new home just think of how vintage can decorate the home again next year. I did a 1950s Christmas tree with pink and black ornaments with silver tinsel❤ pink and black was very popular in the 1950s and I just love vintage decorating❤😊 May you and James have a wonderful blessed MERRY CHRISTMAS. And may the Lord bless you always with much love and happiness each and every year including Christmas time for the Lord is the most important thing around Christmas time❤

Thanks Sage 💚 your decorations always remind me of the good times when I was a child and there was still a magical aspect to this time of year.

Another vintage decoration would be to spray the tree with white spray. It would make the tree look like it has snow on it. I loved the tinsel on the tree it reminds me of hundreds of icecesles.

My childhood was in the 1950s & teenager in 1960s. My absolute favorite were the fresh trees we cutdown & the bubble lights. They were so amazing to me. Sadly over the years, they became broken & gone. Every once un a while I get a bubble light night light. Just like when I was little, i can't wait until it warms up to bubble. Our tree was not complete without stringing popcorn. And like you did, we hung our paperchains all over the house. I still have ornaments from those years & delight every year they are opened. A tradition starting with my kids & grandkids is to give an ornament each year symbolizing a special event, or trip, or new hobby, etc. You represent these eras so very well. Thanks for the memories. ALWAYS look forward to your videos! Moving the everything in tour living room by yourself...trumpet! 🌲🌲🌲💗

Bubble lights remind me of 1965 as a child. Beautiful.

Oh beautiful!! Thank you again for your beautiful, inspiring, vintage content!! Your clothes are so beautiful too!! Sage, you have inspired me so much on my Vintage Journey and I am so grateful to you darling!❤❤ Lots of love from Colorado💕

Love your videos sage, your little house at Christmas time just looks like paradise. ❤❤❤

Beautiful Christmas tree 🎄 I’m 62 so my mom loved silver icicles on our tree she would say “place them don’t throw them” it glowed. My grandma made the oranges with cloves and ribbons also. Thanks for a walk with my childhood. 😊❤

You decorated your home beautiful for the Christmas holidays.🎄☃️

Hello Sage what a beautiful video I really love it . Hope you and James are both keeping well, sending you both love and prayers 🙏 God bless you.

I've been looking forward to your Christmas video so much and it did not disappoint, just lovely!🌲The orange pomanders look amazing!🍊 A tiny helpful hint: If you wrap your paper garland around a piece of cardboard it will keep it from getting tangled. Hugs and blessings from Oregon!💖

Lovely vintage decorating Sage. Im reminded of the things I did, when I was younger, watching your videos. I was a vintage soul growing up in the 70s, & 80 s when there were no internet communities like there are today. I loved hearing my Grandparents talk about the old days, and to try some of their old ways. Merry Christmas to you & James, youve made Granny's house look wonderfully festive for your last Christmas there. Im sure you' ll bring your vintage touches with you into your new home.

Beautifully done, Sage. We decorate with oranges, cloves, gingerbread, pomegranates, apples, cinnamon sticks, pretty ribbons, candy canes, holly, and evergreens. We've always done popcorn with cranberries on our string for around the tree. I have the bubble lights as well! And we also use tinsel. It doesn't seem like a proper tree without at least a little tinsel amongst all the ornaments. When my parents lived in Germany, they brought back a whole host of ornaments to go with the ones that had been handed down for generations (some from Germany in the late 1800s), including so many handmade ones. They're all on my trees now. Though the oldest, most precious, and most fragile ones get displayed where our cats can't easily knock them over!

In 12:02 I see in your kitchen a little pin board with goose's. My mother had exactly the same one and when I saw it in yours it brought tears to my eyes. What I would give to get such souvenirs back...I'm glad for what you doing. You give me a little warm from my childhood's memories back. Thank you ❤

I HAVE THAT HOLIDAY COOKBOOK! It was my Mother’s and it’s always my holiday party inspiration. When I was a child I loved the photos and dream of being an adult hostess serving the recipes.

I finally got some bubble lights this year after dreaming of having them since I learned about them from you! Seeing your summer Christmas brings me back to my home country (Brazil). I live in Germany now, and we're currently under loads of snow, so I'm getting that traditional, winter wonderland type of Christmas season. For Christmas I'm used to it , but come New year's, I'm super weirded out by it being cold, since in my head it's associated with summer and the beach 😅

So sad this is your last year in the house you have so lovingly made an adorable 1950's home. Such adorable vintage Xmas baubles too - I have a few that belonged to my great grandmother. Looking forward to see where youre going and future 1950's home

I’m a 1982 baby and growing up we loved the string tinsel but they don’t really sell it nowadays so, my mommy’s idea, we take this silver shiny thin ribbon and curl it with scissors and hang it randomly on tree 🤗

Lovely video! Everything turned out just beautiful. I need a time machine to go back to 1955....😅

Thanks for sharing Sage. Happy New Year to you and all. Peace around the Earth. Julie in Ohio, USA.

I am 26 from France, we are miles away, but emotions that your videos give off have no borders. First that i take time to comment but I look forward to watching all your videos. they are little treasures, filled with sweetness and comforting feelings. continue what you are doing, you bring a lot of love to people. kisses from France

Oh my dear, I’m so sad I missed your Christmas video earlier, but time just slipped away! But I’m so happy now that I found the time to catch up and watch your lovely video! I love you Sage, it’s so comforting to just sit and relax and be invited into your home! Thanks for another wonderful Christmas video! Much love & blessings…Mishka. xxxx

Have a Merry Christmas Sage I followed you a long time .Happy Holidays from Southwestern Ontario. 🇨🇦 As a kid we always had a green fake tree,but I remember seeing pictures of my older brothers in the 60s ,fake silver tree, were quite popular in the 50s.🙂

Oh Sage, your little home looks festive and cozy. Just lovely! Thank you for always bringing us such wonderful videos. ❤

Love your decorations and especially your vintage-style tree. The bubble lights are a lovely and distinctive touch. My own tree has a similar look; I have ornaments and funky plastic icicles from the '50s and '60s that were passed down in my family. Anyway, beautiful video and love your channel!

Honestly this is so beautiful this is what I call a real homely Christmas so love 1940s and Victorian era

That looks so nice! At least with the paper garlands you could save them and use for Easter.

This is exactly the video I needed to get in the festive spirit. Wishing you and your family a very Merry Christmas, Sage ❄️✨♥️💚

All you need to complete your tree is a tree topper like a star or an angel or even a 1950s Christmas finial shapped topper.. they make replicas of them if you can't find one from that time period and it would still go perfectly. But a topper would definitely be the perfect final touch for your tree 🎄

I was born in 1960, and your tree reminds me of growing up! Sage, you have decorated your home beautifully.

What absolutely beautiful Christmases your future kids will have! 🥰

Your decorated house looks so warm & cozy!

Everything looked beautiful! 😍 You getting trapped was hilarious 🤣 That’s something I’d totally do not realizing I’m getting myself in a corner 😂 I’d buy some straw or something to see if the bird would take that instead of your flower basket items. Especially if you have it easier to get it might leave it alone. We have a small bird house and every year a chickadee builds in it. One time a robin was gonna try but the hole was too small 😅 The chickadee popped out the hole like OCCUPIED! 🤣

Thank you for posting! The decorations are lovely and your house is warm and inviting. Though you will be moving, just think about all you have learned at this house that will transfer to your next one! A very exciting journey for you! Many hugs to you!

I remember making the paper chains at school in the late 70's. We used paper streamers 💛

Bubble lights and silver icicles were always on our tree when I was growing up in the 80’s. I still put them on my tree every year. One thing I’ve never done is actually build a gingerbread house so I am determined to do so this year.

I want to switch places with Sage, I want a summer Christmas, and I know her dream is a white Christmas. Beautiful Christmas tree and love those oranges

Lovely job! I really want to make a popcorn garland for my tree now

Everything looks so beautiful! I think though my favorite is the bubble lights. I wanna find some!

The only downside to this gorgeous Christmas video Sage, would have been if there was not enough popcorn left over to pig out on....I'm with James here. I recently baked your savoury eggs, crumbed potatoes, and cheese topped tomatoes from your 1950s cookbook video. So yummy altogether like that. Who woulda thought to spread the tomatoes with mustard and Worcestershire Sauce etc. For a vegetarian like me it was flavour plus and I have made this twice already! Thankyou Sage x

Since I missed you Sage, please don't leave again, it would be a huge disappointment for me not to see you again on your wonderful channel, your videos are my life.

I was born in 1945 and that was how dad decorated our trees for many years. We always had a live tree.

You and your little home are just adorable.xo Merry Christmas

You look most amazing amd purely enduring during your outtakes. I just cant seem to wrap my brain around your graceful intuit. I so; So I wished You did live streams to see the amazing that is Sage Lillyman felt from the inspired heart

I thought this house would be yours since you've invested yourself so much in renovating it. Feeling kind of nostalgic and it's not even my home, haha. Blessed winter holidays!

Nice video. I had a similar issue of placing the Christmas tree. I rearranged the furniture in my flat during the summer and didn't even consider Christmas. The only place the large tree will go is next to the TV, but I guess it's kind of fun having to peek around the tree to see the TV. I think the tree should be in the focal point of a room. The little tree has been decorated out mostly in spun silk baubles, which I love.

Lovely lovely. So glad to see you posting again. I'm a little curious about your air conditioner. Hope you're still able to stay cool. You have such a knack for making things beautiful. God bless you and James this season.

Haha James was ready to have popcorn lol. Beautiful decorating , I live in south Florida USA so I have a warm Christmas too

I was born in 1962, and I remember the silver tinsel, which we call * Lametta * in Germany. We always had a real tree with beautiful baubles and real candles and also sparklers. The candles would only be on for a short time because they would burn down quite quickly and of course were a fire hazard, but they made the tree look so festive. In Germany the tree was put up and decorated on the 24th of December and the children would not see it before the evening when it was time for the presents. Oh, the magic of seeing the tree, and the house smelled so wonderful of the food that mum was preparing all day long. I miss those days. I am living in the UK for 25 years now, but we still celebrate on the 24th and again on the 25th as my husband is British. My children are now all grown up, but they always loved having 2 big Christmas days. Best of both worlds, as they call it. :) I love your videos, they always make me happy.

Mum had lovely glass ornaments for our tree when I was a young girl growing up in the late 60’s. This bought back lovely memories of getting them out and seeing each coloured bauble, remembering it from the previous year, finding my favourites. Christmas was a lot quieter back then. ❤

Dont forget to "fluff" your branches for a more full look! I have a tree about the same size, and it takes about an hour to fluff up the branches, otherwise ours looks so scraggly! Love the bubble lights, I think my kiddos would kill them though lol

Those bubble lights look exactly like the ones my mom had back in the 50s

thank you for doing this a bit before christmas I wanna do all this now and I have the time!

You could use a toilet or kitchen roll tube to wrap the string garland when you put it away for next year. To stop it getting tangled 🎄

One year I made a ton of salt dough hearts and hung them with red ribbon. The tree was beautiful.

As an American, it would be wild to celebrate Christmas in summer.

Merry Christmas beautiful sweet soul sister ❤️❤️❤️you and so appreciate you lifting our spirits and bringing so much joy and light into our lives in such crazy unsettling times✨✨✨

Such Beautiful decorations you do such a great job with making everything look amazing. I'm going to miss seeing your wonderful little home 🏡 The dessert looked so delicious. 🎁🕊️🎄MERRY CHRISTMAS 🎄🕊️🎁⛄🦌❄️🧑‍🎄

Your videos are lovely. Oh no you’re moving! I hope you make lovely new memories wherever you are going ❤

Everything looks so cute and festive.

All of that is splendid as is so much of your stuff! Next time, try to keep a path out so that you are not stuck behind the tree for all eternity! Be blessed and have a wonderful Christmas and New Year!

Love this video, buuuut you can open/spread the little tree branches to give it a fuller look !😄 Love your vintage decorations and vibes 😍

I want to make the crafts with oranges - natural air fresheners would be cool!

Beautiful decorated house and tree. I'll miss this house xx

The house is picture perfect . ❤️ Thank you for sharing. ❤️

Aah so beautiful sage, makes me nostalgic for sure, I love everything the bubble lights the oranges. It looks soooo cosy xx

This is so lovely, it brought me to tears. ❤️

This was the most beautiful, delightful, perfect vlog, from beginning to end🎄

Cosy and nostalgic. Thank you Sage.

So lovely and warm ❤

It all turned out so lovely. ❤

I hope you cann take your sweet chicky girls with you when you relocate next year. Loe the decorations and hope you and James have a very Merry Christmas.

Just beautiful. Sage! Your dear little home is perfect.

Thank you so much. Everything looks absolutely beautiful! I love the simplicity of vintage decorations.

Everything is just lovely! Thank you so much for sharing your Christmas prep with us!❤🎄

Beautiful delicate decorations! The kind you can't have if you have pets and kids lol.

Oh! Your decorationg came out so beautiful. I am going to borrow a couple of your ideas. I love vintage as well. Thank you for sharing, Sage.

Love this. I want all the colors. I love seeing all the ornaments we've collected over the years.

It looks so beautiful, cosy and homely 💖

We had bubble lights when I was a kid back in the 50's and 60's. They were my favorite decoration on the tree. Thank you for the memory.

beautiful I love vintage Christmas decorations