This Is What Christmas Looked Like in the Year You Were Born
2015
Okay, so Christmas is still a week away, but the festivities have already started. Miley Cyrus, who hosted the 2015 Video Music Awards, attended the New York premiere of "A Very Murray Christmas" where she gave a stunning performance of "Silent Night."
2014
Now more than ever people just people love putting cute outfits on their pets for the holidays. You likely saw at least a few Christmas cards with Santa dogs in 2014.Disney
2013
Released in theaters in late November (right before the holiday season!), Frozen captured the hearts of every kid under 5. Okay, some were slightly older. Like 40, but there's a good reason why — we could not "Let It Go"!
2012
Yes, it's a seamless part of our vocabulary now, but it was just a few years ago that Time named "selfie" one of the top buzzwords of 2012. We bet almost half of the holiday family photos you see now are taken with a smartphone.
2011
Move over Mariah Carey – Zooey Deschanel's duo She & Him went to the top of the charts with their rendition of "Baby, It's Cold Outside."
2010
Right before Christmas in 2010, people enjoyed a beautiful, total lunar eclipse (seen here in New York City). It was the first time since 1638 that an eclipse coincided with winter solstice, making it a historic event.
2009
There's always a must-have Christmas toy. And in 2009, it was Zhu Zhu Pets. They were so popular, stores couldn't keep the plush robotic hamsters on their shelves.
2008
With fuel prices on the rise, the word "staycation" gained traction this year as more people opted to stay home.
2007
With the start of the Great Recession, holiday shoppers would begin to feel a financial pinch for the next few years to come.
2006
Move aside, Xbox and Playstation — the Nintendo Wii became the cool console to get in 2006 thanks to its motion-sensing controller. Little did people know the futuristic technology might actually give them tennis elbow.
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2005
Elf on the Shelf hit bookstores in 2005, prompting a slew of critics and increasingly creative ways to pose the accompanying doll all December long.
2004
Back in the White House for her husband's second term, First Lady Laura Bush chose "A Season of Merriment and Melody" for the holiday theme.
2003
Elf became instant classic holiday flick thanks to Will Ferrell's abundance of Christmas spirit.
2002
It was this year that the overtly sexy Bratz dolls took over the top spot in the doll market as Tweens increasingly requested the "anti-Barbies."
2001
Long before Blue Ivy or even Jay-Z was in the picture, Beyonce and the rest of Destiny's Child performed at the Christmas tree lighting at Rockefeller Center on November 28.
2000
A California power crisis that year didn't stop residents, like this one, from decking the halls with holiday lights. Hopefully it wasn't too elaborate.
1999
In an effort to promote itself as a Christmas destination, Disneyland started festooning Main Street right after Halloween this year. Talk about the Christmas creep.
1998
If you were a kid in 1998, you probably asked for a Furby for Christmas. The only problem is no one could ever understand what it was saying and it didn't stop making noise. Ever! 
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1997
Furbys weren't the only plush toys in hot demand – '90s kids were also hot for new Beanie Babies to add to their growing collections.
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1996
Possibly one of the hottest toy crazes of all time, Tickle Me Elmo was 1996's must-have toy. Scalpers sold the toy on a secondary market for up to $,500. 1994
Even though Mariah Carey's "All I Want For Christmas Is You" just lost its holiday song top spot, it will always be one of our faves.
1995
At the height of her career, Whitney Houston's rendition of the holiday classic, "Do You Hear What I Hear?," was one of the late singer's best performances. Watch it live here, and get ready to get chills.
1993
Some people may want to file it under Halloween, but The Nightmare Before Christmas, which hit theaters on October 29, definitely made the holidays a little spookier.Disney
1992
Charles Dickens probably never envisioned furry puppets reenacting his Christmas classic, but that's exactly what happened in The Muppets Christmas Carol, featuring Kermit as Bob Cratchit.
1991
Proving family comes above all, the first President Bush gathered up his grandkids for a cozy Christmas reading session in the White House. Do we spot a mini Jenna and Barbara Bush?
1990
When Home Alone(and Macaulay Culkin's iconic scream) graced movie theaters in 1990, not even the creators knew how successful — and hilarious — it would be.
1989
The only thing better than a Christmas comedy is a Christmas comedy starring Chevy Chase and the rest of the Griswold family. National Lampoon's Christmas Vacationshowed us just how "perfect" the holidays can be.
1988
On the top of kids' Christmas lists this year were Pictionary and Nintendo Entertainment Systems.
1987
Back in 1987, Diana was our favorite princess (Kate who?) and Prince William wore this adorable coat to the Christmas Day service.
1986
A series of mishaps almost ruined their holiday, but the Golden Girls still managed to celebrate Christmas – and their three Emmy awards – in 1986.Next
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