This will be my last post before Christmas, so before we get into it let me just wish all of my readers that celebrate it a very merry, h...

When I was a kid, there was nothing I loved getting in the mail more than the big, fat Sears Wish Book Christmas catalog every autumn. As...

I don't know anyone who has ever purchased a Chipmunks album and I don't know who would want to -- who would purposely pay money ...

There's a tongue twister of a title for you! Given the relentless Christmas advertising that begins as soon as the Halloween costumes...

As a 70s/80s child I'll always hold a special place in my heart for the Rankin/Bass animated TV specials--particularly the ones that ...

Image via Cozy Home Chronicles Well, another Christmas and end of year is upon us once again. Just wanted to take a moment to thank ever...

Image from SavvySugar Nothing beats the old Christmas movies, songs and TV specials of the 20th century--it's as simple as that. Whe...

Is it "Dominick the Christmas Donkey"? The Chipmunks' "Christmas Don't Be Late"? No. For me, the song that...

I wanted to take a break from the pop culture reminiscing to share a retro Christmas craft with you all.  These are called Polish por...

A lot of retro blogs--and Go Retro is no exception to this--occasionally like to poke fun at the more kitschy fashions and home items of ...

Just how awful was The Star Wars Holiday Special ? So bad that it only aired once and has never been released on VHS or DVD. (Update: ...

In 1843, Englishman Sir Henry Cole "invented" the Christmas card as a means of distributing holiday wishes more easily to his fr...

When one thinks about holiday movies, lots of classics come to mind. The Ref , however, is probably not one of them--and that's a shame ...