For many Brummies, the holidays began the moment the city centre lit up.
The festive displays in department stores and the Christmas market mark the start of the festive period.
New images show what Christmas was like in the city 60 years ago.
Take a look back at these 8 nostalgic pictures of famous Birmingham streets and landmarks during the Christmas season in the 1960s.
1. Christmas lights suspended across a road in The Bull Ring Shopping Centre in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England, November 1966. (Photo by Brooks/Fox Photos/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
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2. Birmingham Christmas in the 1960s
Bull Ring Centre, Birmingham, 23/12/1963. The fish and poultry market at the Bull Ring Centre bustling with shoppers at Christmas time. On 14th November 1963, the retail market at the Bull Ring development was opened by the Lord Mayor of Birmingham, Alderman Dr. Louis Glass, JP. The new retail market replaced the old Market Hall building, which was originally built in 1835 but had suffered serious damage from an air strike in the Second World War. The general section of the new market housed 154 stalls, with a further 42 in the separate fish and poultry section | Getty Images
3. Birmingham Christmas in the 1960s
Bull Ring Centre, Birmingham, 23/12/1963. A silhouetted view of a carol service being held on the spiral ramp at the Bull Ring Centre. Artist John Laing plc | Getty Images
4. Birmingham Christmas in the 1960s
Bull Ring Centre, Birmingham, 23/12/1963. A carol service being held on the spiral ramp at the Bull Ring Centre, with the Church of St Martin in the background. Artist John Laing plc | Getty Images