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The Melbourne tradition of the Myer Christmas Windows began in 1956. This was the year of the Melbourne Olympics and also the year television was introduced to Melbourne. Fred Asmussen created this special tradition through his vision to provide something magical for the people of Melbourne during the Christmas holidays.
Throughout the years, the Myer Christmas Windows have delighted and thrilled generations of children and adults alike. The many and varied themes have included much loved Fairy Tales, famous Childrens' books, and themes from the Ballet and Opera. The following is a list of the Christmas windows from 1956 until today. Lloyd Hull photographed most of the images.
1956 - Santa & the Olympics
1957 -The Nutcracker
1958 - Aladdin
1959 - Famous Fairy Tales
Scene from the 1956 Windows: Santa & The Olympics
1960 - I Dreamed of Christmas in Different Lands
1961 - Alice in Wonderland
1962 - Santa's Journey into Space
1963 - Cinderella
1964 - Peter Pan
1965 - Swan Lake
1966 - Arabian Nights
1967 - Chinese Fairy Tales
1969 - Sleeping Beauty
Scene from the 1965 Windows: Swan Lake
1970 - Snugglepot and Cuddlepie
1971 - Disney on Parade
1972 - Christmas around the World
1973 - Coppelia
1974 - The Butterfly Ball
1975 - The Twelve Days of Christmas
1976 - Peg Maltby's Fairy Tales
1977 - The Snow Queen
1978 - Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
1979 - An International Christmas
Scene from the 1975 Windows: The Twelve Days of Christmas
1980 - A Woodland Christmas
1981 - Sinbad the Sailor
1982 - Gilbert and Sullivan
1983 - A Bear's Christmas
1984 - Around the World in Eighty Days
1985 - Fairy Tales
1986 - Nursery Rhymes
1987 - Myer Bear Celebrates Christmas
1988 - Pinocchio
1989 - Alice in Wonderland
Scene from the 1982 Windows: Gilbert & Sullivan
1990 - Peter Pan
1991 - Cinderella
1992 - Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
1993 - The Wizard of Oz
1994 - Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer
1995 - May Gibbs : The Gumnut Babies
1996 - The Retrospective of Previous Years
1997 - Beatrix Potter
1998 - The Eleventh Hour
1999 - Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Scene from the 1991 Windows: Cinderella