In many ways, Christmas is the same as it has always been. Too many weird family members, disappointing gifts, and useless stress during what it supposed to be a happy time. The only difference is these days, kids are getting VR rigs instead of record players. 

But Christmas looks different. That cramped, colorful, cluttered homely mess of old has been replaced by an Instagram-curated "aesthetic."

Here are 25 holiday photos from the 1970s, when Christmas actually looked like Christmas.