From packed department stores and brightly lit shopping centres, to the angelic faces of children in school nativity plays and a very special flight to the ‘North Pole’, the festive spirit has sparkled through the decades. Here are some of the pictures which have made the memories.
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Goals from Keith Edwards and John Sheridan won the game for the Whites. Derby won the title that season.
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Ian Baird celebrates scoring under the Elland Road floodlights.
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The Seagulls goalie is left rooted to the spot as John Sheridan's strike hits the back of the net. Brighton finished bottom of the table that season.
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Tempers frayed during this Yorkshire derby in front of 17,983 fans at Elland Road.
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Ian Baird scored for the Whites against the Terriers who escaped relegation that season by just two points.
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Thanks for getting this far. Look out for part 2 featuring FA Cup classics against QPR, Wigan Athletic and Coventry City as well as play off action against Oldham Athletic and Charlton Athletic.