Christmas in Sunderland in the Second World War was a very different proposition.
Amid an era of rationing, air raids and wreckage, Wearside people put up streamers and did their best to enjoy the season.
Food supplies were meagre yet life went on - and so did the patrols which tried to keep the area safe.
Have a look at our film tribute which uses Echo archive photos from 1939 to 1944.
10. Mobile church
This mobile church came into service on Wearside at Christmas in 1944. The mobile church of the Venerable Bede was dedicated by the Bishop of Durham Dr A T P Williams at a DLI depot in the Northern Command. | se
11. Still smiling at Christmas
If your relatives relayed stories about life in Sunderland in the war years, tell us more by emailing [email protected] | se
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