Portable Christmas music to get one into the Holiday spirit while doing the dinner preparation during the 1950s VS Muhammad Ali runs next to Queen Elizabeth's horse carriage, London, 1963

This housewife looks absolutely delighted to be partaking in some Christmas music with the Pandora of the day. Imagine a time when you actually had to put your stereo system on a cart in order to listen to music while in the kitchen while holding a roast dinner. Around this time, portable battery-operated reel-to-reel tape recorders were introduced to the public - but were a bit pricey. Cassette decks were introduced in the 60s for home use - and became the portable music of choice for those making Christmas dinner.

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