This is one of my favorite weeks of the year! Do you want to know why? Thanksgiving has come and gone and I can FINALLY listen to Christmas music, decorate, and wrap gifts without being judged! Luckily for those of us in Colorado, there is no shortage of Christmas cheer to go around, as shown by these 15 nostalgic photos of Colorado at Christmastime that will show just how timeless this season is here in the Centennial State:

1. "Meeker, Colo. Christmas 1910"
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2. "'Broncho Buster' statue in Civic Center Park in winter" (1921)
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3. "Postal workers during Christmas in Denver, 1915"
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4. "Carlton Tunnel - Xmas party - supts at portal" (c. 1940)
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5. "Denver Fire Station on Christmas Eve" (1890)
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6. Civic Center Park (c. 1925)
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7. "Interior view of home in (probably) Denver, Colorado; shows children, a man, a woman, and a baby. A decorated Christmas tree is by a fireplace with mantle, mirror, and vases." (c. 1890)
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8. St. Mary's Academy Christmas show (1938)
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9. Grand Junction (1946)
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10. "Photograph depicting the Civic Center Park in Denver, Colo. at night with holiday decorations including a Christmas tree, wreaths, and holiday lights. Photographed by the Denver Commercial Photo Co. in 1935."
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11. "Merrill Junior High School Choir Christmas 1958"
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12. Hotchkiss (c. 1910)
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13. "Children, Rifle area" (c. 1910)
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14. "Sleighing at Sneffles, Colo. Xmas" (c. 1896)
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15. Denver City & County Building (c. 1940)
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