'Preparing for Christmas' - starts 5 mins 20 secs into film.
The first half of this segment shows thousands of people attending a Christmas parade in Wellington in 1958. Santa arrives on a float decorated as a ship called ‘the spirit of Christmas’.
The second half shows a life-sized nativity stable being built in Taihape. It is visited by people from all over the district.
Credit
Film courtesy of Archives New Zealand - Te Rua Mahara o te Kāwanatanga
Reference: Pictorial Parade No 82, pt 3
Permission of Archives New Zealand Te Rua Mahara o te Kāwanatanga must be obtained before any re-use of this material.
