We’re counting down to Christmas! Follow @100objectsbrad on Twitter to see a new seasonal object daily. From exquisite illustrations to 1930s Christmas cards to 1980s student humour, there’s always more to discover in Special Collections. Here’s a round-up of the first twelve.
Day 1

Ice is nice! The Universal Glaciarium, 184 Lord Street, Southport, Holden Papers.
Day 2

Season’s Greetings from the Co-op, Bradford Pioneer, 1935.
Day 3

In the bleak midwinter … snow on the “Amp”, University of Bradford, December 2009
Day 4

Our Book Tree, 2015
Day 5

Our 2015 book tree was so popular we did another in 2016!
Day 6

Pretty poinsettia Christmas card, Mitrinovic Archive
Day 7

Brrr! Cyclists on Kex Gill, photographed by Fred Robinson Butterfield
Day 8

Christmas has been too much for this sheep! Fleece, number 11, December 1983
Day 9

Revenge of the Turkeys! Shep, number 2, December 1988
Day 10

Common Ivy, from Beautiful Leaved Plants, one of our favourite books!
Day 11

Holly, from Flowering Plants of Great Britain, 1855
Day 12

Star sticker, Women for Life on Earth STAR marches, 1983, Annie Tunnicliffe Archive