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COMPOSITE: In this digital composite image a comparison has been made of London at Selfridges in 1935 (Archive, Topical Press Agency) and Modern Day 2014 (Peter Macdiarmid) at Christmas time. *** ARCHIVE *** LONDON - DECEMBER 1935: Selfridges Department Store on Oxford Street is lit up by Christmas decorations on December 6, 1935 in London, England. (Photo by David Savill/Topical Press Agency/Getty Images) ***MODERN DAY*** LONDON, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 16: Selfridges department store is lit up for the Festive season on December 16, 2014 in London, England. Christmas is an annual religious feast day originally set on December 25 to celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ and is a cultural festival and public holiday celebrated by billions of people around the world. (Photo by Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images)

COMPOSITE:  In this digital composite image a comparison has been made of London at Selfridges in 1935 (Archive, Topical Press Agency) and Modern Day 2014 (Peter Macdiarmid) at Christmas time.  *** ARCHIVE *** LONDON - DECEMBER 1935:  Selfridges Department Store on Oxford Street is lit up by Christmas decorations on December 6, 1935 in London, England.  (Photo by David Savill/Topical Press Agency/Getty Images) ***MODERN DAY*** LONDON, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 16:  Selfridges department store is lit up for the Festive season on December 16, 2014 in London, England. Christmas is an annual religious feast day originally set on December 25 to celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ and is a cultural festival and public holiday celebrated by billions of people around the world.  (Photo by Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images)