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Retro Holiday Roundup: Christmas camels, tacky gifts and more

These stories from holidays of yesteryear will help get you in the spirit of the season!

Retro Holiday Roundup: Christmas camels, tacky gifts and more

These stories from holidays of yesteryear will help get you in the spirit of the season!

So you say you're tired of combing the malls looking for that perfect gift. Well, how about this? I can see my mom will be, bring it home for Christmas present. You meet Humphrey. He's *** two humped Alabama camel looking for *** good home. He's for sale. If you want him and make *** good Christmas presents. Come here. Come on, make no mistake though. Good looks are not Humphrey's forte. That's *** face. Only your mother could love. That's not ugly. I think it's cute. There are *** couple of things you should know before you buy one of these kind of Christmas gifts. For instance, they don't come with any warning labels. The return policy isn't quite as flexible as Walmart. And as far as wrapping this, you can forget it, put *** bow on him, put *** bow on his head, his hair. I know it will take more than Frankincense and Mur to buy old Humphrey. The asking price is $5000. Some call it *** small price to pay. I think it would be *** neat gift. Who else has *** camel in Pen Jennifer Johnson, NBC 13 News
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Retro Holiday Roundup: Christmas camels, tacky gifts and more

These stories from holidays of yesteryear will help get you in the spirit of the season!

Are you in the holiday mood? If not, we have just what Santa Claus ordered. Settle down with some milk and cookies because we have some hilarious, wacky and great retro stories for you.In 1997, a reporter found a gift you'd never expect: Humphrey, a two-humped camel from Alabama. Good looks weren't Humphrey's forte, but he was undeniably unique.Watch the video above to see what the deal was with this Christmas camel!Here are a few more holiday-themed videos from our archives.RETRO FIND: Family took Christmas light competition so seriously that their rival moved out of stateChristmas lights are perhaps the best part of the season. You know this family took decorating seriously because they used two miles of extension cords. Watch the video to see their light display.Retro Find: Would you buy these ‘tacky’ '70s gifts?The word tacky is pretty subjective here -- if we got some of these gifts, we'd be happy with them. Check out the video to see some downright questionable gifts from 1977.RETRO CHRISTMAS: Do you remember these popular ‘80s toys?Do you remember these popular toys from 1983? Watch to find out which toy was the most coveted.

Are you in the holiday mood? If not, we have just what Santa Claus ordered. Settle down with some milk and cookies because we have some hilarious, wacky and great retro stories for you.

In 1997, a reporter found a gift you'd never expect: Humphrey, a two-humped camel from Alabama. Good looks weren't Humphrey's forte, but he was undeniably unique.

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Watch the video above to see what the deal was with this Christmas camel!

Here are a few more holiday-themed videos from our archives.

RETRO FIND: Family took Christmas light competition so seriously that their rival moved out of state

Christmas lights are perhaps the best part of the season. You know this family took decorating seriously because they used two miles of extension cords. Watch the video to see their light display.

Retro Find: Would you buy these ‘tacky’ '70s gifts?

The word tacky is pretty subjective here -- if we got some of these gifts, we'd be happy with them. Check out the video to see some downright questionable gifts from 1977.

Do you remember these popular toys from 1983? Watch to find out which toy was the most coveted.