Second Annual Best Xmas Magazine Covers

Last year at this time SPD published its first annual Best Xmas Magazine Covers collection. Now we're back with a second holiday collection. Here are some of our favorite Xmas covers from over the years. If you've got your own faves, please pass them along to us and we'll add them to our collection.

Special thanks to David Keeps, Stephen Kroninger, and Linda Rubes for their help in compiling these covers.

(Above): Evergreen, December 1969. Art director: Ken Deardoff, illustrator: Bill Lee.

Playboy, December 1967.


Mad, January 1962, illustration by Don Martin.


Time, December 9, 1974, illustration by Jack Davis.


The Rocket, January 1984, art director: Helene Silverman, illustrator: Gary Panter.


Seventeen, December 1946. Cover courtesy of The First Colleen Corby Fan Club.


Esquire, December 1976.


Monsieur, January (early 60s).

The Newmanology page on Facebook will be posting a classic Xmas magazine cover every day during the month of December. See the ongoing collection here.


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