Christmas Tree of the Day #1 (2008 Edition)

By Veron | Posted in Holidays
Tags: Bugis, Christmas Tree

Ooh I’m so excited to start off this year’s Christmas Tree of the Day series! Admiring the Christmas decor in Singapore is just one of the many things I look forward to during this time of the year. Every year, I would celebrate by showcasing a beautiful Christmas tree each day over the 12 days leading up to Christmas.

The first of this year’s series would be the flagship Christmas tree at Bugis Junction. It attracts a whole lot of attention from the camera-wielding crowd, with its position right beside the mall’s highly popular water fountain. This tree is one of my favorites this year. It’s simply picture-perfect!

You know what I love most about this tree? The way it’s ~~topsy turvy~~ curvy swurvy. I’ve never seen a tree quite like that, except in whimsical fairy tales! The shape also does kinda resemble a witch’s crooked hat, doesn’t it?

Shrouded in tropical floral and fauna at the base, you can call this a tropical Christmas tree. Ornaments you would find include shiny baubles, gold bells, 8-pointed asymmetrical silver stars, candy canes and little gingerbread men. (Yes, I do enjoy listing them out!) How charming!

Reindeer carousel

Another unique way that helps this Christmas tree stand out is that instead of having presents at the base, it sits right on top of a carousel, with reindeer and mirrors! Wow!

Christmas tree at Bugis Junction at night

Traditionally, Christmas trees tend to look better at night because that’s when the lights come on. But for this particular tree, I like it better in the day.

In ‘06, Bugis Junction boasted of a beautiful shiny tree decorated with life-sized angels. I think the mall has outdone itself this year! Don’t you think?

Christmas 2008

Christmas 2007

Christmas 2006

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Veron Ang is the founder and chief editor of Sparklette. She lives in Singapore and has dined and traveled across the world. She also runs Sparklette Studio, a web development and design firm. If you'd like to connect with her, head on over to the contact page or follow her on Twitter: @sparklette.

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Melissa
December 15

Wooooo the Christmas tree series is finally back!!!!
The tree looks great! I like the carousel at the bottom the most. It reminds me of Disneyland!
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- Veron
  December 16
  
  Yeah! It’s very fairytale-like :)
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Edmund Ng
December 16

Nice change from the maple leaves in the breeze to the falling snowflakes… especially when it lands on the Christmas tree in the photos!
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- Veron
  December 16
  
  It’s only this time of the year that I get to put up the snowflakes and I was so looking forward to it!
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Mooshi
December 16

The tree looks so beautiful! Reminds me of the trees and rides I used to play with in Marriot Hotel in the 80s. The X’mas vibes were very strong then. I love looking at the trees and how everything was so beautiful.
Can’t wait to read on for the next days!
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- Veron
  December 16
  
  Wow I wonder what it was like. When I was a kid the only playground I played at was the one in my neighborhood!
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squawks
December 17

your pictures make me feel homesick!
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roz
December 18

it’s not topsy-turvy, it’s curvy-wurvy!
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- Veron
  December 18
  
  lol! Is there a diff??
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- Melissa
  December 21
  
  Uh, it’s curvy-swurvy (-_-)
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  - roz
    December 22
    
    topsy-turvy = terbalik (upside down), curvy-swurvy = senget-benget (not straight) LOL!
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    - Veron
      December 22
      
      “Terbalik” lol!!! Your explanations totally brightened my day!
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Jerome
December 20

It’s a nice tree indeed. Here’s a similar effort by Singapore Fountain Pen:
http://singaporefountainpen.blogspot.com/2008/12/singapores-best-christmas-trees.html
But you have better pictures! :D
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- Veron
  December 21
  
  I think he has done an impressive job at the tree hunting! There are so many of them!
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QuaChee
December 28

nice photo uve got there :)
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- Veron
  December 30
  
  Thanks :)
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