Holidays

Christmas Tree of the Day #12 (2012 Edition) – Marina Square

5 months ago • 352 views

Rounding up our Christmas Tree of the Day series for 2012 is this colourful and shiny tree at Marina Square shopping mall. Credit Standing tall at the main atrium of the mall, the tree is the centrepiece of a bazaar catered to various festive goodies and merchandise. Credit The Christmas tree features an unusual arrangement of baubles in red, orange, yellow, green, blue and pink along with dazzling multi-coloured fairy...

Christmas Tree of the Day #11 (2012 Edition) – A Pink Christmas at Orchard Central

5 months ago • 564 views

The Best Dressed Building title among the Orchard Road malls this Christmas season was awarded to Orchard Central. And it’s not hard to see why the mall has won for the second year in a row. Credit The Christmas tree at the front of the mall features a hollow base, allowing passers-by to walk right through it. Credit Through a liberal use of pink and white tones, the mall has...

Christmas Tree of the Day #10 (2012 Edition) – Royal Plaza on Scotts

5 months ago • 334 views

Royal Plaza on Scotts, a 5-star hotel in the Singapore Orchard area, boasts a cheery-looking Christmas installation at its main lobby this holiday season. Credit The topsy-turvy Christmas tree appears to partially emerge from an open gift-box. It is speckled with multi-coloured baubles and ornaments. Instead of being topped with the usual star or angel, a yellow gift-box perches at its tip. Credit Accompanying the tree are familiar Christmas characters...

Christmas Tree of the Day #9 (2012 Edition) – A Very Purple Christmas at Scotts Square

5 months ago • 566 views

Following the purple-themed Christmas tree at ION Orchard, here’s an even more spectacular Christmas tree in that gorgeous shade. Credit This unusual Christmas tree can be admired at Scotts Square in Singapore. With gold and purple baubles and purple ribbons as its ornaments, this is my personal favourite Christmas tree this year. From far, it resembles a giant candy floss, kinda like that pink Christmas tree at The Cathay a...

Christmas Tree of the Day #8 (2012 Edition) – ION Orchard

5 months ago • 438 views

Purple is one of my favourite colours, which is why I especially admire the Christmas display at ION Orchard, one of the largest shopping malls along Orchard Road in Singapore. Credit Draped prettily with purple ribbons, the Christmas tree features a frosty theme with purple and silver baubles and snowflakes as ornaments. Credit As with past Christmases, visitors can enter the tree through a walkway and see what’s on the...

Christmas Tree of the Day #7 (2012 Edition) – Paragon Shopping Centre

6 months ago • 356 views

Every year, upmarket mall Paragon Shopping Centre puts up a sophisticated Christmas display along Orchard Road. Credit Fronting the mall this Christmas is an all-black Christmas tree with shiny red baubles. Credit Topped with a yellow six-pointed star, translucent yellow orbs form the rest of the festive décor. Credit Credit Within the shopping mall, long strings of red baubles and yellow orbs hang from the ceiling. Credit Credit The yellow...

Christmas Tree of the Day #6 (2012 Edition) – Toy Soldiers at TripleOne Somerset

6 months ago • 316 views

Christmas stories come alive at TripleOne Somerset, one of the malls along the bustling Orchard and Somerset shopping belt in Singapore. Credit Toy soldiers and larger-than-life Christmas cards are the centrepiece of the vibrant and colourful Christmas display here. Credit To tie in with the “stories come alive” theme, there are even appearances by Santa stilt-walkers and flute players to ramp up the festive atmosphere. Credit Credit The Christmas trees...

Christmas Tree of the Day #5 (2012 Edition) – Singapore Flyer

6 months ago • 606 views

The tallest Christmas tree in Singapore this year can be spotted from afar lighting up the Singapore Flyer. Credit Boasting more than a million dazzling LED lights, the tree changes colours constantly, putting up a spectacular light show every night. Credit Credit Credit It’s not the first time we have featured the Singapore Flyer Christmas tree in our Christmas Tree of the Day series. But because it features a new...

Christmas Tree of the Day #4 (2012 Edition) – Gardens by the Bay

6 months ago • 631 views

Gardens by the Bay is one of Singapore’s newest attractions. The 101-hectare park showcases horticulture and garden artistry, with the highlight being a range of amazing Supertrees. These uniquely designed vertical tree-like gardens remind one of the world in the movie Avatar. Apart from that, the conservatory complex comprises two cooled conservatories — the Flower Dome and the Cloud Forest. Credit At the Flower Dome conservatory, Christmas decorations are interspersed...

Christmas Tree of the Day #3 (2012 Edition) – Raffles City Shopping Centre

6 months ago • 527 views

At the junction of Bras Brasah Road and North Bridge Road in Singapore is where you would spot this eye-catching Christmas tree by Raffles City Shopping Centre. Credit If you happen to be grabbing a beer at alfresco German bar, Brotzeit, you would have a clear view of this tree. Credit This Christmas tree is tiered in three alternating layers of gold and green leaves, covered in a net of...