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Christmas Tree of the Day #3 (2008 Edition)
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Christmas Tree of the Day #3 (2008 Edition)

By Veron Ang

The Christmas tree at Raffles City shopping centre literally stops traffic. With its sheer height of 18 metres standing smack in the middle of the city area, it sure draws a lot of looks from passers-by and commuters on the road.

Doesn’t the pattern on this tree somewhat resemble one of those designer signature prints on ladies’ handbags? More than 80 pieces of gleaming mirrored ornaments form its main decorations. They come in the shapes of four-pointed stars and the French fleur-de-lis.

Christmas tree at Raffles City Shopping Centre

(Aside: notice the bar to the bottom right? That’s Brotzeit, a German bar I frequent at VivoCity. I haven’t realised they have a new branch at Raffles City. It also shares the same semi-alfresco setting.)

Lights on Christmas tree at Raffles City Shopping Centre

And if you looked closely, you can see that the tree is densely covered with little Christmas light bulbs! During the day, the tree may not look particularly impressive. But imagine what it’ll be like when all these lights come on at night!

Christmas tree at Raffles City Shopping Centre
Photo by arti47

From 7:30pm to 9:30pm everyday, the lights come alive at half-hour intervals. Not only that — they would dance in sync to music! The dazzling performance would only be on until 28 December, so catch it while you can!

For more Christmas trees, check out the Sparklette Christmas Tree of the Day series.

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Veron Ang

Veron Ang is the Founder and Chief Editor of Sparklette, a Singapore restaurants guide, lifestyle and travel blog. She graduated with a bachelor's degree in computer science from the National University of Singapore and runs a web design firm at Sparklette Studio. To get in touch, head on over to the contact page or follow @Sparklette and @VeronSG on Twitter.

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  1. June
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    Hey… That’s a very gorgeous X’mas tree! =) I may be going to Raffles City next week, will take a look if i’m there.

    Like all your special feature on the X’mas trees =) Ever since i’ve got my Canon Ixus 860IS in Jan’08 , i enjoy taking pictures even more & i was quite inspired by u & start taking more pics of the X’mas decorations.

    Keep up the good work. Love reading your blog =)

    Reply
    Posted December 17, 2008 at 10:16 pm

    • VeronTwitter
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      That’s awesome! Christmas decorations are beautiful and it’s only during this time of the year that we get to see any. There’s something about Christmas that’s just so magical, don’t you think? All the better if we can capture some memories of it while it lasts!

      You’re a Canon gal too? I just bought myself a Canon IXUS 870 IS. It’s my first Canon camera ever and I’m totally having fun with it.

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      Posted December 17, 2008 at 10:26 pm

  2. June
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    I agree with the magical part of X’mas! =)

    And yes… I’m a Canon gal too! My brother just got the same camera as you =) Canon is a good choice!!

    Reply
    Posted December 18, 2008 at 12:17 pm
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