Orchard Road has transformed into a starry, colourful paradise
for Christmas.
Launched alongside the light-up is a nostalgic photo exhibition
on the past Christmas celebrations along the shopping belt, dating
back to 1984. Held in front of Shaw House Urban Plaza, the
exhibition to commemorate 50 years of tourism development in
Singapore will run till Jan 1 2015.
Unlike previous years where festive decorations were limited to
one or two colours, this year, the 2.88-kilometre stretch of
Orchard Road is lined with multi-coloured Christmas trees and
psychedelic stars. The many colours reflect the “great diversity of
people that live on this island”, said Mrs May Sng, Chairman of the
Orchard Road Business Association (ORBA), which is behind the
light-up.
Shoppers can also look forward to an outdoor carnival on Dec 6,
when parts of the shopping stretch will be closed to traffic for
the third instalment of Pedestrian Night. The night will feature
live performances by homegrown artistes and screenings of local
short films.
Shoppers can learn more about the decoration concept of this
year's light-up at this "star" outside Wisma Atria (left) or pose
for selfies with this 7m-tall rotating Christmas tree in front of
Robinsons The Heeren.
Some 500 stars and 520 bauble were used to decorate the
trees.
