The night at downtown Orchard road in Singapore is lighted up with impressive and colourful Christmas lighting display! The place is swamped with tourists and locals, both hanging around to take pictures.
Picture of these cute rotating X’mas characters taken outside Shaw House.
The Shaw House, with cinemas, eateries and boutiques.
When you visit Singapore during Christmas season, come down to Orchard road to soak up the festive atmosphere. (Now I got a bit irritated when I saw ERP (charge-drivers electronic gantry) in the background!)
These adorable angels who are distributing sweets outside Tangs Department Store become popular with photographers.
Nice! I like this beautiful walkway with “cottages” selling Christmas stuffs outside Tangs!
Not forgetting X’mas bands like this one, playing joyful and uplifting tunes to get you in the Christmas mood.
If you travel by public transport, you can take the MRT and alight at Orchart MRT station. If you drive/take cab there during weekends, you will be greeted by heavy traffic (also ERP from Mon-Sat till 8pm, to tax you! XD) and long queues to carparks. Maybe you can try to park at Lucky Plaza. We went there and there was no queue to the carpark at all. We parked at Lucky Plaza from 7pm to 11pm and it only cost S$3+.
Stay tuned for more Christmas photos!
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Hmmm…2x funny dolls. How many they spend money to prepare it? Ck..ck..
waaaa… the lego one at Shaw House, i think I saw it before. Not bad ur pictures ey, can be a pro photographer. Anyway, did you took the merry christmas sign the one with the ERP at the background on the middle of the road? hehe…. 🙂
@Seno: Don’t know how much the Tourism board spent. I think it’s worthwhile with so many tourists coming to Singapore for Christmas.
@henry: Photos + Photoshop!! Yeah, ERPs are everywhere so it’s not difficult to get that sign in your pics!! XD
wow!! two beautiful dolls and two beautiful angels ….
it is very nice place and nicely decorated…it is amazing!!!wow!!!
oh—I miss orchard road. I have imagined how festive the place might be during christmas season when we were there last September…now I got some ideas,,….thanks to your post Eunice.
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BTW, the nearest beach from Manila is around 1 and a half hour drive by car Eunice…..
WOW! I gotta say this! I really really loved your Christmas photos! and I saved them all in my laptop! *well, I steal your pics again heh ehh… ^ ^ I just want to look at them later on! XD
How is everything? Miss you so much, neh! Advance merry Christmas greeting to you, Eunice 🙂
I always hear stories of how beautiful Orchard Road will look like before Christmas and indeed it is true from what I see here. Wish I can make it around this time in the future.
i hope i’ll have time to take pictures of Makati City (where I work). buildings and malls here are well decorated and Christmas is really in the air, especially at night time.
@salingPUSA: Yeah it’s pretty during X’mas but Singapore has been raining almost everyday this month. We were really lucky that it was good weather when we were taking pictures yesterday.
That’s far to go to the beach from Manila!
@Barbie: Heya nice to see u again! Glad that you love those X’mas pics. I am going to publish more X’mas pics in the coming week.
@Borneo Falcon: Oh so you might be coming SG this month? It has been raining almost everyday… so not very good for outdoor photography. But sometimes you can try your luck. =D
@Jasper: Hey! If you took any pics of Makati City, let me know! I want to see!!
Ur pictures r very nice.pls visit me wenever u find time..
haha…. smart 🙂 need to learn from u! madam sifu! 😀
i pass by orchard everyday,..its very colorful, its really going to happen this year celebration…
Huhu..How I wish I can celebrate Christmas in Singapore!
I dont shop in Orchard Road but I love the atmosphere there! Dunno when can I visit Orchard Rd again. Miss miss…
Christmas makes everything so bright. Especially at nighttime.
Ha….Ha…. i might go to Singapore again if I won the main prize of a competition organized by Tiger Airways and a local newspaper which I participate last month. Heard there is a theme for this year Christmas celebration in Singapore. Something about “Candy in the Tropic”
@henry: mdm sifu sounds old leh heheheh. That Kungfu Panda has many funny names hehehe, especially “Master Sifu” and “Master Wu Gui” LOL!!!! Master is already = Sifu!! XD
@dede: oh you work in Orchard? It’s so crowded now. I think this year X’mas lights are nicer than last year right? Perhaps that is to make up for the ugly construction sites!
@Lz: Oh why you don’t shop in Orchard road? Actually not only there are branded stuffs, there are also many cheaper stuffs around. I also hardly go Orchard cos of the crowd and the ERP.
@Mark H: Yep! Only it doesn’t snow in SG but it has been raining almost everyday now.
@Borneo Falcon: Seems like you are very informative with the current travel news! I wanted to write about the current Christmas theme at Orchard road but I really don’t know how to describe it. The big “toys” look like lego but not exactly hehe. So it’s “Candy in the Tropic”!!! Thanks for that!
I still remember my Christmas holidays in Singapore some 10 years ago which was fantastic, especially those light decoration made Singapore such an attractive destination for Christmas.
Sadly to say, I haven’t got a chance to see it again since then… 🙁
Thanks to your photos taken so nicely that I could experience it through my monitor, at least… LoL!
@Cecil: 10 years ago?! That’s too long ago. SG is so near to Malaysia! Come next X’mas bah. =D
wow those are great pictures! wasn’t really in to the x’mas spirit till i saw those pics ;D thanks!
spectacular display of lights. this again reminds that christmas is the happiest season. ill be sending to you the article after christmas. thanks for waiting.
I get so excited looking at these photo of Christmas spectacular. I like occasions like this 🙂
sure is beautiful in singapore. kuantan has got practically no deco. even when they have, it’s just a small xmas tree. besides, the malls here were already playing gong xi fa cai songs……damn miserable.
marry christmad for U anniversary….. n happy new year…… back link okay??
@Andrew,dong ho, mharms, mingto: It’s not white Christmas in Singapore but a warm and colourful one!
@calvin: haha.. hmm, maybe not many Christians around?
Waoo! Ce dragut, parca totul e luat dintr-o poveste!
Spent Christmas in S’pore in 1995 absolutely loved it. The lights on Orchard Rd. were fantastic. The Botanic Garden was great, be sure to stop at the National Orchid Garden. Be sure to carry an umbrella, it rains for an hour or so in the afternoon. Wish I could be there this year. A wonderful place.
Rockin “Doc”