As night fell on Orchard Road, the country’s shopping belt once again transformed into a festive wonderland with its yearly display of Christmas lights. In a decades-long annual tradition that has been a herald of the holiday season, the lights officially came on in a...
This year marks the 41st edition of the light-up, and is themed around traditional Christmas lights set in a firefly garden.As night fell on Orchard Road , the country’s shopping belt once again transformed into a festive wonderland with its yearly display of Christmas lights.
The Christmas On A Great Street light-up, which stretches for 3.1km, will be turned on nightly at 6.30pm until Jan 1. The launch event on Nov 9 was in partnership with the Community Chest, which gave a preview of its new Sharity Reimagined fund-raising exhibition. Community Chest chairman Chew Sutat said: “Regular and sustained giving from partners and the wider community have enabled Community Chest to support critical social service programmes that have uplifted the lives of over 82,000 individuals and families in need.”
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