#cchristmas

Listen/purchase: O Come, All Ye Vapeful by Pacific Plaza Records

Robinsons, which shut down over the weekend, had a long association with Christmas and had Singapore dreaming of its very first white Christmas in 1949. Robinsons’ last Christmas, 2020. For a while, Christmas in Singapore wouldn’t be Christmas without a visit to Robinsons. The store — a long time Singaporean retail institution, which had a strong link with the year end season of cheer, had its…

Relive those vivid, dreamy memories of Christmas past with this glowing illustration. When the lights and the ornaments on the tree were wonders to explore. When I was young, there were these ornaments that would bubble from the heat of the lights they were hung over. We also had a multi colored wheel that would spin in front of a bright lamp, casting rainbow tints across the tree. I would also spend hours with the creche, moving the magi along the route to the Manger.

Here is my son, dreamily fascinated by our tree this year.

We've lined up a slew of charming gifts over the 12 days to make your holiday season a bigger reason to celebrate. Not to tease, but you'll find a landslide of ideas from scrappy notebooks, to stylish sunglasses and, even, our very own classic cozy tees. Not smiling yet? We've also thrown in a couple (or more) of those covetable Laneway Tickets that'll help seeing your band of indie artistes onstage next year for free. Activate your alerts near Christmas. We'll be dishing out more details on how you can win everything - all in one bag.