The annual Christmas light-up along Orchard Road will return on Nov 13 with both physical and virtual elements, as businesses along Singapore's prime shopping belt hope for "a return to normalcy".

SINGAPORE - The Christmas light-up on Orchard Road will be a scaled-down affair this year, with the usual street festivities called off due to the ongoing pandemic.

SINGAPORE - Orchard Road bloomed with poinsettias, magnolias and Christmas roses on Saturday (Nov 13) evening when President Halimah Yacob, with the press of a button, triggered the annual ...

SINGAPORE— Orchard Road's Christmas light-up and associated in-person events will be largely back to normal this year, with live music and large numbers of foreign tourists expected for the ...

SINGAPORE: 'Tis the season to be jolly and in sunny Singapore, one of the merriest and brightest destinations is undoubtedly along Orchard Road during the annual Christmas light-up.

The sidewall of Mandarin Orchard Singapore will use AR technology to transform into a wall of wonder with multimedia projections. Meanwhile, ORBA has also named Lazada its official eCommerce partner.

Can't wait for the Christmas now? Head down to see the lights after the launch on November 16 or keep tabs on promotions and exciting events on the Orchard Road Facebook page.

The light-up, which is in its 37th year, is organised by the Orchard Road Business Association. Its chairman, Mr Mark Shaw, declined to disclose this year's budget, citing confidentiality agreements.

The annual Chistmas street light-up on Orchard Road was launched on Nov 10, 2018. This year's theme is "Disney Magical Moments", and is Disney’s largest Christmas street light-up in South-east Asia.

The giant Christmas tree outside ION Orchard mall in Singapore. (Supplied: Facebook/ION Orchard) ION Orchard, a winner of the best dressed mall competition, picked "Bedazzle" as its theme this year.