Christmas lights up London

I went for a stroll around central London and Marylebone last night, and found that it's beginning to look a lot like Christmas. My vote for the most charming Christmas window? The vintage decoration display in the window at Content Beauty/Wellbeing (above). I don't know how store owner, Imelda Burke, managed to colour-co-ordinate so many beautiful vintage glass decorations, but she did a mighy fine job. So pretty.

I also really liked the sculptural magazine "tree" in the window at KJ's Laundry...

In terms of sheer scale and magnificence, Selfridges have surpassed themselves with a rather anti-credit crunch theme of "the more the merrier", featuring Santa in 19 different window installations.

Santa at the cinema...

Santa gets a beard trim...

Santa takes the Tube...

Santa does his laundry...

Santa goes to the disco...

Santa has a bubblebath...

Santa takes tea...

Santa goes shopping...

Santa eats sushi...

while Oxford Street goes twinkle, twinkle...

and St Christopher's Place goes sparkle, sparkle...

I LOVE this time of the year.

Comments

[Char]

Fab night photography, Birdy! I'd like to go to Oxford St to see the lights but I'm getting scared of the Christmas shopping crowd. I'll brave it sometime tho!

[paintergirl]

there is something disturbing about santa at the barbers ... kinda creepy.... x

[Sally]

I love it, Santa on the Tube is my favourite!

[Lisa]

Thanks for the photos Top Bird - the vintage decoration display is gorgeous.

[jen stevens]

oh brilliant! i always make a point of visiting london to see the lights, Selfridges window looks fantastic, Great blog by the way, i wonder if you'd like my animal-esque jewellery x

[the likkle girl who wurves pwetty things]

So pretty and festive and different! David Jones here really ought to get a new team to spend their huge annual Christmas windows budget. It's not very exciting this year. Again. Unless you're six years old. xxx

[jafabrit]

Oh I so miss England, especially the window displays and the lights, so it is lovely to see these photos, thanks.

[Kate]

I think the window displays must be one of my favourite bits of Christmas!

[Robyn]

If you want to see Santa really having a hair raising experience visit rgmstudiom's photo on flickr.

[Robyn]

If you want to see Santa really having a hair raising experience visit rgmstudiom's photo on flickr.

[sosser]

i love this time of year, too!
theses window dressings really put me in the mood :)

[Links of London]

theses window dressings really put me in the mood :)
http://www.eluxuryin.com/

[louis vuitton]

theses window dressings really put me in the mood :)
http://www.linkslondonsale.com/

[led holiday light]

Love the window displays and the lights, fabulous!