London was done up nicely for Christmas this year- I thought Oxford Street pretty tacky, especially as it was essentially a disney film advert, and Regent Street was abstract atomium shapes.
However, down towards Marble Arch were these angel shapes, and Debenhams was brilliant. The toy window had hundreds of stuffed animals on strings, being moved like puppets, doing things like decorating the tree and handing out gifts.
The whole thing was set to a weird, hooting and mechanical sort of soundtrack that made it sound like a slightly creepy toy factory. At the other end of the town was Bow Lane, a small shopping area in the shadow of St Paul's, who I think did the best job of doing simple decoration, though it's slightly odd, because there are very few people around there at night. I was certainly the only one.
London was done up nicely for Christmas this year- I thought Oxford Street pretty tacky, especially as it was essentially a disney film advert, and Regent Street was abstract atomium shapes. 
However, down towards Marble Arch were these angel shapes, and Debenhams was brilliant. The toy window had hundreds of stuffed animals on strings, being moved like puppets, doing things like decorating the tree and handing out gifts. 
The whole thing was set to a weird, hooting and mechanical sort of soundtrack that made it sound like a slightly creepy toy factory. At the other end of the town was Bow Lane, a small shopping area in the shadow of St Paul's, who I think did the best job of doing simple decoration, though it's slightly odd, because there are very few people around there at night. I was certainly the only one.
