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Christmas 2016

Christmas 2016 - North Pole Dancer

"Christmas 2016"

Smith & Caughey Windows
Smith & Caughey is the big department store part of the way up Queen Street, which has a Christmas story set out in its windows every year. The 2016 story is a retelling of "Santa Claus Is Coming To Town".

Christmas 2016 - Smith & Caughey Window

Christmas 2016 - Smith & Caughey Window

Christmas 2016 - Smith & Caughey Window

Christmas 2016 - Smith & Caughey Window

Christmas 2016 - Smith & Caughey Window

Christmas 2016 - Smith & Caughey Window

Christmas 2016 - Smith & Caughey Window

Christmas 2016 - Smith & Caughey Window

Christmas 2016 - Smith & Caughey Window

Christmas 2016 - Smith & Caughey Window

Christmas 2016 - Smith & Caughey Window

Christmas 2016 - Smith & Caughey Window

Christmas 2016 - Smith & Caughey Window

Christmas 2016 - Smith & Caughey Window

Christmas 2016 - Smith & Caughey Window

Christmas 2016 - Smith & Caughey Window

Christmas 2016 - Smith & Caughey Window

Christmas 2016 - Smith & Caughey Window

Christmas 2016 - Smith & Caughey Window

Christmas 2016 - Smith & Caughey Window

Christmas 2016 - Smith & Caughey Window

Christmas 2016 - Smith & Caughey Window

Christmas 2016 - Smith & Caughey Window

Christmas 2016 - Smith & Caughey Window

Christmas 2016 - Smith & Caughey Window

Christmas 2016 - Smith & Caughey Window

Christmas 2016 - Smith & Caughey Window

Christmas 2016 - Smith & Caughey Window

Christmas 2016 - Smith & Caughey Window

Christmas 2016 - Smith & Caughey Window

Christmas 2016 - Smith & Caughey Window

Videos of the Smith & Caughey Windows

Aotea Square
The main Christmas decoration in Aotea Square is the Lego Christmas Tree, there are daily shows/live music and events being held here.

Christmas 2016 - Aotea Square

Christmas 2016 - Aotea Square

Christmas 2016 - Aotea Square

Christmas 2016 - Aotea Square

Christmas 2016 - Aotea Square

Christmas 2016 - Aotea Square

Christmas 2016 - Aotea Square

Christmas 2016 - Aotea Square

Christmas 2016 - Aotea Square

Christmas 2016 - Aotea Square

Christmas 2016 - Aotea Square

North Pole Dancer
This is the Christmas decoration in the shop window in Britomart.

Christmas 2016 - North Pole Dancer

Christmas 2016 - North Pole Dancer

Christmas 2016 - North Pole Dancer

Farmers' Santa
This is the Santa that used to be on the old Farmer's department store that was a couple of blocks off Queen Street, when that Farmer's shut down in went onto the large Whitcoulls store in Queen Street. That shut down earlier this year and was replaced a Farmer's again, so it's still on the same shop on Queen Street it has been for years but it's also back on a Farmer's store again. (I also suspect that the reason it almost didn't go up last year was due to the Whitcoulls having finical difficulties and not being able to afford it anymore). It used to be mechanical and have one of its eyes winking and the index finger on its right hand beckoning people. The first two photos were taken about five days before the rest as they were just starting to put it up.

It wasn't going to go up this year due to budget cuts at the council, until a number of different companines donated enough money to cover repairing the Santa and putting it all up.

Christmas 2016 - Farmers' Santa

Christmas 2016 - Farmers' Santa

Christmas 2016 - Farmers' Santa

Christmas 2016 - Farmers' Santa

Christmas 2016 - Farmers' Santa

Christmas 2016 - Farmers' Santa

Christmas 2016 - Farmers' Santa

Christmas 2016 - Farmers' Santa

Christmas 2016 - Farmers' Santa

Christmas 2016 - Farmers' Santa

The Elliott Street Angels
Elliot Street is one of the short side streets running parallel to Queen Street, on the opposite side of Queen Street than High Street.

Christmas 2016 - Elliott Street Angels

Christmas 2016 - Elliott Street Angels

Christmas 2016 - Elliott Street Angels

Christmas 2016 - Elliott Street Angels

Christmas 2016 - Elliott Street Angels

Christmas 2016 - Elliott Street Angels

Christmas 2016 - Elliott Street Angels

Christmas 2016 - Elliott Street Angels

Christmas 2016 - Elliott Street Angels

Christmas 2016 - Elliott Street Angels

Atruem on Elliot
These are the decorations in the Department Store on Elliot Street. I like them because they’ve got the large stuffed toys – a couple of red Santas and the blue elves – as decorations rather than just the standard decorations I usually see in places like that.

Christmas 2016 - Elliott Street Angels

Christmas 2016 - Elliott Street Angels

Christmas 2016 - Elliott Street Angels

Christmas 2016 - Elliott Street Angels

Christmas 2016 - Elliott Street Angels

Christmas 2016 - Elliott Street Angels

Christmas 2016 - Elliott Street Angels

Christmas Boxes
These are the same ones as the last two years.

Christmas 2016 - Christmas Boxes

Christmas 2016 - Christmas Boxes

Christmas 2016 - Christmas Boxes

Christmas 2016 - Christmas Boxes

Christmas 2016 - Christmas Boxes

Christmas 2016 - Christmas Boxes

Christmas 2016 - Christmas Boxes

Christmas 2016 - Christmas Boxes

Christmas 2016 - Christmas Boxes

Christmas 2016 - Christmas Boxes

Christmas 2016 - Christmas Boxes

Christmas 2016 - Christmas Boxes

Christmas 2016 - Christmas Boxes

Christmas 2016 - Christmas Boxes

Christmas 2016 - Christmas Boxes

Christmas 2016 - Christmas Boxes

Christmas 2016 - Christmas Boxes

Christmas 2016 - Christmas Boxes

Christmas 2016 - Christmas Boxes

Vulcan Lane
These are the decorations that have been put between the shops in Vulcan Lane, which is one of the small streets between Queen Street and High Street.

Christmas 2016 - Vulcan Lane

Christmas 2016 - Vulcan Lane

Christmas 2016 - Vulcan Lane

Christmas 2016 - Vulcan Lane

Wynyard Quarter
These are at the end of the Wynyard Quarter close to the Silo Park.

Christmas 2016 - Wynyard Quarter

Christmas 2016 - Wynyard Quarter

Christmas 2016 - Wynyard Quarter

Christmas 2016 - Wynyard Quarter

Christmas 2016 - Wynyard Quarter

Christmas 2016 - Wynyard Quarter

Christmas 2016 - Wynyard Quarter

Christmas 2016 - Wynyard Quarter

Christmas 2016 - Wynyard Quarter

Christmas 2016 - Wynyard Quarter

Christmas 2016 - Wynyard Quarter

Christmas 2016 - Wynyard Quarter

Christmas 2016 - Wynyard Quarter

Links to all of my Christmas 2016 based pages