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Bah, Humbug and Snow and……….? Well if by now chilly winters fail to remind you of approaching festive season then there is another big hint. The installed 84-foot-tall Norway spruce Christmas tree measuring 48 feet around at New York based Rockefeller Plaza is successful in catching eyeballs and rejuvenating you to bid farewell to this year. The tree has come from Joe and Judy Rivnyak’s yard in Shelton, Connecticut. The illumination of the Christmas tree is most likely the renowned celebration of its kind and is scheduled to happen on 28 Nov. at 7-9 p.m. If you join the mob of millions of visitors dropping here just to view the event live, then the feast is available for your eyes through 3 January. Prior to the traditional tree lighting ceremony on 28 November, a giant crystal star is lifted by a crane to be placed atop Rockefeller Center Christmas tree in New York on 13 November. Decked with Swarovski, precious 25,000 crystals and one million facets, the star has become the...

If you are still in the process of choosing a place to spend your Christmas and rest of the winter vacation in, you are in luck for we just heard about this awesome ski-resort of Verbier. This one is an extremely luxurious private chalet and is called the ibiza Royale. This festive season has lead to some unexpected happenings like how the late booking have opened up for the period between the 2nd and 16th of January 2010. Apparently, there was some last minute cancellation that brought about the turn of events The brochure tells us that the price for ten nights in the dates ranging between 23rd December to 2nd January next year was near $272,000. You can hope for a holiday discount too. Among the facilitues, the guests can enjoy comfortable and cosy accommodation for eighteen guests with a luxury spa and other strappings thrown in. Might we add the ibiza Royale is all about unprecedented 3000 square meters of festive cheer in the lap of nature. They say it is per...

There is a nip in the air and Christmas is knocking at the door. As for the Christmas trees and ornaments, they are making their first appearances of the season. Leading the way are the most expensive Christmas tree by Japanese jeweler Ginza Tanaka and the enormous Swarovski star. The Most Expensive Christmas Tree Ginza Tanaka is famous for his lavish gold creations. You might remember the $850,000 Gold Christmas Tree he created in 2006, or the Ginza Tanaka Mickey Mouse from 2008. This year, Tanaka is being even more extravagant as he creates yet another Christmas tree that is worth its weight in gold. Crafted from 12 kilograms of solid gold, the 2011 Christmas tree by Tanaka soars to a height of 2.4 meters and costs an equally high $1.95 million. This may not be any competition for the odd $19 million diamond handbag, but it remains by far, the costliest Christmas tree ever. Even the ornaments are made of gold. You will find golden plates, 50-odd heart ornaments and gold ribbon ado...

Christmas and the holiday season gets the best out of designers and there is no dearth of gift ideas. At times, more than the product it is the packaging that is stunningly designed. Wine and spirits are often packaged specially for the season. For Christmas 2011 Belvedere has released a special edition ‘Buche de Belvedere’ Vodka. Even if you have completed your shopping for gifts and the New Year you must look at this special edition vodka. It has been packaged in a specially designed artistic casket. The casket contains one bottle of vodka which is very rare. The quality of the vodka is enhanced by the casing which has a polished chrome and silver body. The casing has been designed in the shape of a log. Covering the main casing, right on top are birch tree leaves crafted in chrome and silver. The lower end of the case has the branding of the bottle. To give the case the look of a real log both ends have been covered with birch wood. The branding of the vodka has been marked on th...

Debenhams Red Christmas gift wrap set Item No.2681001070 This Christmas gift wrap set comes in a festive red, white and silver colour scheme. It includes four 1.5m rolls of wrapping paper, eight metallic decorative bows, two reels of curling ribbon and eight gift tags. Was £8.00, Now £4.00, 50% Off, Save a total of £4.00 , buy it here: debenhams Debenhams Set of 6 black and gold flocked luxury crackers Item No.2681001022 This set of 6 luxury crackers come in gold and black with decadent flocked designs. Was £30.00, Now £15.00, 50% Off, Save a total of £15.00, buy it here: debenhams Triflora Wooden sleigh Christmas decoration Item No.3040751067 Perfect for hanging on the Christmas tree, this wooden sleigh decoration from Triflora comes with hanging bells for a festive touch. Was £5.00, Now £4.00, 20% Off, Save a total of £1.00 buy it here: debenhams Triflora Green potted berry plant Christmas decoration Item No.3040751024 From Triflora, this green plant has round ...