IN PHOTOS: Christmas on Display returns to the Araneta Center

Alexa Villano

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IN PHOTOS: Christmas on Display returns to the Araneta Center

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After 16 years, the display is back in the Araneta Center

MANILA, Philippines — If you were a kid from the ’60s and decades after, and would go to the Christmas on Display at the C.O.D Department store in Araneta Center, then you’re in for a treat.

Sixteen years after its last show, Christmas on Display is back at the Time Square Food Park.




The display, which started began in 1966 opened on Friday, November 23 with Eat Bulaga’s Maine Mendoza, Baeby Baste, and the Binibining Pilipinas queens led by Miss Universe Philippines 2018 Catriona Gray gracing the event.

YAYA DUB. Maine Mendoza entertains the crowd during the Christmas on Display opening at the Araneta Center

 

HOSTING DUTIES. Miss Universe Philippines 2018 Catriona Gray and John Santos hosts the opening

APPEARANCE. Maine Mendoza and Baeby Baste grace the opening of the Christmas on Display

ATTENDANCE. The Bb Pilipinas queens also attend the Christmas on Display at the Araneta Center

READY FOR THE UNIVERSE. Catriona Gray is set to compete in the Miss Universe pageant in a few weeks.

Rey Rosario, the man in charge of the animated display said that he was happy to see the Christmas on Display back in its original home. He and Judy Araneta-Roxas, vice chair of the Araneta Group, were also present to open the display.

This year’s Christmas on Display features the theme of homecoming, narrating the return of Filipino families and how the Araneta Center has grown through the years. The display features replicas of the Smart Araneta Coliseum, Gateway Mall, Ali Mall, and Farmer’s Market.

HOMECOMING. This year's theme focuses on the homecoming of the family

CHRISTMAS IN THE AIR. The giant tree in Araneta Center

 

The Christmas on Display will have a 15 minute show from 6pm to 10:30pm from Sundays to Thursdays and 6pm to 11:30pm every Friday and Saturday until January 6. 2019. — Rappler.com

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Alexa Villano

Alexa is one of Rappler's Lifestyle and Entertainment reporters, covering local entertainment news to a wide range of topics from beauty pageants to reality shows.