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Myer Christmas Windows
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Myer Melbourne
314-336 Bourke Street
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2008-11-19Start:19-Nov-2008
End:04-Jan-2009
2009-01-04 23:59:59Price:
Editorial Review
Daily Viewing: 7:30am-1:00am
Now till 4 January, 2009
Myer Melbourne, 314-336 Bourke Street
Details (03) 9661-111
Free
"You better watch out, You better not cry, You better not pout, I'm telling you why, Santa Claus is coming to town!" It's that time of year - when you madly rush around spending a small fortune on gifts, preparing a meal that could feed an army twice over and taking some much needed time out to enjoy the marvellous Melbourne Christmas tradition of checking out the Myer windows.
Since 1956, the theme of the Bourke Street Myer windows has been a source of great curiosity and delight for generations of Melburnians. From February each year, dozens of specialised craftspeople beaver away in secret to unveil breathtaking work depicting classics such as Swan Lake, The Nutcracker, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and Alice In Wonderland.
For the 53rd time, the 2008 Myer Christmas windows do themselves proud. The kids will be mesmerised by the 300 miniature clay models, looking like startled rabbits in headlights, with their faces pressed up against the glass. And adults will be highly entertained by the tongue-in-cheek humour of the many talk bubbles of Santa and his little helpers, the elves, hard at work.
This year's theme answers all those age-old Christmas questions like: how does Santa know what you want?; where are all the toys kept?; where are all the toys made?; who actually helps Santa?; and does Santa really get all those presents in his sleigh? The scenes in the six huge Myer windows step out of Alan Snow's children's book How Santa Really Works. The kids will love it and the adults will have some brilliant ammunition to draw on for those moments where the threat of "Santa won't bring you any presents" works a treat!
The big guy is happy to have his knee sat on right up until Christmas Eve in both Myer and David Jones. Pop into Santaland at Myer, say hi to Santa and his sidekick Rudolph, and let the kids run wild in the interactive playground and on the locomotive train. Or opt to let the little tuckers experience the Magic Cave at David Jones, have a happy snap taken, chat to David the Talking Tree, ride the carousel and pick a lucky dip. Maybe don't do all of those. You'll confuse them!
Jacqueline Shields, Citysearch
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3 comments
John Panda: Don't know what people are talking about. They are fantastic. Kids loved them (30 November 2008)
stwbry: If you think the Myer windows are good, you need to go and visit the windows at Christmas Kingdom in Mentone, they are what Myer use to be in the good old days. Absolutely fantastic, good on the guys at Christmas Kingdom for giving us another destination. Myer ha some competion it would seem. (29 November 2008)
David: It's on again, the wonderful Melbourne Christmas tradition. Each year as a kid we would all head into town, walk past the giant Christmas Tree in the City Square, through Royal Arcade to see Gog and Magog chime and then to the magic of the Myer Windows. I know everyone says they aren't what they used to be, but get into the Christmas Spirit and enjoy a great Melbourne Tradition. (21 November 2008)
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