{"id":39182,"date":"2025-12-22T06:17:30","date_gmt":"2025-12-22T06:17:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/insider18.com\/?p=39182"},"modified":"2025-12-22T06:23:38","modified_gmt":"2025-12-22T06:23:38","slug":"dubais-largest-christmas-trees-require-up-to-nine-months-of-preparation-to-shine-bright","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/insider18.com\/index.php\/2025\/12\/22\/dubais-largest-christmas-trees-require-up-to-nine-months-of-preparation-to-shine-bright\/","title":{"rendered":"Dubai\u2019s Largest Christmas Trees Require Up to Nine Months of Preparation to Shine Bright"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Every December, Dubai comes alive with stunning Christmas trees that grace malls, hotels, and entertainment venues. Decorated with thousands of sparkling lights, ornaments, and festive trinkets, these trees draw families and visitors from over 200 nationalities, serving as perfect photo spots.<\/p>

While the final displays appear seamless, they are the result of months of meticulous planning, with some locations beginning preparations up to nine months ahead. This year, Global Village erected two grand trees, each 21 metres tall \u2014 roughly equivalent to a seven-storey building. Dubai Festival City (DFC) showcased a 15-metre tree featuring a reinforced metal frame, wrapped in 3,000 metres of warm LED lights, adorned with over 3,200 decorative balls, illuminated snowflakes, reindeer figures, and topped with a 1.5-metre star.<\/p>

A spokesperson from Global Village explained that creating the trees required a large team effort. \u201cOver 75 professionals, including designers, installation technicians, electricians, operations staff, and safety specialists, collaborated to bring the two magnificent trees to life,\u201d they said.<\/p>

Other venues took a unique creative approach. Dubai\u2019s The Lana hotel collaborated with Spanish designer Manolo Blahnik to design a fashion-themed tree, with work starting about nine months in advance. \u201cThis timeline allowed for detailed creative development, partner collaboration, bespoke production, and careful logistical and technical planning,\u201d the hotel noted. The resulting five-metre tree features custom ornaments inspired by Blahnik\u2019s iconic shoes, wrapped in his signature pink ribbon.<\/p>

Meanwhile, the Accor Dubai Deira and Dubai Gold District Cluster showcased a 4.5-metre tree decorated in warm gold tones to reflect the area\u2019s heritage. The unveiling included a festive tree-lighting ceremony. \u201cWe hosted a grand celebration with a parade, live bands, Santa Claus, a Christmas market, carol performances, and a gala dinner,\u201d said Mohamad Ali Shaikh, Cluster Operations Manager.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Global Village revealed that the entire process, from the initial assembly to the final decorative touches, took around four weeks. A spokesperson explained, \u201cThe main challenge was handling the scale \u2014 from moving massive structural parts to coordinating work at height \u2014 all while minimizing disruption to park operations and maintaining top safety standards.\u201d<\/p>

At Dubai Festival City (DFC), setting up their tree took approximately three weeks, including site inspections and arranging electrical connections. The team faced several logistical hurdles that required detailed planning.<\/p>

\u201cTransporting the large tree sections and ensuring sufficient space for access platforms during assembly is crucial,\u201d the venue noted. \u201cWeather can impact the lifting process, and much of the work is done during night shifts, which need special permits from authorities.\u201d<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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After the holiday season ends, taking down the festive displays can take anywhere from a few hours to two days. All venues emphasized that decorations \u2014 and sometimes the trees themselves \u2014 are carefully removed and preserved for future use.<\/p>

\u201cThe tree is dismantled with great care and securely stored, so it can be refreshed and reused for next year\u2019s celebrations,\u201d explained Mohamad.<\/p>

At The Lana, the team ensures that all ornaments and custom elements are safely packed away. \u201cWhenever possible, components are stored, reused, or repurposed for upcoming installations, reflecting our commitment to sustainability and responsible production,\u201d a spokesperson said.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Preparing Dubai\u2019s biggest Christmas trees is a months-long process, often taking up to nine months, as teams meticulously decorate and light them to create a spectacular festive display.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":39184,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"pmpro_default_level":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[69],"tags":[34],"post_template":[],"top_category":[],"class_list":["post-39182","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-world","tag-dubai-buzz","pmpro-has-access"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/insider18.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39182","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/insider18.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/insider18.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/insider18.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/insider18.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=39182"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/insider18.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39182\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":39190,"href":"https:\/\/insider18.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39182\/revisions\/39190"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/insider18.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/39184"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/insider18.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=39182"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/insider18.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=39182"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/insider18.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=39182"},{"taxonomy":"post_template","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/insider18.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/post_template?post=39182"},{"taxonomy":"top_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/insider18.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/top_category?post=39182"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}