Party at tinsel town ... Yule love it!

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Other activities: To unveil its celebrations for the festive season, Pudong Shangri-La, East Shanghai staged a Christmas tree lighting ceremony on Dec 6. Internationally renowned Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama designed the patterns for the Christmas tree to be displayed in the lobby, which will be decorated by famous fashion designer Lu Kun.

Pudong Shangri-La, East Shanghai is honored to decorate its Christmas tree using the artist's iconic polka dots, management says. Hotel guests can attend the exhibition for free. Moreover, guests are encouraged to donate 198 yuan to receive a VIP card to MOCA Shanghai.

Kusama, who's world-renowned as the "avant-garde queen", will also bring her Asia tour exhibition A Dream I Dreamed to the Museum of Contemporary Art Shanghai (MOCA) on Dec 15. It will be the only stop and her first large-scale public appearance on the Chinese mainland.

Parkside Plaza at Changfeng presents the Garfield 35th Anniversary and Christmas Celebration with residents and visitors in Shanghai from Dec 1 to Jan 1.

Garfield exhibits pop up all over the Parkside Plaza at Changfeng to celebrate a Christmas dinner with "you" at the Outdoor Atrium; a 5-meter-high gigantic Garfield Christmas tree at the 1/F Atrium; a 35th Anniversary Garfield birthday cake and a series of the first-hand release handwritten comic strips by Jim Davis at the 2/F Atrium; and various "Garfield and friends" photo panels at 3/F and 4/F of Parkside Plaza at Changfeng.

By the end of 2013, winemaker Freixenet will create a limited-edition box with the splendid 1.5-liter Freixenet Cordon Negro Bottle and a Golden pen for Freixenet fans, including KOLs and some celebrities. Inside the box, there will be a golden pen to write your fabulous New Year wishes on the bottle then share it with the world.