Bangkok Christmas

Anytime I went inside a big hotel or office building to get to a rooftop bar or viewpoint, I walked by a beautiful Christmas tree.  And then there are the enormous malls - some of the biggest in the world.  They were really decorated.

Samyan Mitrtown 

Samyan Mitrtown

Emquartier

Emquartier

Emporium

Central World

Grand Hyatt Erawan

Waldorf Astoria

St. Regis

Hotel Indigo

Okura Prestige

Emsphere

Skyview

Terminal 21

somewhere on Sukhumvit Rd.

Anantara Siam

Anantara Siam

Anantara Siam

(Waldorf Astoria - behind)

Central Embassy

Radisson Blu

Sindhorn Midtown

Kimpton Maa-Lai

Rosewood

Life Center Mall

Sukhothai

(a friend photographed this one)

Banyan Tree

Central Pinklao

Rembrandt

Suvarnabhumi Airport

Click here for a video of the 2023 Bangkok Christmas 

Shopping Mile at night.

Q:  Beautiful Christmas trees and decorations!  I am surprised.  I didn’t realize there are enough Christians there for them to have those.

A:  They just celebrate the secular aspects of Christmas.  And the decorations are mainly for tourists and expats to feel welcome and to shop.  Christmas is not an official holiday in Thailand.  It's a normal working day.  Thailand is 90% Buddhist, 5% Muslim, 2% Christian.