Colourful lead-up to Christmas for Sydney

Sydneysiders visiting the city at night are being treated to stunning light projections on some of our most iconic buildings.

Sydney Town Hall will display the ‘12 Days of Christmas’ nightly until Christmas Eve, while five historic buildings along Macquarie Street – the Hyde Park Barracks, St James Church, The Mint, St Mary’s Cathedral and The Conservatorium of Music – will also feature projections.

“Sydney Town Hall will be transformed into a stunning Christmas attraction for the thousands of children and families who come into the city during the festive season,” Lord Mayor Clover Moore said.

Among the images to feature on Sydney Town Hall will be uniquely Australian images such as blue bottles, sailing yachts, flying foxes, and a pink galah in a gum tree, instead of the traditional partridge.

Twelve projections will be shown in rotation each night from 8.30pm until 1.00am.

by Gareth Narunsky