![Christmas tree in St James's Place London](http://thelosangeleno.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/01_Tree_StJames_115627.jpg)
This is a compilation of pictures of different season decorations around London. Except where otherwise noted all pictures were taken in December 2016 by our correspondent/photographer.
All images in the blog are copyright TheLosAngeleno.com
![Boots pharmacy on Oxford Street London](http://thelosangeleno.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/01b_Boots_Merry_112243.jpg)
![Carnaby Street W1 City of Westminster](http://thelosangeleno.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/02_Carnaby_113904.jpg)
City of Westminster
![Carnaby Street W1 City of Westminster](http://thelosangeleno.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/03_CarnabyLondon_113754.jpg)
City of Westminster
![Carnaby Street W1 City of Westminster](http://thelosangeleno.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/04_Carnaby_lights_113928.jpg)
City of Westminster
![Carnaby Street W1 City of Westminster](http://thelosangeleno.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/05_CarnabyJoy_113719.jpg)
City of Westminster
![House of Fraser Oxford Street side street entrance](http://thelosangeleno.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/06_Facade_Lights_112003.jpg)
![Kensington High Street](http://thelosangeleno.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/08_High_St_Kensington_161010.jpg)
![Whole Foods Kensington High Street Veuve Clicquot window display](http://thelosangeleno.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/08b_Veuve_Clicquot_161258.jpg)
![Somewhere in London](http://thelosangeleno.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/09_Peacock_112655.jpg)
![Oxford Street decorations](http://thelosangeleno.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/10_Oxford_St_1123490.jpg)
![Piccadilly Circus with the Eros staatue](http://thelosangeleno.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/11_Piccadilly_Eros_114944.jpg)
![Closeup of the statue on the Shaftesbury Memorial Fountain as the formal name is](http://thelosangeleno.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/12_Piccadilly_Eros_closea_114733.jpg)
Even though the fountain and the statue is generally referred to as just Eros, the name of the fountain is the Shaftesbury Memorial Fountain. It was constructed in 1892-93 to commemorate the philanthropic work of Lord Shaftesbury, famous Victorian politician and philanthropist. The sculpture is actually not of Eros but rather Eros brother Anteros. The sculptor Alfred Gilbert had already made a sculpture of Anteros and he used this again for the Shaftesbury memorial fountain statue.
![Covent Garden market](http://thelosangeleno.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/13_CoventG_8991.jpg)
![2014 Reindeer Covent Garden](http://thelosangeleno.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/13b_Reindeer_CoventG_2014.jpg)
The silver Reindeer was not there this year, but we like it so much that we decided to put this picture from 2014 up.
![From one street around Covent Garden](http://thelosangeleno.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/13c_Decoration_8992.jpg)
![Christmas tree Covent Garden](http://thelosangeleno.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/13d_CoventG_Tree_8990.jpg)
![Shirazeh Houshiary’s Christmas Tree at tate Britain Millbank entrance](http://thelosangeleno.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/15_Tree_134324.jpg)
The upside down Christmas Tree at Tate Britain is quite spectacular and well worth a visit on it’s own, but there’s more… a lot of really good art.
Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays from TheLosAngeleno!
![A view of the tree from below](http://thelosangeleno.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/16_Tree_115743.jpg)