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From store gimmick to gift of joy in 55 yrs

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BELOVED TRADITION. Christmas won’t be complete for kids in the metropolis without a night watching the COD display and its cast of moving mannequins. The show has been running for half a century after starting out as a one-piece promotional gimmick powered by an electric fan motor at a Manila department store. JOAN BONDOC

This year, it’s Yuletide-meets-Yoda: Characters apparently inspired by “Star Wars” play trumpets and tambourines alongside Nativity figures.

Posted: November 25th, 2012 in Headlines,Metro,Photos & Videos | Read More »

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