Happy Christmas from The Salvation Army
25/12/2011 11:50:35

25 December 2011 

THE Salvation Army's 2011 Christmas display at International Headquarters follows the two previous years in presenting Christmas-related words and images on huge lightboxes, measuring 2.5 metres by 2.5 metres, which shine out through the British winter. The theme for Christmas 2011 is 'Light' and, appropriately for International Headquarters, the display has a distinctively international approach.

Each panel features the same Bible passage, from John 12:46, but four different English translations are used. The English version is kept relatively small, with the main wording being a translation in another language. One panel features a Spanish translation, another a Chinese version, a third has a Norwegian-language Bible passage and the fourth panel uses Kiswahili.

The images that accompany the text are all bright, vibrant, modern takes on images from the nativity story, created by IHQ designer Berni Georges.




The Christmas display can be seen at International Headquarters (101 Queen Victoria Street, London) until the first week of January.