King's Cross Station

To celebrate its 2023 Christmas campaign starring none other than Michael Bublé, Asda has turned to a little Christmas magic (and a large festive helping of technology) to create a unique first-of-its-kind public Christmas tree: one where all the lights are 100% Michael Bublé-powered. People simply step up to the mic, give the tree their best Bublé and watch it dance and dazzle with light. Endorsed by Michael Bublé himself, Asda’s ‘karaoke’ Christmas tree has been created using state-of-the-art tech that can detect when a person is singing a Christmas hit by the Canadian superstar into the microphone and immediately triggers over 300 metres of lights to illuminate all over the tree. And far more sophisticated than a mere song-activated ‘on/off’ switch, the custom-made technology uses voice recognition to detect the level of effort from a singer as well as their pitch. The more effort put in, the more correct notes hit and the more of a show people put on, the more the tree lights up. The 20-foot-tall Michael Bublé-powered Christmas tree is being unveiled outside of London’s Kings Cross Station, where it will be in place for one day only on the 16th of November, from 10am to 7pm. Members of the public are invited to get into the festive spirit by singing live directly to the Christmas tree.