THE holiday season has arrived and SM Southmall celebrates the busiest time of the year with a Christmas happiness factory. Step into the futuristic workshop where Santa and his robo-squad 'gifts' love to the world through Instagrammable displays, a selfie room, and a gifting area care of SM Cares Bears of Joy, with each bear bought will benefit the SOS Children's Village. At the heart of the happiness factory production is a 32-feet towering Christmas tree decorated with gears and hundreds of sparkling lights, located at the Food Street Concourse.SM Southmall has more happiness in store for shoppers, such as the South Yuletide Markets, where the Christmas bazaar will have a display of different knickknacks and gifts one can take home to the family, located at the Event Center and South Yard (near Door 4).Catch Santa and the sqauad by the Christmas centerpiece and the Outdoor Holidrive on December 24 and 25, 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. where one can snap a photo and get a special treat.Back by popular demand, SM Southmall brings back the Outdoor Holidrive, an immersive drive-thru Christmas that runs from Nov. 4, 2022 to Jan. 8, 2023 at the West Parking Area. The drive-thru has four main attractions: drive through Glee Town and the large Christmas displays, with welcoming toy soldiers and snowmen; the Sweet Forest surely satisfies any Southie's sweet tooth with its giant dessert displays and festive elves; the Happiness Overload Station offers toys, gifts, and smiles; and the Light Tunnels are surely a bright spectacle one would not want to miss.Visit @smsouthmall on Facebook, Instagram and TikTok for more information.