The Christmas tree in Trafalgar Square has been lit up in a festive ceremony that traces its roots back to a king who loved Britain almost as much as the country he actually ruled.
The Norwegian spruce from Grefsenkleiva, in Oslo’s Forest, is decorated in traditional Norwegian fashion with strings and lights. It is also approximately 20 metres high and is around 60 years old.
Trafalgar Square's Christmas tree has been mocked again as angry Londoners hit out at the spruce's 'dead branches'. Locals described the tree - an annual gift from Norway - as 'rather unwell ...
Move over Rockefeller Center with its towering Norwegian spruce. One of the most poignant seasonal displays is a humble 18-foot tree hidden in Central Park. Every holiday season for nearly the ...
Energy efficient Christmas lights will draped around the Norwegian spruce and will be switched on in a ceremony on 5 December. Image caption, The tree arrives a few days before the light switch on so ...
Another read: "And isn’t it just tree-mendous", while a third response said: "I’m ex-tree-mely excited to be here". Trafalgar Square's Christmas tree is usually a Norwegian spruce more than 20 metres ...
If there's one event you don't want to miss, it's the 92nd annual Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree Lighting ceremony. The Norway spruce, which stands at 74-feet tall and 43-feet wide, will be lit up ...