Re: CHRISTMAS TREES AROUND THE WORLD

[Guest guest]

OOOOOooooo, now these are pretty trees, so unique in all of the ways

they are displayed, Thank you for sharing these beautiful trees,

Liane! The one in NY reminds of my new fav silly movie " Elf " , hehe

Much love and hugs to you, my dear!! Namaste, Luna

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> *CHRISTMAS TREES AROUND THE WORLD*

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> [image: Christmas at Rockefeller Center in New York (© N & S

> Silverman/Taxi/Getty Images)]

>

> *Before the ball drops in Times Square, the Big Apple turns on its*

> * holiday charm with the Christmas tree in Rockefeller Center.*

> *This snow-globe-worthy scene celebrates its 75th anniversary this

season.*

> **

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>

> [image: Italy,Umbria, Gubbio town, Christmas tree on hillside (©

Fantuz

> Olimpio/SIME-4Corners Images)]

> *The world's largest Christmas tree display rises up the slopes *

> *of Monte Ingino outside of Gubbio, in Italy's Umbria region. *

> *Composed of about 500 lights connected by 40,000 feet of wire,*

> * the " tree " is a modern marvel for an ancient city.*

>

> [image: A 100-meter tall Christmas tree is illuminated on the wall

of a

> Tokyo hotel for the upcoming holidays. (© Yoshikazu

Tsuno/AFP/Getty Images)]

> *A Christmas tree befitting Tokyo's nighttime neon display is *

> *projected onto the exterior of the Grand Prince Hotel Akasaka.*

>

> [image: Czech Republic, Prague, Teyn Church at Christmas time (©

Schmid

> Reinhard/SIME-4Corners Images)]

> *Illuminating the Gothic facades of Prague's Old Town Square, *

> *and casting its glow over the manger display of the famous *

> *Christmas market, is a grand tree cut in the Sumava mountains*

> * in the southern Czech Republic.*

>

> [image: Glass Christmas tree in Murano (©

Raccanello/4Corners

> Images)]

> *Venice's Murano Island—renowned throughout the world*

> * for its quality glasswork—is home to the tallest glass tree *

> *in the world. Sculpted by master glass blower Simone *

> *Cenedese, the artistic Christmas tree is a modern *

> *reflection of the holiday season.*

>

> [image: A Christmas tree is shining at the Manezh Square in Moscow

(© Maxim

> Marmur/AFP/Getty Images)]

> *Moscow celebrates Christmas according to the Russian Orthodox *

> *calendar on Jan. 7. For weeks beforehand, the city is alive with*

> * festivities in anticipation of Father Frost's arrival on his

magical *

> *troika with the Snow Maiden. He and his helper deliver gifts unde*

> *r the New Year tree, or yolka, which is traditionally a fir. *

>

> *[image: A 72-meter-tall Christmas tree stands at Praca do

Comercio in

> downtown Lisbon (© Francisco Leong/AFP/Getty Images)] *

> *The largest Christmas tree in Europe (more than 230 feet tall) *

> *can be found in the Praça do Comércio in Lisbon, Portugal. *

> *Thousands of lights adorn the tree, adding to the special *

> *enchantment of the city during the holiday season.*

>

> [image: Chapel in winter, christmas tree, Klais, near

> Garmisch-Partenkirchen in the Karwendel mountains (©

> Freytag/zefa/Corbis)]

> * " Oh Christmas tree, oh Christmas tree… " : Even in its humblest

attire, *

> *aglow beside a tiny chapel in Germany's Karwendel mountains, *

> *a Christmas tree is a wondrous sight.*

> **

> [image: Large Christmas tree inside the Galeries Lafayette

department store

> in Paris (© Marco Cristofori/Corbis)]

> *Ooh la la Galeries Lafayette! In Paris, even the Christmas trees

are chic.

> *

> * With its monumental, baroque dome, plus 10 stories of lights and

*

> *high fashion, it's no surprise this show-stopping department

store draws *

> *more visitors than the Louvre and the Eiffel Tower*

>

> [image: Faithful surround the Christmas tree in St. 's square

at the

> Vatican, Italy (© Pier Paolo Cito/AP)]

> *In addition to the Vatican's heavenly evergreen, St. 's

Square *

> *in Rome hosts a larger-than-life nativity scene in front of the

obelisk.*

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> [image: Christmas Tree at Puerta del Sol in Madrid (© Marco

> Cristofori/Corbis)]

>

> *The Christmas tree that greets revelers at the Puerta del Sol *

> *is dressed for a party. Madrid's two-week celebration makes*

> * millionaires along with merrymakers. On Dec. 22, a lucky citizen*

> * will win El Gordo (the fat one), the world's biggest lottery.*

>

> [image: Trafalgar Square at night with Christmas tree, London (©

Romilly

> Lockyer/The Image Bank/Getty Images)]

> *A token of gratitude for Britain's aid during World War II, *

> *the Christmas tree in London's Trafalgar Square has been*

> * the annual gift of the people of Norway since 1947. *

>

> [image: The Romer and Christmas tree at night in furt,

Germany (©

> Wilfried Krecichwost/Stone/Getty Images)]

> *Drink a glass of **gluhwein **from the holiday market at the

Romer—*

> *furt's city hall since 1405—and enjoy a taste of Christmas

past.*

>

>

> [image: Three trees in forest decorated with lights, location

unknown (©

> Werran/Ochsner/Getty Images)]

> *Against a backdrop of tall, shadowy firs, a rainbow trio of *

> *Christmas trees lights up the night (location unknown).*

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