Trafalgar Square Christmas Tree

Mil osi publisher november 25 2020.

Trafalgar square christmas tree. What is the story behind the trafalgar square christmas tree. Media caption trafalgar square christmas tree struggling to please crowds. Elsewhere the christmas tree in rome in 2017 was widely panned on social media with some likening it to a toilet brush. This year s tree is about 23 metres tall and arrived at the port of immingham early on.

Trafalgar square christmas tree the famous trafalgar square christmas tree is being given to the uk by norway as usual this year though there won t be the usual lighting ceremony and carol concerts. An iconic christmas tree has arrived in immingham ahead of its journey to london s trafalgar square. The trafalgar square christmas tree is a nearly 70 foot norwegian spruce that s been an annual from the city of oslo since 1947 as a token of norwegian gratitude to the people of london for their. It is selected from the forests surrounding oslo with great care several months even years in advance.

Christmas tree arriving in trafalgar square. The trafalgar square christmas tree is usually a norwegian spruce picea abies over 20 metres high and 50 60 years old. Admire the magnificent christmas tree in trafalgar square which is decorated in traditional norwegian style and stands tall in the iconic square over the festive season. The trafalgar square christmas tree has been an annual gift to the people of britain from norway as a token of gratitude for british support to norway during the second world war the first tree was cut down by mons urangsvåg in 1942 during a raid on the norwegian island called hisøy.

The giant norwegian spruce has been an annual gift to london from the people of norway since 1947 in recognition of britain s support during the second world war. The norwegian foresters who look after it describe it fondly as the queen of the forest.