CHRISTMAS TREES FROM AROUND THE WORLD BPL – ESL December 20, 2013
DAVID CAMERON, THE BRITISH PRIME MINISTER, TURNS ON THE CHRISTMAS TREE LIGHTS AT NO 10 DOWNING STREET IN LONDON. LONDON
WORKERS IN BEIRUT DECORATE A CHRISTMAS TREE WITH THE MESSAGE “MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY NEW YEAR” IN THREE LANGUAGES: ENGLISH, FRENCH AND ARABIC. BEIRUT
AN EMPLOYEE OF JAPANESE JEWELER TANAKA KIKINZOKU JEWELRY UNVEILS A 150 MILLION YEN ($1.5 MILLION) CHRISTMAS TREE IN TOKYO. TOKYO
A TREE ON THE GROUND FLOOR OF THE GALLERIES LAFAYETTE DEPARTMENT STORE IN PARIS. PARIS
HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE GATHER ON THE TRADITIONAL CHRISTMAS MARKET OF FRANKFURT, GERMANY, THAT WAS OPENED WITH THE LIGHTING OF THE TREE. FRANKFURT
THAI WORKERS DECORATE A GIANT CHRISTMAS TREE IN A SHOPPING MALL IN BANGKOK. BANGKOK
PEOPLE GATHER IN FRONT OF THE ALMOST 100 FOOT HIGH TREE DURING THE LIGHTING CEREMONY IN CENTRAL SOFIA, BULGARIA. SOFIA
A CHRISTMAS TREE BUILT OF LEGO BRICKS IS ON DISPLAY AT ST. PANCRAS INTERNATIONAL STATION IN LONDON. LONDON
VISITORS WALK BY A GIANT CHRISTMAS PYRAMID AT THE CHRISTMAS MARKET IN BERLIN. BERLIN
A WORKER INSTALLS A STEEL TREE OUTSIDE A SHOPPING MALL IN BEIJING. BEIJING
THE ROCKEFELLER CENTER CHRISTMAS TREE IN NEW YORK CITY. NEW YORK CITY
A STREET VENDOR DRESSED AS MINNIE MOUSE SELLS BALLOONS BY PUERTA DEL SOL SQUARE'S CHRISTMAS TREE IN MADRID. MADRID
AN ILLUMINATED TREE STANDS IN FRONT OF THE BRANDENBURG GATE IN BERLIN. BERLIN
A CURATOR OF THE CHRISTMAS DISPLAY FOR THE ROYAL COLLECTION PUTS THE FINISHING TOUCHES TO A TREE THAT IS SUSPENDED FROM THE CEILING AT WINDSOR CASTLE. WINDSOR
THE GIANT TREE IN STRASBOURG'S CHRISTMAS MARKET. STRASBOURG
THE CHRISTMAS TREE AT PIAZZA DE DUOMO IN MILAN MILAN
THE CHRISTMAS TREE AT THE OLD TOWN WARSAW WARSAW
A TRUMPETER PLAYS DURING THE ILLUMINATION OF THE CHRISTMAS TREE AND OPENING OF THE CHRISTMAS MARKET IN PRAGUE. PRAGUE
SHOPPERS GATHER AROUND CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS AT A SHOPPING MALL IN KUALA LUMPUR. THE SPIRIT OF CHRISTMAS IS PREVALENT IN MUSLIM-DOMINATED MALAYSIA AS MALLS AND HOTELS DECORATE WITH TREES AND LIGHTS KUALA LUMPUR
FIREWORKS EXPLODE OVER A 280 FOOT HIGH FLOATING CHRISTMAS TREE AT THE LAGOA RODRIGO DE FREITAS NEIGHBORHOOD IN RIO DE JANEIRO. RIO DE JANEIRO
A GIRL POSES FOR PHOTOGRAPHS IN FRONT OF A CHRISTMAS TREE DECORATED WITH TEDDY BEARS IN SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA. SEOUL
THE WHITE HOUSE TREE IS DISPLAYED IN THE BLUE ROOM OF THE WHITE HOUSE IN WASHINGTON. WASHINGTON
FIREWORKS LIGHT UP THE SKY TO LAUNCH THE CHRISTMAS TREE DISPLAY ALONG A BAY WALK IN PALAWAN CITY, PHILIPPINES. PALAWAN CITY
A NORWEGIAN CHRISTMAS TREE LIGHTS UP TRAFALGAR SQUARE. LONDON
THE NATIONAL CHRISTMAS TREE IS PICTURED WITH THE WHITE HOUSE IN THE BACKGROUND IN WASHINGTON DC WASHINGTON