A Christmas tree is lit up to
celebrate the upcoming Christmas holiday in front of City Hall in
Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2012
U.S. President Barack Obama
delivers remarks during the 90th lighting of the National Christmas
tree in front of the White House in Washington, December 6,
2012.
Lights illuminate a 32-meter
Christmas tree, a fir from the Abreschviller forest in the Alsace
region, which is installed for the first time for the holiday
season on the Place de la Concorde in Paris
A man blows his trumpet from the
Old Town Hall Tower as a Christmas tree is illuminated at the Old
Town Square in Prague December
The U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree
is pictured against a backdrop of the U.S. Capitol Building in
Washington, December 4, 2012 during the official lighting ceremony
for the tree.
An abstract light installation
replaces the traditional Christmas tree at the Grand Place in
Brussels, Saturday Dec. 1, 2012. Traditionally, a 20m (65ft) pine
tree from the forests of the Ardennes decorates the city's central
square, the Grand Place. This year, it has been replaced with a 25m
(82ft) construction
Fireworks explode from a
Christmas tree during the lighting ceremony at Rodrigo de Freitas
Lake in Rio de Janeiro December 1, 2012
Britain's Prime Minister David
Cameron and television talent show X Factor finalists and judge
Nicole Sherzinger stand with school children after switching on the
lights of the 10 Downing Street Christmas tree, in central
London
People enjoy the Christmas
illuminations at the Royal Treaty street in Warsaw,
Poland,
The official White House
Christmas Tree festooned with ornaments is shown in the Blue Room
at the White House as First lady Michelle Obama welcomed military
families for the first viewing of the 2012 holiday decorations in
Washington
