Trafalgar Square Christmas Tree & Carols
THIS EVENT ENDED ON THE 5TH JANUARY 2020
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Since 1947, stately Trafalgar Square has received a majestic Norwegian Christmas Tree as an annual gift from the people of Oslo, thanking Britain for its support and friendship during World War Two. The enormous tree is a popular seasonal tourist attraction, particularly in the fortnight leading up to Christmas, when each evening (from 4pm to 8pm on weekdays, and from 2pm to 6pm at weekends) a different choir gathers there to sing carols and raise money for a range of voluntary or charitable organisations. Passers-by are welcome to come and listen to the carols in the square and join in the festive cheer. Nelson's Column is decorated with Norwegian white lights and the tree is illuminated from noon until midnight until the Twelfth Night of Christmas in early January. A few days after the official lighting of the tree there's a torch-lit procession on the steps of St Martin-in-the-Fields, as the choir and clergy bless the Crib in a special ceremony in Trafalgar Square. The tree actually goes up in late November if you want to see it in all its naked evergreen glory.
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Lord Nelson, Britain's greatest military hero, and the mighty lions that surround him, pay testament to the position of Trafalgar Square at the heart of the capital, the heart of the nation, and, at one time, the heart of an empire that controlled three fifths of the world. More about Trafalgar Square
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London > Entertainment > Theatres
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Trafalgar Square, Westminster, London SW1Y | 1 minute from Trafalgar Square Christmas Tree & Carols
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18-22 Haymarket, Mayfair, London SW1Y | 4 minutes from Trafalgar Square Christmas Tree & Carols
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London > Restaurants > Italian restaurants
10 Northumberland Avenue, 10 Northumberland avenue, Westminster, London WC2N | 1 minute from Trafalgar Square Christmas Tree & Carols
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London > Restaurants > British restaurants
66 Trafalgar Square, Westminster, London WC2N | 1 minute from Trafalgar Square Christmas Tree & Carols
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62-65 Trafalgar Square, Westminster, London WC2N | 1 minute from Trafalgar Square Christmas Tree & Carols
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London > Education > Universities and Colleges
24 Shelton Street, Covent Garden, WC2H | 8 minutes from Trafalgar Square Christmas Tree & Carols
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Somerset House, Covent Garden, London WC2R | 10 minutes from Trafalgar Square Christmas Tree & Carols
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London > Education > English Language Courses
10 Coptic Street, Bloomsbury, London WC1A | 13 minutes from Trafalgar Square Christmas Tree & Carols
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London > Leisure > Health and Beauty
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London > Leisure > Parks and Gardens
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London > Nightlife > Pubs
10 Northumberland Street, Covent Garden, London WC2N | 2 minutes from Trafalgar Square Christmas Tree & Carols
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2 Spring Gardens, Trafalgar Square, SW1A | 1 minute from Trafalgar Square Christmas Tree & Carols
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