Trafalgar Square Christmas Tree & Carols  

 

 

THIS EVENT ENDED ON THE 5TH JANUARY 2020

ADDRESS

Trafalgar Square, Central London, Westminster, London WC2N 5DS

 

 

TELEPHONE

020 7766 1100 

 

TWITTER

@trafalgartree

 

Dates:

5th December 2019  until 5th January 2020

 

OPENING TIMES

Christmas tree lighting ceremony 5th Dec 6pm | Carol singing 9-24 Dec (except 14 & 22 Dec) weekdays 4pm-8pm, weekends 2pm-6pm

 

PRICES

FREE

 

SITE

http://www.london.gov.uk

 

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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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