The 2009 Christmas Tree lighting ceremony in Trafalgar Square - perhaps the most famous Christmas tree in the world - takes place on Thursday 3rd December with a formal ceremony to mark the occasion. For over half a century, since 1947, Trafalgar Square has been adorned with a majestic Christmas Tree - an annual gift from the people of Oslo, thanking us for support and friendship during World War Two. The giant evergreen is an integral part of Christmas in London and is always a prime specimen, towering high alongside Nelson's Column and decorated only with authentic Norwegian white lights. The tree is traditionally the location where carol-singers gather in the evening and this year there will be a different choir there nightly from 7th-21st December, raising money for charity. Once the Trafalgar Square Christmas Tree is lit the lights remain turned on from noon until midnight daily throughout the festive season until the Twelfth Night of Christmas in early January. Singing groups and passers-by join around the tree most evenings to sing carols and soak up the Christmas cheer.
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