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Scrooges beware, because it’s that time of year again. Norway is getting ready to send Britain a massive fir tree to be put up in Trafalgar Square for Christmas, as per the annual tradition.
Every year, our friends in Oslo cut down a huge spruce to send across the pond as a Christmas gift. The tree is felled in a ceremony just outside the Norwegian capital, with the tradition dating back to the end of World War II as Norway thanked Britain for its support during the war.
Now the exact date and time the tree will be switched on in central London has been announced, people. Get ready to feel all the festive feels.
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What date will the Trafalgar Square Christmas tree turn on?
The fir usually arrives in London at around the start of December, after it’s chopped down in Norway in late November. Now we know the official date its lights are going to be switched on in the square.
The Trafalgar Square Christmas tree will light up on December 4 in a festive ceremony. Festivities will kick off at 5pm, with the illumination taking place at 6pm sharp. Throughout the very jolly evening you’ll hear carols sung by the choir of the nearby St Martin-in-the-Fields, and live music played by the Regent Hall Band of the Salvation Army. A poem to the tree will be written and read by local children, and there will also be a performance by the Band of His Majesty’s Royal Marines Collingwood.
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