See the World’s Most Spectacular Christmas Trees

A Christmas tree is lit in front of the St, Stephan Basilica in Budapest on Dec. 21, 2015.
A Christmas tree is lit in front of the St, Stephan Basilica in Budapest on Dec. 21, 2015.Attila Kisbenedek—AFP/Getty Images
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An artificial Christmas tree illuminates Puerta del Sol square in Madrid, on Nov. 29, 2015.
An artificial Christmas tree illuminates Puerta del Sol square in Madrid, on Nov. 29, 2015. Denis Doyle—Getty Images
A Christmas tree is lit in front of the St, Stephan Basilica in Budapest on Dec. 21, 2015.
A Christmas tree is lit in front of the St, Stephan Basilica in Budapest on Dec. 21, 2015. Attila Kisbenedek—AFP/Getty Images
The Rockefeller Center Christmas tree lighting on Dec. 2, 2015 in New York. (Photo by Noam Galai/Getty Images)
The Rockefeller Center Christmas tree lighting on Dec. 2, 2015 in New York. Noam Galai—Getty Images
A Christmas tree in Piazza Duomo on Dec. 13, 2015 in Milan.
A Christmas tree in Piazza Duomo on Dec. 13, 2015 in Milan. Vincenzo Lombardo—Getty Images
Fireworks explode over the floating Christmas tree at the Rodrigo de Freitas Lagoon in Rio de Janeiro on Dec. 12, 2015. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)
Fireworks explode over the floating Christmas tree at the Rodrigo de Freitas Lagoon in Rio de Janeiro on Dec. 12, 2015. Silvia Izquierdo—AP
The Old Town Square and Christmas tree are illuminated at the Christmas market in Prague on Nov. 30, 2015. (Photo by Matej Divizna/Getty Images)
The Old Town Square and Christmas tree are illuminated at the Christmas market in Prague on Nov. 30, 2015. Matej Divizna—Getty Images
A Christmas tree on display at a Paris department store on Dec. 22, 2015. (AP Photo/Jacques Brinon)
A Christmas tree on display at a Paris department store on Dec. 22, 2015. Jacques Brinon—AP
A light installation shaped as a christmas tree is displayed on Piazza Castello in Turin on Dec. 12, 2015.
A light installation shaped as a christmas tree is displayed on Piazza Castello in Turin on Dec. 12, 2015.Giuseppe Cacace—AFP/Getty Images
A Christmas tree is illuminated in front of the al-Amin Mosque on Martyrs' Square in Beirut on Dec. 11, 2015. (Photo by Ratib Al Safadi/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)
A Christmas tree is illuminated in front of the al-Amin Mosque on Martyrs' Square in Beirut on Dec. 11, 2015. Ratib Al Safadi—Anadolu Agency/Getty Images
A Christmas tree at Syntagma Square in front of the Greek parliament in Athens on Dec. 15, 2015.
A Christmas tree at Syntagma Square in front of the Greek parliament in Athens on Dec. 15, 2015. Louisa Gouliamaki—AFP/Getty Images

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