Trafalgar Square’s Christmas tree was donated by Norway as part of an annual tradition preceding Sadiq Khan’s election as the mayor of London and is decorated in traditional Norwegian fashion.

When Norway was invaded in 1940 ... Cllr Rigby said: “For many Londoners, the lighting of the Trafalgar Square Christmas tree marks the unofficial start of the festive period.

Every year, a 20-metre Christmas tree from Norway is erected in Trafalgar Square. Image: iStock/stockcam "Trafalgar Square is changed as never before. A 48-ft Christmas tree has sprung up on the ...

Trafalgar Square's Christmas tree has been mocked again as angry Londoners hit out at the spruce's 'dead branches'. Locals described the tree - an annual gift from Norway - as 'rather unwell ...

The British ambassador to Norway, Jan Thompson, said: "It isn’t Christmas in the UK until the Trafalgar Square tree arrives." She added that the tree had "brought joy to generations of Londoners ...

Trafalgar Square's annual Christmas tree lighting has left people unimpressed after Londoners waited for the switch on - only for the dazzling display to reveal the giant fur's "scrawny" branches.

Londoners have mocked the appearance of this year’s "half-dead" Trafalgar Square Christmas tree, with some insisting it should be sent back to Norway. Standing at 62ft (19 metres) tall ...

The Christmas tree in Norway being chopped down ahead of its journey to Trafalgar Square Sturlason/Oslo commune When Norway was invaded in 1940, the King of Norway, Haakon VII, took refuge in ...