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New York and Paris they are already in mode Christmas 2020. There is no pandemic, neither second nor third wave that prevents the Christmas spirit from making its way in the two cities of the world that each year they give away the best openwork Christmas decoration postcards.
Christmas lights on the Champs Elysees in Paris.
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Last night the Christmas lights were turned on for the first time in the imposing Avenue Champs Elysees.
It was during an online event where he sang live Louane Emera, godmother of the 40th lighting ceremony of the popular lights of the Champs Elysees in Paris.
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In this way, the iconic Parisian avenue and its thousands of Christmas lights adorning its more than 400 trees welcome a festive period in the French capital that this year will be marked by the health crisis.
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The Rockefeller Center Christmas tree, the most famous in the world
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There is no countdown to Christmas if we don’t see first Rockefeller Center’s traditional Christmas natural pine from New York standing up. A tradition that It started in the 1930s.
The tree measures almost 23 meters and already draws crowds in the usual place, between Fifth and Sixth Avenue in NYC.
Until its usual location, the huge natural tree arrived last Saturday, from the town of Oneonta and in a trailer truck that crossed the streets of Manhattan.
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Today he already looks tall and radiant in front of Rockefeller Plaza, waiting for his night of lighting, which will be next Wednesday, December 2, in an event that this season will also be mounted taking into account the restrictions due to Covid-19.
It will be decorated with 35,000 LED lights approximately, including Swarovski crystals. And after Christmas, the fir will be recycled, and the wood donated to the NGO Habitat for Humanity.
“The Rockefeller Center tree represents the Christmas season, but it has also been a symbol of hope, resilience and the undying spirit of New York – Rob Speyer, CEO of Tishman Speyer, the company that owns Rockefeller Center, said through a statement- 2020 has been a difficult year, but New Yorkers have persevered, and we are determined to come back better and stronger”.
Alongside the 2020 Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree Raising, the traditional skating rink of Rockefeller Center also reopened at its feet, although it will also work in a limited way and with health security protocols.
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