The world gets brighter at Christmas time, when beautifully decorated Christmas trees complete with millions of twinkling lights pop up in the world's greatest capitals and their most iconic places – view the gallery for our top 10 trees around the world.
This year is no exception in terms of show-stopping Christmas trees dotted around the world, from the worldwide symbol of the festive season at New York's The Rockefeller centre, the annual four-storey christmas tree at the famous Galleries Lafayette in Paris and the world's tallest floating Christmas tree in Rio de Janeiro – boasting a grand total of 3.3 million sparkling lights.
Which country do you think deserves the all important crowned title for world's best Christmas tree? Glistening in the likes of New York, London, Paris and Berlin, view the gallery for our top 10 trees around the world…
