The Clermont one is really pretty in real life with the changing colours.
The lights look lovely but sorry the trees always look sparse and anemic. ? Have been replaced in some previous years? Our tree is not as tall bit much fuller. I know it is a gift from the Norweigens since 1947 but as a critique far better trees around in various london suburbs. Merry Christmas everyone ( this isn’t a bar hum bug!! )
The tree she tells you not to worry about
The real tree in Trafalgar Square is nicer, it’s sad to see it’s not as full as before but maybe this is down to climate change.
We are only passing through this era of depravity. Don’t worry. The end is neigh.
Trafalgar Square one means something
real tree > fake cone
Badly decorated.
The tree looks good, but the decorations are terrible.
It must be an inside job by someone who either doesn’t celebrate or hates Christmas (perhaps the Grinch?), so the backlash is so strong that they might give up putting up a Christmas tree altogether in the future.
🌽
Every year there are complaints about the Christmas tree at Trafalgar Square which is kindly given us by Norway – it has a historical significance. I worry that Norway will get fed up with the ingratitude.
Massive cactus
the tree itself is awesome but wtf is that decoration? yellow vertical stripes what?
🌽
Take my downvote
Best regards, Norway 🇳🇴
Christmas needs a rethink.
Theres something a touch depressing that every decorative tree put up has to be put behind barricades and fences.
That tree is an insult from Norway
Takk. God jul Norge!
Why did they string the lights like that, surely it would be more flattering to go round the tree in a spiral rather than straight up and down?
Illuminated cactus
Obligatory it sucks comment
I think is cute 🥺 poor tree he’s doing his best
🌵 surely Christmas trees cannot look like that in Norway
I feel like they could make more of an effort with the lights on the tree,could be better
Do we prefer:
1. Real tree, gifted by Norway, and decorated in a traditional Norwegian way
2. plastic cone with LEDs outside some hotel
If you said 2, you’re tacky and I hate you
Hello from Oslo. It’s now an annual tradition for Norwegian news to report on the negative reactions to the gifted Christmas tree from the City of Oslo:
«Norwegian Christmas tree:
The Brits rage: – «Norway hates us»
True to tradition, the Christmas tree that has been sent from Oslo to London is getting a hard time on social media.»
My theory is that while the Norwegian Christmas tree is a Norway spruce (Picea abies), more people in London and the UK are used to and prefer Nordmann fir (Abies nordmanniana) or even plastic trees (inspired by the shape of Nordmann fir) as Christmas trees.
The people of London would probably be happier with a Nordmann fir from a Christmas tree farm in France or wherever. This type of tree does not grow in the wild in Norway, where it’s considered an invasive species.
The «better trees in various London suburbs» are most likely farmed Nordmann fir, and almost certainly not Norway spruce.
I believe it’s time for Oslo to stop with this, too.
The Covent Garden one remains the far superior one, whilst the giant cardboard looking rainbow cone, like an upturned Cornetto, in Granary Square is quite amusing though.
Well, I like him, and he is clearly trying his best. No need to be rude. Thank you Norway!
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The Clermont one is really pretty in real life with the changing colours.
The lights look lovely but sorry the trees always look sparse and anemic. ? Have been replaced in some previous years? Our tree is not as tall bit much fuller. I know it is a gift from the Norweigens since 1947 but as a critique far better trees around in various london suburbs. Merry Christmas everyone ( this isn’t a bar hum bug!! )
The tree she tells you not to worry about
The real tree in Trafalgar Square is nicer, it’s sad to see it’s not as full as before but maybe this is down to climate change.
We are only passing through this era of depravity. Don’t worry. The end is neigh.
Trafalgar Square one means something
real tree > fake cone
Badly decorated.
The tree looks good, but the decorations are terrible.
It must be an inside job by someone who either doesn’t celebrate or hates Christmas (perhaps the Grinch?), so the backlash is so strong that they might give up putting up a Christmas tree altogether in the future.
🌽
Every year there are complaints about the Christmas tree at Trafalgar Square which is kindly given us by Norway – it has a historical significance. I worry that Norway will get fed up with the ingratitude.
Massive cactus
the tree itself is awesome but wtf is that decoration? yellow vertical stripes what?
🌽
Take my downvote
Best regards, Norway 🇳🇴
Christmas needs a rethink.
Theres something a touch depressing that every decorative tree put up has to be put behind barricades and fences.
That tree is an insult from Norway
Takk. God jul Norge!
Why did they string the lights like that, surely it would be more flattering to go round the tree in a spiral rather than straight up and down?
Illuminated cactus
Obligatory it sucks comment
I think is cute 🥺 poor tree he’s doing his best
🌵 surely Christmas trees cannot look like that in Norway
I feel like they could make more of an effort with the lights on the tree,could be better
Do we prefer:
1. Real tree, gifted by Norway, and decorated in a traditional Norwegian way
2. plastic cone with LEDs outside some hotel
If you said 2, you’re tacky and I hate you
Hello from Oslo. It’s now an annual tradition for Norwegian news to report on the negative reactions to the gifted Christmas tree from the City of Oslo:
«Norwegian Christmas tree:
The Brits rage: – «Norway hates us»
True to tradition, the Christmas tree that has been sent from Oslo to London is getting a hard time on social media.»
https://www.dagbladet.no/nyheter/britene-tordner-norge-hater-oss/82338473
https://www.nrk.no/stor-oslo/i-london-gjer-dei-narr-av-det-norske-juletreet-1.17152527
https://www.vg.no/nyheter/i/xm7Vkl/juletre-faar-tyn-igjen
My theory is that while the Norwegian Christmas tree is a Norway spruce (Picea abies), more people in London and the UK are used to and prefer Nordmann fir (Abies nordmanniana) or even plastic trees (inspired by the shape of Nordmann fir) as Christmas trees.
The people of London would probably be happier with a Nordmann fir from a Christmas tree farm in France or wherever. This type of tree does not grow in the wild in Norway, where it’s considered an invasive species.
The «better trees in various London suburbs» are most likely farmed Nordmann fir, and almost certainly not Norway spruce.
This is the Christmas tree at the University Square in central Oslo: https://www.uio.no/english/about/news-and-events/university-square/aula/events/open-aula/2024/open-aula-7th-dec.html
The look of the tree and the lights, are not very different from the current tree at Trafalgar Square. Nobody complains in Oslo, maybe because everyone knows how the wild trees in Norwegian forests look like.
The town of Sortland, Norway, stopped gifting Christmas trees to Grimsby due to negative reactions. https://www.grimsbytelegraph.co.uk/news/grimsby-news/sortland-cancel-christmas-tree-tradition-2649891
The city of Bergen, Norway, has stopped gifting Christmas trees to Newcaste. Also due to years of negative feedback (even if they now say it has something to do with sustainability). https://www.newcastleworld.com/news/newcastle-and-bergen-develop-new-christmas-tradition-for-a-sustainable-future-4415083
I believe it’s time for Oslo to stop with this, too.
The Covent Garden one remains the far superior one, whilst the giant cardboard looking rainbow cone, like an upturned Cornetto, in Granary Square is quite amusing though.
Well, I like him, and he is clearly trying his best. No need to be rude. Thank you Norway!
The Norway one is so much nicer.
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