Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree Lighting 2023

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The Eternal City kicked off the festive season with a dazzling Christmas tree on the iconic Spanish Steps and a cascade of diamond decoration along its shopping streets.
Couples did not miss the chance to take a romantic selfie in front of the 15-metre gold and white Christmas tree, sponsored by French fashion house Dior and decorated with golden butterflies and perfume bottles.
Golden diamonds donated by Renault Italia embellished the famed shopping street Via Condotti, whose luxury shops were lit up with warm white lights while popular Via del Corso, leading Piazza Venezia to Piazza del Popolo, was lit up with 300,000 light points.
The tiny state of Vatican City was dazzling with a nativity scene installation featuring life-sized terracotta statues inspired by the first living Nativity scene created by St. Francis in 1223. There was also a 28-metre Christmas tree in St. Peter's Square decorated with nursery-grown edelweiss, a white mountain flower native to the Alps.
A breathtaking drone footage, shot after midnight, showed Peace-themed Christmas lights in the quiet streets of the Eternal City.
In a dazzling display of festive spirit, Rome kicked to full swing as the Christmas lights along Via del Corso, dedicated to the universal theme of peace. The luminous carpet, that stretches from Piazza Venezia to Piazza del Popolo, measures 1,400 meters in length and comprises 18 strings of warm white LED lights.
The decoration is composed of 300,000 points of light in total and form the word "Pace" (peace) in various languages, including French, German, and Spanish, bright stars.
This year, the 10-meter long Christmas tree at the ancient Capitoline Hill ( Campidoglio), is dedicated to the Italian constitution, with a large interactive multi media book through which videos on constitutional charter can be seen.
Brussels' Christmas market served up a festive twist on Belgian delicacies -- waffles and beer -- as the city prepared to celebrate the holidays.
The market was in the shadow of the newly-refurbished former stock exchange now home to a beer experience and open to visitors.
The main centre of festivities was the Christmas tree in the Grand-Place central square, lined with baroque former guildhalls and the city hall.
In modern times it is heaving with tourists and each year there is a festive sound and light display.

Paris is glittering with Christmas lights and decorations as the holiday season is in full swing and as the French capital gets ready to welcome 2024.
During the festive period, the City of Lights, from the Eiffel tower to the Champs Elysees, dazzles residents and tourists with festive illuminations on its famed avenues and shop windows.

The streets of London are dressed up with dazzling seasonal decorations ahead of Christmas.
Tourists and locals spill through the streets of the British capital to do their holiday shopping as carollers in Trafalgar Square bring festive spirit to the city centre.
Toronto twinkled with lights as "Holiday Magic 2023" swept through the city in early December.
Elaborate light displays festooned the city's trendy Bloor-Yorkville neighborhood while the Financial District also sported sparkling trees and buildings.
Toronto's iconic Berczy Park, known for its dog fountain, got into the holiday spirit with canine-themed lights. The dog statues throughout the park were carefully dressed in winter scarves and sweaters.
The city's Inglewood Avenue, known as "Kringlewood" during the Yuletide season, lined the streets with 50 giant inflatable Santas in an annual tradition that is now in its eighth year.
Los Angeles has been illuminated for the holiday season with colorful light displays and elaborate Christmas décor bringing a festive spirit to the city.
In Beverly Hills, holiday lights and Christmas decorations lit up the high-end and iconic shopping street of Rodeo Drive while an Israeli flag was put on display outside the city hall among the holiday lights as a show of support for Israel.
In the coastal enclave of Santa Monica, the storied pier was outfitted with a holiday season light display.
Despite the signs of an ongoing war – destroyed adversary military equipment, wounded servicemen and portraits of fallen soldiers on display in cemeteries across the country – Ukraine’s wartime capital lit up ahead of the holiday season.
Almost 22 months ago, Russian forces began missile and artillery attacks, striking major Ukrainian cities including Kyiv.
The festive season market on Moscow's Red Square is in full swing and elaborate decorations can be seen all around the centre of the Russian capital ahead of traditional New Year celebrations.
New Year's Day is Russia's main seasonal holiday, while Orthodox believers also celebrate Christmas on Jan. 7.