Christmas trees have evolved into fantastic displays of creativity, featuring thousands of multi-colored electric lights and strings. From Tokyo to Bethlehem, here are some of 2016's most over-the-top Christmas trees.
Tokyo, Japan
ASSOCIATED PRESSPeople look at a Christmas tree at Kitte commercial complex in Tokyo's shopping and business district of Marunouchi, Monday, Dec. 5, 2016.Vilnius, Lithuania
ASSOCIATED PRESSThe national Christmas tree stands in Cathedral Square in Vilnius, Lithuania, Sunday, Dec. 4, 2016.Prague, Czech Republic
Anadolu Agency via Getty ImagesThe illuminated Christmas tree at the Christmas market at Old Town Square in Prague, Czech Republic on December 1, 2016. Christmas markets, traditionally selling roasted chestnuts, hot mead and Christmas tree decorations amongst other products opened across the Czech Republic during the first Advent weekend.Washington, D.C.
Mark Wilson via Getty ImagesThe National Christmas Tree is lit up after US President Barack Obama and his family hit the switch, on December 1, 2016 in Washington, DC. This year is the 94th annual National Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony.Ramallah
Anadolu Agency via Getty ImagesPeople attend a ceremony to illuminate a Christmas tree planted at the Yasser Arafat square in Ramallah, West Bank on December 4, 2016.Rakvere, Estonia
Ints Kalnins / ReutersPeople gather near a kinetic Christmas tree in Rakvere, Estonia, November 27, 2016.Budapest, Hungary
Marco Secchi via Getty ImagesA Christmas tree is seen in one of the main shopping streets in the City Centre on December 2, 2016 in Budapest, Hungary.London, England
Stuart C. Wilson via Getty ImagesThe Trafalgar Square Christmas Tree lighting ceremony on December 1, 2016 in London, United Kingdom. The tree, a Norwegian Spruce, is donated to London by Oslo in a tradition dating back to 1947. The annual gift is to show lasting gratitude for the support Britain gave Norway during the Second World War.Mandaluyong City, the Philippines
Pacific Press via Getty ImagesThe glamorous thirty feet tall rotating Christmas tree unveiled in Mandaluyong City. The elegant centerpiece Christmas decoration is found inside the fashion hall of SM Megamall.Sao Paulo, Brazil
NurPhoto via Getty ImagesHundreds of fans watched the inauguration of the traditional Ibirapuera Christmas Tree in the South Zone of Sao Paulo. The inauguration had fireworks and artificial snow burning. The tree is 35 meters high, 16 meters in diameter and has an eight-meter star at the top.Chicago, Illinois
ASSOCIATED PRESSLuiza Canovas, left, and Guilherme Franco from Sao Paulo take a selfie with the Millennium Park Christmas tree from a terrace in a timed exposure with a zoom lens Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2016, in Chicago.Berlin, Germany
ASSOCIATED PRESSVisitors walk in front of the illuminated Christmas tree near the Christmas market at the Potsdamer Platz square in Berlin, Germany, Thursday, Dec. 8, 2016.Zgharta, Lebanon
People gather under a Christmas Tree, marking the beginning of Christmas season in Zgharta city, north Lebanon December 3, 2016.Madrid, Spain
People walk in the Puerta del Sol square in front of an illuminated Christmas tree in central Madrid, Spain, Thursday, Nov. 24, 2016.Bethlehem
Fireworks explode during a Christmas tree lighting ceremony outside the Church of the Nativity in the West Bank town of Bethlehem December 3, 2016.London, England
Tristan Fewings via Getty ImagesArtists from Cirque du Soleil perform as St Pancras Station unveils it's Cirque du Soleil 'Amaluna' Christmas tree on November 21, 2016 in London, United Kingdom.Strasbourg, France
PATRICK HERTZOG via Getty ImagesPeople walk near the Christmas tree during the traditional Christmas market, in Strasbourg, eastern France, on November 28, 2016.Berlin, Germany
Adam Berry via Getty ImagesA shopper photographs another with a mobile phone in front of a Christmas tree in a shopping mall on November 30, 2016 in Berlin, Germany.Warsaw, Poland
JANEK SKARZYNSKI via Getty ImagesThe Christmas tree is illuminated at the Royal Castle in Warsaw, Poland on December 3, 2016.Byblos, Lebanon
Jamal Saidi / ReutersPeople gather around an illuminated Christmas tree in Byblos city in northern Lebanon November 24, 2016.New York, New York
Anadolu Agency via Getty ImagesRockefeller Christmas tree stands lit during the 84th Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree Lighting ceremony at Rockefeller Center on November 30, 2016 in New York City.[huffingtonpost]
