Globetrotting

Trees of light
A view of an 85 meter-high Christmas tree at Cantagalo park in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
A view of an 85 meter-high Christmas tree at Cantagalo park in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Around 3.1 million lights will illuminate the Christmas tree every night until the end of the year. Photo: AFP/Yasuyoshi Chiba		 The Christmas tree is lit during 81st Annual Rockefeller Centre Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony at Rockefeller Center in New York City
The Christmas tree is lit during 81st Annual Rockefeller Centre Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony at Rockefeller Center in New York City. Photo: AFP/Stephen Lovekin
Decorations honouring military families hang upon the official White House Christmas tree in the Blue Room at the White House in Washington, DC, during the White House Christmas decorations viewing
Decorations honouring military families hang upon the official White House Christmas tree in the Blue Room at the White House in Washington, DC, during the White House Christmas decorations viewing. Photo: AFP/Jim Watson		 US Capitol Christmas tree is lit on the West Front in Washington DC. The second tallest tree ever used at the Capitol, the 88-foot Engelmann spruce is from the Colville National Forest in Washington state
US Capitol Christmas tree is lit on the West Front in Washington DC. The second tallest tree ever used at the Capitol, the 88-foot Engelmann spruce is from the Colville National Forest in Washington state. The tree is decorated with approximately 5,000 ornaments, handcrafted by Washingtonians to reflect this year's theme, 'Sharing Washington's Good Nature.' Photo: AFP/Chip Somodevilla





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