The people of Brussels, the capital of Belgium, may well think that they have the coolest Christmas tree of 2012. This abstract light installation has somewhat usurped tradition, as a 65ft pine tree from the forests of the Ardennes usually takes pride of place in the city's central square, the Grand Place. Of course, depending on taste you may hate this seasonal replacement, which many Belgians have dubbed
The Pharmacy because of the resemblance it bears to the green cross outside chemists the world over.
Yet is it truly the coolest Christmas tree of 2012? We have scoured the globe for trees, from the traditional to the ultra-modern which might compete against the Brussels tree if there were a Coolest Christmas tree competition. See what you think of our yuletide discoveries.
Singapore
Washington DC, USA
Montrouge, Paris, France
King's Road, London, England
The Alamo, Texas, USA
Madrid, Spain
Columbia, Missouri, USA
Taichung, Taiwan
Las Vegas, USA
Rome, Italy
Covent Garden, London, England
Honeysuckle, New South Wales, Australia
Long Beach, California, USA
Moncalieri, Italy
Navy Pier, Chicago, USA
Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
Brussels, Belgium
Metropolitan Museum of the Arts, New York City, USA
...and finally...
Halifax, England
Have we neglected your own coolest Christmas tree of 2012? Then let us know – send us an email with a picture of your tree please! We will be quite happy to post it up too!
First Image Credit Flickr User Novae
