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Rio de Janeiro kicks off the holiday season with the lighting of the world's largest floating Christmas tree. Elly Park reports.
Rio de Janeiro kicks off the Brazilian Christmas season lighting up what is hailed as the world's largest floating tree. Rough cut (no reporter narration).
It's that time of year again. The lights on the world's largest Christmas tree flickered on for the first time on Monday as Dortmund's Christmas market was opened to the public. That's right, the world's largest Christmas tree can be found in Dortmund, Germany. Standing at a whopping 45 meters, or 147 feet tall, Dortmund's tree is not actually a single tree. In fact, the gigantic tree is build by a construction company out of 1,700 other fir trees and weighs a combined 40 tons.
The German city of Dortmund hosts the "World's largest Christmas tree" -- according to the organisers of the city of Dortmund. Elly Park reports.
People gather for the annual lighting of the traditional Nativity scene and the Christmas tree in St. Peter's Square in the Vatican. IMAGES