27 December 2011 | 10:06

World celebrating New Year 2012

A New Year tree in Almaty at the square in front of reconstructed Republic Palace. Photo by Vladimir Dmitriyev/Tengrinews©

Tengrinews.kz made a selections of pictures of the brightest, most beautiful and original Christmas trees around the world.

A New Year tree next to Presidential Palace in Astana. Photo by Danial Okassov©

$A Christmas tree with words "Merry Christmas and Happy New Year" in many languages has been erected for the upcoming Christmas at Beirut Souks, Lebanon. ©REUTERS\Cynthia Karam$

A Christmas tree with words "Merry Christmas and Happy New Year" in many languages has been erected for the upcoming Christmas at Beirut Souks, Lebanon. ©REUTERS\Cynthia Karam

A New Year tree next to St. Basil's cathedral in Moscow, Russia. ©REUTERS/Denis Sinyakov

$A Christmas tree in front of the Al-Amin mosque in downtown Beirut, Lebanon. ©REUTERS\Jamal Saidi$

A Christmas tree in front of the Al-Amin mosque in downtown Beirut, Lebanon. ©REUTERS\Jamal Saidi

$People skate around a Christmas tree at a skating rink in Minsk, Belarus. ©REUTERS\Gleb Garanich$

People skate around a Christmas tree at a skating rink in Minsk, Belarus. ©REUTERS\Gleb Garanich

$People skate at an ice rink near a ferris wheel at a Christmas market in central Berlin, Germany. ©REUTERS\Thomas Peter$

People skate at an ice rink near a ferris wheel at a Christmas market in central Berlin, Germany. ©REUTERS\Thomas Peter

$A Christmas tree at the U.S. Capitol in Washington. ©REUTERS\Molly Riley$

A Christmas tree at the U.S. Capitol in Washington. ©REUTERS\Molly Riley

$A Christmas tree made of 5,480 recycled bottles in the northern city of Haifa, Israel. ©REUTERS\NIR ELIAS$

A Christmas tree made of 5,480 recycled bottles in the northern city of Haifa, Israel. ©REUTERS\NIR ELIAS

$A Christmas tree at Taksim square in Istanbul, Turkey. ©REUTERS\Osman Orsal$

A Christmas tree at Taksim square in Istanbul, Turkey. ©REUTERS\Osman Orsal

$A Christmas tree in St. Petersburg, Russia. ©REUTERS\Alexander Demianchuk$

A Christmas tree in St. Petersburg, Russia. ©REUTERS\Alexander Demianchuk

$A lit Christmas tree is seen amidst snowfall in St. Petersburg, Russia. ©REUTERS\Alexander Demianchuk$

A lit Christmas tree is seen amidst snowfall in St. Petersburg, Russia. ©REUTERS\Alexander Demianchuk

$A lit Christmas tree near Royal Castle at Old Town in Warsaw, Poland. ©REUTERS\Kacper Pempel$

A lit Christmas tree near Royal Castle at Old Town in Warsaw, Poland. ©REUTERS\Kacper Pempel

$An illuminated Christmas tree at Old Town in Gdansk, northern Poland. ©REUTERS\Agencja Gazeta$

An illuminated Christmas tree at Old Town in Gdansk, northern Poland. ©REUTERS\Agencja Gazeta

$An illuminated Norwegian Christmas tree is seen in Trafalgar Square in London, Great Britain. ©REUTERS\Toby Melville$

An illuminated Norwegian Christmas tree is seen in Trafalgar Square in London, Great Britain. ©REUTERS\Toby Melville

$The Christmas tree in Trafalgar Square in London, Great Britain. ©REUTERS\Olivia Harris$

The Christmas tree in Trafalgar Square in London, Great Britain. ©REUTERS\Olivia Harris

$A Christmas tree near Parliament building in Tbilisi,Georgia. ©REUTERS\David Mdzinarishvili$

A Christmas tree near Parliament building in Tbilisi,Georgia. ©REUTERS\David Mdzinarishvili

$A Christmas tree in central Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. ©REUTERS\Vladimir Pirogov$

A Christmas tree in central Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. ©REUTERS\Vladimir Pirogov

$Christmas decorations at Largo do Senado, the centre square in Macau, China. ©REUTERS\Bobby Yip$

Christmas decorations at Largo do Senado, the centre square in Macau, China. ©REUTERS\Bobby Yip

$A Christmas tree is illuminated as the traditional Christmas market at the Old Town Square in Prague, Czech Republic. ©REUTERS\David W Cerny$

A Christmas tree is illuminated as the traditional Christmas market at the Old Town Square in Prague, Czech Republic. ©REUTERS\David W Cerny

$An illuminated Christmas tree stands in front of the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, Germany. ©REUTERS\Fabrizio Bensch$

An illuminated Christmas tree stands in front of the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, Germany. ©REUTERS\Fabrizio Bensch

$A decorated Christmas tree is lighted up at a Christmas market in Dortmund, Germany. ©REUTERS\Ina Fassbender$

A decorated Christmas tree is lighted up at a Christmas market in Dortmund, Germany. ©REUTERS\Ina Fassbender

$A giant decorated Christmas tree stands on the ground floor of Galeries Lafayette department store in Paris, France. ©REUTERS\Charles Platiau$

A giant decorated Christmas tree stands on the ground floor of Galeries Lafayette department store in Paris, France. ©REUTERS\Charles Platiau

$A Christmas tree in in Guatemala City, Guatemala. ©REUTERS\Jorge D Lopez$

A Christmas tree in in Guatemala City, Guatemala. ©REUTERS\Jorge D Lopez

$A Christmas tree is seen at the main square in Ljubljana's old city, Slovenia. ©REUTERS\Srdjan Zivulovic$

A Christmas tree is seen at the main square in Ljubljana's old city, Slovenia. ©REUTERS\Srdjan Zivulovic

$A Christmas Tree erected outside the New York Stock Exchange on Exchange Place in New York, USA. ©REUTERS\Andrew Burton$

A Christmas Tree erected outside the New York Stock Exchange on Exchange Place in New York, USA. ©REUTERS\Andrew Burton

$A Christmas tree inside a huge aquarium in the Manila Ocean Park, the Philippines. ©REUTERS\Romeo Ranoco$

$A giant Christmas Tree display along a bay walk in Puerto Princesa, Palawan city, west of Manila, the Philippines. ©REUTERS\Romeo Ranoco$

A giant Christmas Tree display along a bay walk in Puerto Princesa, Palawan city, west of Manila, the Philippines. ©REUTERS\Romeo Ranoco

$A Christmas tree decorated with lights in front of the Metropolitan Cathedral (background) in Zocalo Square in Mexico city, Mexico. ©REUTERS\Henry Romero$

A Christmas tree decorated with lights in front of the Metropolitan Cathedral (background) in Zocalo Square in Mexico city, Mexico. ©REUTERS\Henry Romero

$A 30-metre-high Christmas tree, which came from the forests of west Ukraine in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican. ©REUTERS\Tony Gentile$

A 30-metre-high Christmas tree, which came from the forests of west Ukraine in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican. ©REUTERS\Tony Gentile

$Musicians of the Athens municipal band are seen in front of a decorated Christmas tree at central Syntagma square in Athens, Greece. ©REUTERS\Yiorgos Karahalis$

Musicians of the Athens municipal band are seen in front of a decorated Christmas tree at central Syntagma square in Athens, Greece. ©REUTERS\Yiorgos Karahalis

The logo of the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games is seen in front of a fireworks display around a Christmas tree at Rodrigo de Freitas Lake in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. ©REUTERS

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