The BBC axed their 20ft Christmas tree and left it outside Broadcasting House in Portland Place, London. The tree was chopped down for security reasons, supposedly.
The axed Christmas tree – left alone like someone who’s friendless at Christmas – reminded me of the symbolic meaning of Christmas trees. The evergreen tree is an ancient of symbol of family life. Romans beautified their homes with glamorous trees that represented life, birth, and the need to come together to make it through winter.
10 Things You Probably Don’t Know About Christmas Trees
- Using the same Christmas tree more than once is said to give bad luck.
- There was once a Slavic tradition of hanging Christmas trees upside down like chandeliers.
- Evergreen symbolises hope, loyalty, healing, rebirth and protection.
- Since 1947, as a sign of gratitude for support during World War Two, Norway has donated a tree to London
- Christmas trees are a warm-home for thousands of bugs.
- Evergreens take an average of 7 to 10 years to develop.
- UK customers buy approximately 8 million Christmas trees every year.
- Christmas trees remove pollen and dust from the air.
- The Christmas tree in Trafalgar square comes from Oslo.
- Every year an average of 200 household fires are caused by Christmas trees.
