Each year, the lovely people of Norway donate a behemoth of a tree to London as thanks for helping them out in World War II, and have done since 1947. Which is rather nice of them, actually (though you wouldn’t think we were that grateful after reading some of these tweets).
Every year people online have things to say about it, however. And (shockingly for the internet, I know), these things aren’t always nice. We trawled Twitter dot com for some comments that yes, can be a tad harsh, yet still draw out a little smirk in everyone (at least). It’s the Christmas spirit, after all. Social media really likes to drag that poor little–butactuallyquitebig–Trafalgar Square Christmas tree. Safe to say you lot didn’t disappoint, and some of you are definitely more mean than we thought – but hey, it’s Christmas and we all need a laugh!
*Just a quick disclaimer before the fun: the comments do also reflect that we really are very grateful for our yearly Christmas gift, honest! The lights switched on yesterday evening (December 1), and crowds turned out to see the sparkles begin!
Here’s the beast itself arriving in London
Right from the off…
Us every year when the tree arrives…
Starting as we mean to go on here…
We had just about every kind of pisstaking you could think of, from the witty…
To the blunt…
To the Royal Family jokes…
The memes…
The downright brutal…
Phew, lot of those one’s aren’t they…
The logical…
And our credibility in the ongoing London vs NYC debate took a hit…
There was even the odd disagreement…
What side of the fence do you fall on?
Looking forward to next year?
It’s the thought that counts, guys…
A case for the defence, your honour…
We’ve had our fun, but in all seriousness…
A lot of comments show that there is great appreciation for the tree, and not just for the laughs it gives us. It’s not an easy job standing over Trafalgar Square, but the Norwegian gift does a fine job each year, without fail. Tonight (December 1), the grand lighting ceremony will commence, and here’s to many more years!
Not got your tree yet? Chop chop, it’s December 1! Why not use this service that gives to charity or this sustainable delivery website?