Can you go from the 1 st to the 24 th of December without hearing one of Christmas’ most popular songs?

The erection of London’s Christmas tree in Trafalgar Square signals the countdown to Christmas and is the symbol of a decades-long tradition.

The spectacular Christmas lights return to London's Royal Botanic Gardens

The traditional lighting ceremony took place on November 28th

Modern Christmas celebrations owe a lot to an English novella written more than 170 years ago: Charles Dickens’s A Christmas Carol. This story of redemption has touched the hearts of millions of readers around the world. It has helped to redefine what we mean by the Christmas spirit.

Christmas-themed events and decorations are being prepared in the museum dedicated to the British novelist