Bizarre Christmas trees around the world

Dozens of junk cars form a Christmas tree-like shape at a junkyard in Hamburg, Germany. The employees did the decorating, which includes a few Santas lurking among the smashed vehicles too.

Who says Christmas trees have to be green? An elaborate light installation does the honors for this Christmas tree at Piazza Castello in Turin, Italy.

Bizarre, yes, but pretty too. People dance at the lighting of a 39-foot Christmas tree constructed of 121 old windows. The tree in Rakvere, eastern Estonia, was created from old house windows in the area.

A Christmas tree was built from 40 tons of firewood which will be distributed among the poor after the holiday. It stands 52 feet tall and was created by design studio Hello Wood.

It looks like a Christmas tree, but it’s really a tree-like shape made with 15 tons of iron. It stands at the entrance of Bnachii Lake in Zgharta, North Lebanon.

Santa Claus poses in front of a giant Christmas tree designed by Lebanese fashion designer Elie Saab. It’s displayed outside the Al-Amin Mosque in Beirut, Lebanon.

It’s not the tree that’s unusual, but a Buddhist monk wearing a Santa hat amid Christmas decorations at the main gate of Jogye Temple in Seoul. South Korean Buddhists have been celebrating Christmas to show harmony among different religions.

In the German port of Hamburg, Santa doesn’t forget about crews who work on ships. This Santa throws a Christmas tree during the 19th Initiative Schoene Weihnachten (Happy Christmas Campaign) to make life on board a little more festive.

Members of the Mona Shores High School Choir from western Michigan stand in the Singing Christmas Tree formation. The group was photographed during a dress rehearsal for a performance at the Frauenthal Center in Muskegon, Mich. The five-story tree features 15 tiers on which about 220 student singers stand.

Christmas trees flocked in different colors aren’t new. But these trees on sale in a southern suburb of Paris carry a patriotic flair. They’re flocked in the colors of the French flag. People around the world have been showing the colors as a sign of solidarity with France after 130 people were killed by terrorists in Paris in November.

Talk about rooms with a view! The National Christmas in Vilnius, Lithuania, features balconies and windows that seem to invite you inside.

The St. George Monument in Freedom Square in Tblisi, Georgia, is decorated with lights in the shape of a Christmas tree. You can still see the statue and its column, but it also adds a holiday touch. The decorations will remain through New Year celebrations.

The world’s tallest digitally-animated Christmas tree stands in Times Square. The 204-foot “tree” was created by Toshiba.