Santa Puts Finishing Touches To Britain’s Biggest Singing Christmas Tree
23rd November 2011
Britain’s biggest singing Christmas Tree has gone on display at Longleat Safari & Adventure Park in Wiltshire.
The tree is so big that even Father Christmas had to enlist the help of a cherry picker to put on the final giant bauble in preparation for its first show.
The giant festive tree is the only one of its kind in Britain and has been specially made for the Wiltshire attraction as part of their Christmas celebrations.
At more than 50 foot tall it was so large that it had to be transported in 18 sections and assembled on site by a team of 15 workmen.
Almost one million multi-coloured lights make up the singing tree, which change colour and create spectacular patterns of light in time with traditional Christmas music and carols.
The tree has more than six miles of lighting cable, 216 twinkling star flashes, over 3,000 bauble decorations and 24 huge snowflakes with a giant illuminated star on top.
Longleat’s Steve Mytton said: “It's been an incredible job. It took six months to develop and build and four days for the guys to put it together on site.
“With so many lights, so much cable and decorations to check it has been a massive undertaking but to see the tree finally in place and working is amazing.”“
Running from November 18th until January 2nd ‘Christmas at Longleat’ brings together the magic of the festive season in a spectacular new event.
Visitors will have the chance to enjoy the experience of skating on real ice on a huge outdoor ice rink in front of Longleat House, watch favourite fairy-tale characters come to life in the enchanted surroundings of Longleat House as well as the giant singing Christmas tree which dances in time to festive tunes.
Plus there's the opportunity to take an unforgettable train journey deep into the woods to meet Santa Claus himself in his snowy log cabin home.
For more information on Christmas at Longleat and for opening dates and times please click here