Where in the world is the tallest Christmas tree in 2025?

The festive season is in full swing. From towering trees in bustling city squares to dazzling displays floating on lagoons, Christmas trees around the world are lighting up the holidays. In celebration, the team at energy comparison service, iSelect, have set out to find where in the world the tallest Christmas tree stands, and just how much each country is paying to keep those twinkling lights shining bright throughout the holiday season. 

When it comes to size, Italy’s Mount Ingino tree in Gubbio takes the crown. This isn’t a traditional tree, but is a hillside light display stretching 750 metres high and 450 metres wide. It’s illuminated for 38 days and costs an estimated AU$10,382.94 in electricity, the most expensive on our list. It held the Guinness World Record title for the World’s Largest Christmas Tree since 1991. 

While Paris doesn’t quite have a traditional tree on display, in true Parisian fashion, the Galeries Lafayette has a 16-metre tall tree hanging in the Art Nouveau dome wrapped in 560kg of ribbons like an enormous present! The tree is adorned with a staggering 8 km of LED garlands lights and will be on for 50 days with an estimated energy bill of AU$9,550.46. 

In Dortmund, Germany, there is a 45-metre tree sourced from Norway is decorated with 138,000 LED lights and topped with a 4-metre angel. Powering this festive tree in the Dortmund Christmas market would cost an estimated AU$1,764.75. 

Following on with Norwegian trees, Norway has gifted a tree to London, UK, every year since 1947. Oslo sends a Norwegian spruce to Trafalgar Square as a thank-you for Britain’s support during WWII. This year it sits at 25 metres, and is decorated simply with vertical strings of white lights, this is meant to reflect Norwegian traditions and maintain a classic, minimalist look, which keeps the energy costs down at a total energy cost of AU$8.22. 

Over in Rio de Janeiro, the world’s only floating Christmas tree has returned after a five-year hiatus. Standing 60 metres tall and adorned with 900,000 LED lights, this dazzling display lights up the Rodrigo de Freitas Lagoon through December, costing an estimated AU$4,065.91 to run. 

Across the Atlantic, the Rockefeller Center Christmas tree in New York remains a global icon and is always decorated well (this year it is crowned with a Swarovski star). Sitting at 22.8 metres (75-foot) tall with 50,000 LEDs, it costs an estimated AU$356.34 to keep glowing throughout the holiday 

Sydney’s Martin Place tree is the tallest in NSW at 25 meters, crowned with a 3.4-metre color-changing star and decorated with 15,000 flowers representing nine Australian native species. With 110,000 LEDs, its estimated running cost is AU$1,022.70. Melbourne’s Federation Square tree stands at 17.5 metres, featuring a fully LED design with an estimated cost of AU$441.14. Perth’s Christmas tree, standing at 22 metres, is adorned with 15,000 LEDs and costs just AU$180.76 to run for the season. 

Other cities like Brisbane, Adelaide, and Hobart showcase stunning displays at a fraction of the cost, while Canberra’s Christmas Park, located in Croatian Catholic Centre leads the way in sustainability with solar-powered lights, resulting in zero electricity cost. 

While these displays are breathtaking, many do come with considerable energy costs. Thankfully, most cities now use LED lights, which consume up to 80% less energy than traditional incandescent bulbs, making these festive traditions more sustainable.