The ceremony marking the beginning of the Christmas period and arrival of Ukraine's national Christmas Tree, which is 25 metres high, took place on Kyiv's Sofia Square on December 19.
Ukraine Today: Ukraine’s national Christmas tree lit up in Kyiv
First lady Maryna Poroshenko, founder of Folk Ukraine Igor Dobrutsky and city mayor Vitaly Klitschko light up the Christmas tree on the stage at St. Sofia square on Saint Nicholas Day on Dec. 19.
