Featured trees in NY usher in Christmas Eve

A Christmas tree decorated with fantastic creature-shaped origamis is on display at the Museum of Natural History in New York, the United States, Dec. 20, 2009. The Museum of Natural History in New York celebrates the holiday season every year with its origami tree.

People skate in the rink in front of the Christmas Tree at the Rockefeller Center in New York, the United States, Dec. 17, 2009. The Rockefeller Christmas Tree, a 23-meter-high spruce, is one of the fascinating holiday Christmas trees for both visitors and local residents.

People visit the Christmas tree at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, the United States, Dec. 22, 2009. The twenty-foot blue spruce in the museum featuring 18th-century Neapolitan angels and cherubs is one of the fascinating Christmas trees for New York holiday visitors.

People stand in front of the Christmas tree at the South Street Seaport in New York, the United States, Dec. 22, 2009. This tree dubbed as Chorus Tree has attracted carolers during the holiday season every year.

People view the Christmas tree decorated with fantastic creature-shaped origamis at the Museum of Natural History in New York, the United States, Dec. 20, 2009. The Museum of Natural History in New York celebrates the holiday season every year with its origami tree.

Two children amuse themselves in front of the Christmas Tree at the Rockefeller Center in New York, the United States, Dec. 14, 2009. The Rockefeller Christmas Tree, a 23-meter-high spruce, is one of the fascinating holiday Christmas trees for both visitors and local residents.

People view the Christmas tree at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, the United States, Dec. 22, 2009. The twenty-foot blue spruce in the museum featuring 18th-century Neapolitan angels and cherubs is one of the fascinating Christmas trees for New York holiday visitors.

A Christmas tree-shaped light decoration illustrates the Macy's Store in New York, the United States, Dec. 14, 2009. Macy's department store with unique Christmas decorations is one of the holiday destinations for both visitors and local residents.
(Xinhua)