Editing Grand-Place (section)

===Christmas tree===
{{Main|Brussels Christmas tree}}
[[Christmas]] and [[New Year]] celebrations have been held on the Grand-Place every year since 1952<ref>Francois Robert, ''La ville s'enguirlande'', ''Le Soir'' (in French), 3 December 1993</ref> or 1954.<ref>Francois Robert, Jean Wouters, ''Un sapin de Finlande pour la Grand-Place'', ''Le Soir'' (in French), 4 December 1996</ref> They have been officialised since 2000 as part of the "Winter Wonders" in the city centre.<ref name="Winter Wonders">{{Cite web|date=2017-04-10|title=Winter Wonders and Christmas Market 2021|url=https://www.brussels.be/winter-wonders|access-date=2021-11-06|website=www.brussels.be|language=en}}</ref> A [[Brussels Christmas tree|Christmas tree]] is erected on the square for the occasion and is decorated with lights that are switched on at a seasonal ceremony, whilst the square's façades are illuminated by a [[Son et lumière (show)|sound and light show]]. These festivities usually take place from the end of November until the beginning of January and attract a large number of people.<ref name="Winter Wonders" />