On Friday, 23 November 2018, the city started putting up the Christmas tree in the Aristotelous Square.
What looked initially like a single lop-sided tree (with missing branches on one side) turned out to become a little collation of trees to make it into a 20-meter-high Christmas tree.
We noticed this on Sunday morning, when we took a final stroll through town. Several trees of different sizes were being put up and arranged to form this single giant.
And yes, Thessaloniki occasionally gets snow.
On a different note – orange trees are loaded with fruit right now and add much to a southern flair in 15°C weather in late November.