Christmas 2022: Liverpool ONE unveil new Christmas tree in Chavasse Park - what do our readers think?

Christmas was officially launched in Liverpool ONE on Friday as a brand-new Christmas tree was revealed.

The artificial, neon tree is located at the centre of Chavasse Park’s Alpine Village and stands at a whopping 18 metres above sea level, replacing the iconic ‘love heart’ tree we’ve seen for the last few years. Paradise Street is also home to four smaller artificial trees for the Christmas season.

Despite Liverpool one becoming known for its ‘love heart’ tree, many locals disliked the design, feeling that it wasn’t festive enough. LiverpoolWorld asked readers to share their opinions on both the new and old trees, and they had a lot to say.

What did our readers say?

Most people said they were glad to see the back of the love heart tree, however, would prefer a traditional Christmas tree above all else.

Carol Ann Murphy said: “Love, the new one’s better.”

Gary Rolfe said: “Don’t like this one and didn’t like the heart one, prefer traditional trees.”

Emma Jayne commented: “The new one is so much better. The love tree was awfully tacky.”

Helen Shennan said the new tree is, “much nicer.”

Nikki Henno said: “I wasn’t fussed on the heart tree - nothing Christmassy about it.”

And Joz Griffiths commented: “That heart tree was a disgrace, there was nothing festive about it. I remember we always used to have a huge green proper tree it was so much more traditional.”