Montreal Canada Small Christmas Tree Vs Rockefeller

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This year, Montreal was all set to erect the tallest Christmas tree in North America, with an 80-foot pine beauty. The ambition was to beat New York City's always-spectacular tree at Rockefeller Plaza, which is, on average, around 75 ft, per the Montreal Gazette. In November, those grand plans were trampled on by NYC's 2016 tree — all 94 feet of it. Montreal scrambled to find something to top the Rockefeller giant, but alas, spectacularly failed. And the internet is a funnier place for it.

Montreal's Christmas tree measures up at a lackluster 70 feet, not even coming close to meeting its goal. It's also skinny, scraggly, lopsided, sparse, and barely decorated. In fact, the main decor consists of small red Canadian Tire logos. Twitter is not going easy on the Canadian city's choice of holiday centerpiece. People are comparing it, most charmingly, to the Charlie Brown Christmas tree — as well as, slightly less charmingly, a limp erection. Take a look at all the unflattering shots, memes, and insults being doled out by the tree's trolls. But just remember: Thankfully, the tree has no feelings. And ugly Christmas trees could totally be the new ugly Christmas sweaters.

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if you thought montreal couldn't get any more embarrassing, this is the tree we have downtown to compete with ny's rockafeller centre tree pic.twitter.com/TrPFPyadDt
— cassandra c! (@hnsc_cass) December 3, 2016

Looks like the city of Montréal sub-contracted it Christmas tree to Charlie Brown. pic.twitter.com/Nlgtcrsabm
— Francois Nantel (@FNantel) December 4, 2016

There's plenty to criticize, but I think the worst thing about the Montreal tree are the Canadian Tire decorations. pic.twitter.com/OR3qONDeSO
— Graeme Hamilton (@grayhamilton) December 6, 2016

The #Montreal #ChristmasTree is like the person you take home after last call. Looks OK when it's dark & you're drunk, but come morning...
— DW (@ZombiApocolypse) December 7, 2016

@BuzzFeedCanada pic.twitter.com/OO09TDFqot
— Kristin McKinnon (@KristinMcKinnon) December 6, 2016

Can someone tell me why our Christmas tree in Montreal they set up looks like an erectile dysfunction pic.twitter.com/wke5eEnIhQ
— Natalia ? (@Divinators_) December 4, 2016

@CTVNews This should embarrass all of Quebec. Montreal - this is shameful.
— John S Thin (@johnsthin) December 6, 2016

Montreal's Christmas tree looks like it was just released from Xmas tree rehab and needs any spare change you might have for a bus ride home pic.twitter.com/DbcHdy28M6
— zak (@zaktebbal) December 6, 2016

Yo that Christmas tree in Montreal looks depressing AF
— Fox in the Shell (@Ariusfox) December 6, 2016

Montreal's Christmas tree looks like a glorified lighted up penis x'D #montreal #christmas2016
— JT (@MisanthropeRage) December 7, 2016

Montreal's christmas tree looks like it has an erectile disfunction @JdeMontreal #MontrealSapin pic.twitter.com/cs8Vh3aeQQ
— Pacifist Duck ??? (@Pacifist_Duck) December 6, 2016

Limp dick, just like our mayor!!!!...... Montreal officially has the ugliest tree in North America HO HO HO https://t.co/omR8bOnAa7
— Kupfer Rina (@RinaK1968) December 6, 2016

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