This tree would not fit in my living room

So this is the new, French Designed Christmas Tree that sits proudly in the centre of O'Connell Street, which is one of Dublin's main streets. Well the main street on the North Side of the Liffey.
I took this photograph this evening coming home from work.

It is 60ft tall, and it is made up of 100,000 different sized light bulbs. Which are all energy efficient.



Apparently, it is meant to be a beacon of hope amid recession....

Oh the bulbs also change colour, from white to red parts, back to white, then to blue, back to white again and then to green.
The red one reminds me of a vodafone ad. Not good for the French designer, good for vodafone though.....
Anyway, I think its not very nice. It is right beside the spire and it competes for your attention.
I think that something a little more low key would have been nice. As it is situated right in front of the GPO, it takes from the building. I think that if they had perhaps tried to decorate the GPO tastefully, it would have been a little nicer. But then again, what do I know?