Christmas tree lighting has awkward ending for holiday revelers: Everybody looked around in confusion

This event was not so lit.Irish holiday-goers gathered at Trinity College Dublin on Monday for the annual Christmas tree lighting, but it didn’t go as planned.“There was a huge crowd, and carol singers were waiting for the lights to start singing,” Jasmine Perry reported to Storyful.“There was going to be a five-second countdown; everybody was holding their phone and waiting for the magic to happen.”But everyone was, well, kept in the dark as the display failed to light up — and “O Tannenbaum” turned into “O Tannenbummer.”A bystander captured the moment in a clip.

Attendees awkwardly chuckled, and “everybody looked around in confusion,” wondering why “nothing happened.”Despite the failed attempt, the provost rallied attendees for a second countdown, trying to keep spirits high amid the winter blunderland.Unfortunately, the lights failed to switch on again, garnering more laughter from the crowd.After a 15-minute delay, officials determined that the tree lighting wouldn’t happen due to “an electrical issue.”So much for rockin’ around the Christmas tree.Trinity College Dublin isn’t the first, nor will it likely be the last, Christmas tree lighting to be a disaster.As The Post previously reported, the UK Parliament’s 2023 Christmas tree lighting at Westminster was met with technical difficulties, as only half of the lights turned on.An onlooker captured the awkward moment, with another quipping, “Has there ever been a greater epitome of Parliament?”Meanwhile, New Yorkers are preparing for the 93rd Rockefeller Center Christmas tree lighting tonight, Dec.4.

An “overcrowded” gathering of holiday visitors will gawk at an impressively tall tree that features more than 50,000 multicolor LED lights and is topped by a Swarovski star.Rockefeller’s Christmas tree will be lit daily from 5 a.m.to midnight until mid-January 2025. ...