In Mexico's capital, the city was filled with revellers eager to see the word's largest artificial Christmas tree being lit. The towering cone-shaped structure, measures nearly 112 metres, looms over the main avenue in the company of Mexico City's few skyscrapers.

A representative from the Guinness Book of World Records was on hand to certify the record-breaking attempt.

David German Gil, local resident, said, "I came to see the Christmas tree, to see the World Record. It's the best, a marvel, something we haven't seen here in Mexico."

This is another record for Mexico, which already set records this year for the largest group kiss and the largest number of people dancing simultaneously in one place to Michael Jackson's "Thriller."

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