The Coca-Cola Christmas truck will make a second stop in Scotland as part of its UK-wide festive tour.
06.12.2022 - 16:19 / dailyrecord.co.uk
A Scot has shared a photo of a Christmas tree "in the middle of nowhere" that is said to be decorated each year by a local person.
The tree, which has been covered in baubles and tinsel, is located near to Penninghame in Dumfries and Galloway. According to photographer Jackie Wallace-Riddle, it is "decorated by an unknown local each year".
Wallace-Riddle stated that the tree was a "lovely surprise to find that needed to be photographed". She later shared the festive find in the Scotland from the Roadside Facebook group.
She wrote: "Seen near Challoch. I was told by a local that the tree is decorated each year by a mystery person."
Before long, the post had received hundreds of likes from fellow Facebook users. Many were quick to leave a comment expressing their feelings on the Christmas surprise.
One wrote: "I love folk who do things like this, true spirit of Christmas, about people and hope and just the joy of giving something for others."
"How lovely is that," shared a second, while a third posted: "Absolutely stunning!"
"That's so kind of them," a fourth commented, while another simply said: "Brilliant".
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