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It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas at Rockefeller Center.
The tree that will serve as the centerpiece of New York City’s holiday season arrived Saturday morning, having completed the 200-mile journey to Midtown Manhattan from upstate New York.
The Norway Spruce from West Edmeston, which stands 76 feet tall and weighs 11 tons, was chosen by Rockefeller Center’s head gardener Erik Pauze, who has selected the tree each holiday season for the last 30-plus years. The tree was cut down Thursday, lowered by crane onto a 100-foot trailer, and transported to Rockefeller Center.
The truck made a right turn into the plaza at around 7:30 a.m. Saturday, as hundreds lined the area to get a glimpse of the tree’s arrival, ushering in the start of the most wonderful time of the year.
The family that donated this year’s tree helped the crew drive a spike into the trunk of the tree with a sledgehammer in what is an annual tradition.
The tree was then raised into place by crane and secured into its stand. It will soon be surrounded by scaffolding so crews can wrap the tree in 50,000 lights and top it with its 900-pound Swarovski star. Then, of course, comes the shining moment.
The world will get its first official look during the tree-lighting ceremony, with the airing of “Christmas in Rockefeller Center” on Wednesday, Dec. 2 on NBC and Peacock.
Millions will make their way to Rockefeller Center during the Christmas season to visit and get photos by the tree. The plaza, which is also celebrating what is the 90th season of The Rink at Rockefeller Center, also held holiday workshops in celebration of “Meet the Tree Day” where families could write holiday letters, add acts of kindness to The Caring Tree and made handmade keepsakes.
The holiday festivities continue next week with “The Elf Experience” opening Nov. 14 at HERO in Rockefeller Center, taking fans on a journey from New York City to the North Pole in a recreation of the classic holiday movie “Elf.”
Guests can step into Papa Elf’s storybook to discover how elves live, work and play. They’ll also be able to travel through sites from the movie like the Candy Cane Forest, Santa’s workshop and Gimbels department store.
At the center of it all will be the “ginormous” Christmas tree in Rockefeller Center, just as it has been since the first tree was displayed there in 1931.
The tree will remain on display until Jan. 9, 2027 – after which it will be milled into lumber for Habitat for Humanity.
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