Visitors watch as the 2022 Rockefeller Center Christmas is raised from a trailer Saturday, Nov. 12, 2022, following its arrival at Rockefeller Plaza in New York. The tree was cut Thursday then lifted onto a flatbed truck for its to 200-mile (322-kilometer) trip to from Queensbury, New York, to New York City. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)
Christmas Tree Rockefeller Center
NEW YORK (AP) — An iconic sign of the Holiday Season, the world famous Rockefeller Christmas Tree will be lit Wednesday evening Nov. 30th in NYC.
The approximately 90-year-old Spruce arrived in New York City on Saturday Nov. 12th. A crane hoisted the 82-foot (25-meter) Norway spruce into place at Rockefeller Plaza, where the 14-ton tree has been decorated with thousands of lights and topped with a star encrusted with millions of crystals.
The tree arrived in NYC from Queensbury, NY on a flatbed truck traveling 200-miles (322-kilometers).
“We gave it with the expectation that everybody would enjoy it,” said Neil Lebowitz, whose family donated the tree.
“For me, it was just a nice tree,” Lebowitz was quoted as saying by the New York Post. “Now it’s a special tree. Everybody around the world can enjoy it.”
The tree, whose lower branches extend 50 feet (15 meters) in diameter, is festooned with 50,000 multicolored lights and topped with a 900-pound (408-kilogram) star covered in 3 million crystals.
NBC will broadcast tonight’s ceremonies beginning at 7 pm in NY. The event will be broadcast nationally from 8 to 10 pm. NBC says streaming is via Peacock.
Cold and windy conditions are forecast for the tree lighting ceremony.
After the holidays, the tree will be milled into lumber for donation to Habitat for Humanity, officials said.
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