It’s here! The 2025 Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree has been chosen.
2024 Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree Causes A Stir
As we prepared last year for the 2024 holiday season we learned that the Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree was picked.
However, some folks (ahem, us) were a little upset that the tree was hailing from Massachusetts and not New York.
While there are no rules about where the tree needs to be from, we just think a NYC holiday staple should be from New York. Makes sense, right?!
Well it looks like Rockefeller Center heard our cries.
Where is the 2025 Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree From?
Can you believe we’re already talking about the holiday season?! As we approach the most wonderful time of the year New York City is getting ready to put on one of the most iconic holiday season kickoffs.
Rockefeller Center isn’t waiting a minute longer. They have already picked out their tree for the 2025 holiday season. This year, it’s from the great State of New York.
According to Rockefeller Center, this years tree is from the Russ family home in East Greenbush New York in Rensselaer County.
The Norway Spruce stands at s 75 feet tall, weighs 11 tons and is 45 feet in diameter.
The tree will make it’s journey to New York City and will get put in the ginormous tree stand on Saturday November 8th, 2025. That’s when the team gets to work decking the the tree out in thousands of lights and is topped with a Swarovski Crystal star.
Then, on December 3rd, the tree will be lit during the Rockefeller Center Tree Lighting Ceremony hosted by Reba on NBC.
The History of the Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree and The Hudson Valley
The Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree has been a tradition since 1931.
In 1940 the first tree from the Hudson Valley was used and came from Hyde Park, New York.
The Dutchess County tree was decorated in 800 decretive balls and a string of lights.
READ MORE: 20 Years of Hudson Valley Trees at Rockefeller Center
Since 1940 there have been 19 more trees that came from the Hudson Valley.
Fingers crossed a Hudson Valley tree will be picked in 2026!
TIMBER! Queensbury, NY Tree Cut Down, Heading to Rockefeller Center
In the next few weeks, the Upstate New York Norway Spruce will be decked out in holiday spirit and will kick off the 2022 holiday season
2023 Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree Makes Its Way to NYC
The 80-foot-12-ton beauty from Vestal, New York in Broome County is making its way down to New York City for the 2023 holiday season at Rockefeller Center.
10 Years of Christmas Trees in Rockefeller Center
Check out more than a decade of Christmas trees in Rockefeller Center.
Gallery Credit: Credit – Polly McAdams