This year’s Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree made its debut in Midtown Saturday morning.
Many New Yorkers say it’s not the holiday season until the Rockefeller tree is in town. The 11-ton, 75-foot-talll Norway Spruce will be on display for the next few weeks.
The tree was raised off its 100-foot-long trailer, suspended in midair, and a stake was hammered into its base so it could stand upright.
When lit, it will be adorned with more than 50,000 multicolored LED lights and about five miles of wire. At the top, the tree will be crowned with a 9-foot, 900-pound Swarovski star covered in 3 million crystals.
The tree was cut down in East Greenbush, New York — a town outside of Albany — earlier this week.
Judy Ross, the donor of the tree, told NY1 what it’s been like to see her family’s tree selected for such a monumental occasion.
“Christmas is really special to us and my family. It’s our favorite time of the year. I took my son to the tree last year with some family and friends. We get to do that on a much grander scale this year. I am just excited we get to share our family tree with the world,” Ross said.
The official Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree Lighting will be on Dec. 3.