The Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree lighting is on Dec. 4. The tree is getting cut down today.
The 2024 Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree hails from West Stockbridge, Massachusetts — the first tree to come from that state since 1959. It was cut down around 8 a.m. Thursday.The tree joining what is now NBC's annual tradition is an 11-ton Norway Spruce. It's 74-feet tall and 43-feet wide, according to Rockefeller Center. The tree is set to arrive in the city later this month ahead of the lighting.
Here's everything we know so far about the festivities and more fun facts about the annual extravaganza.When is the Rockefeller Christmas tree arriving? The 2024 Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree will be cut down from West Stockbridge on Nov. 7 before it travels roughly 140 miles to Manhattan. It will arrive in the plaza on Saturday, Nov. 9, and be hoisted into place.After arriving on Center Plaza, more than 50,000 multi-colored LEDs will be strung over about 5 miles of wire to adorn the 2024 tree. It will then be crowned with a 9-foot, 900-pound Swarovski star covered in 3 million crystals.The tree lighting show is set to kick off at 7 p.m.
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