Around 500,000 people are expected to visit the tree each day during the festive season.
A towering 74-foot Norway spruce is on its way from Massachusetts to Midtown Manhattan to become this year's Rockefeller Center Christmas tree.This marks the first time since 1959 that a tree from The Bay State will adorn the iconic plaza.The tree, donated by the Albert family from West Stockbridge, was cut down on Thursday and will reach Rockefeller Center on November 9.
'It's So Beautiful, It's Fantastic'Onlookers gathered in West Stockbridge to watch as workers high up in the branches of the massive spruce prepared it for its journey to New York City.Some dressed as Santa Claus, and others cheered from behind barriers as the 11-ton tree was lifted onto a flatbed truck. Among the crowd were Michael and Tania Hardinger, a pair of professional musicians from Denmark, who made a special trip to see the tree before it left Massachusetts.
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