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Rockefeller Center Christmas tree headed to NYC ahead of tree-lighting ceremony

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Associated Press. (2026, November 6). Rockefeller Center Christmas tree headed to NYC ahead of tree-lighting ceremony. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/11/06/us-news/rockefeller-center-christmas-tree-headed-to-nyc-ahead-of-tree-lighting-ceremony/

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Rockefeller Center has cut down this year’s Christmas tree, a 76-foot Norway spruce from West Edmeston, New York. The tree is expected to arrive in Manhattan on Saturday after being trucked approximately 200 miles and hoisted onto a flatbed truck with the help of a crane. Once at Rockefeller Plaza, it will be adorned with over 50,000 LED lights and a 900-pound Swarovski star for the tree-lighting ceremony scheduled for December 2nd. The tradition started in 1931 when workers at Rockefeller Center put up a small Christmas tree.

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This year’s Rockefeller Center Christmas tree was cut down on Thursday and is now en route to New York City, where it will stand at Rockefeller Plaza ahead of the holiday season. The 76-foot-tall (23-meter) Norway spruce, which is approximately 75 years old and measures 50 feet in diameter, originated from a yard in West Edmeston, New York. A crane hoisted the tree onto a flatbed truck for its 200-mile journey to Manhattan. Once installed, it will be adorned with more than 50,000 multicolored LED lights and topped with a 900-pound (408-kilogram) Swarovski star during a televised lighting ceremony on December 2. The display will remain up until January 9, after which the tree will be repurposed into lumber for Habitat for Humanity. This tradition began in 1931 during the Great Depression, when construction workers put up a small Christmas tree at Rockefeller Center to boost morale.

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tree → head → ceremony

Published Nov. 6, 2026, 5:18 a.m. ET This year’s Rockefeller Center Christmas tree was cut down on Thursday and will be trucked to New York City to usher in the holiday season. asserted

tree → publish → season

The 76-foot (23-meter) Norway spruce is expected to arrive Saturday following its journey from a yard in West Edmeston, New York. asserted

spruce → expect → Edmeston

The conifer is approximately 75 years old and measures 50 feet (15 meters) in diameter. asserted

conifer → measure → diameter

A crane hoisted the tree onto a flatbed truck before it began the 200-mile trip to its perch at Rockefeller Plaza in Manhattan, where it will overlook the center’s iconic skating rink. Then the tree will be wrapped with more than 50,000 multicolored LED lights and crowned with a 900-pound Swarovski star. asserted

tree → hoist → star

It will be lit during a televised ceremony on Dec. 2. asserted

It → light → Dec.

The tradition dates back to 1931, when crews building Rockefeller Center put up a small Christmas tree with handmade garlands. asserted

crews → date → garlands

The first formal lighting ceremony took place in 1933. asserted

ceremony → take → 1933

The Rockefeller Christmas tree will be on display until Jan. 9, after which it will be milled into lumber for the housing nonprofit Habitat for Humanity. asserted

it → mill → Humanity

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