The Christmas tree at Rockefeller Center is back again and this time it is as big as it can get – 11 tons, tens of thousands of LED lights to be precise.
Although Christmas and holiday decorations have been appearing in New York City for several weeks now, none is more symbolic of the beginning of the Holiday season and the spirit of New York City than the Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree.
This year’s tree is from West Stockbridge, Massachusetts – the first tree to originate from that state since 1959. The tree is an 11-ton Norway Spruce which stands 74-feet tall and is 43-feet wide. A Swarovski star crown with 3 million crystals will be placed on the top of it.
The current tree at the Rockefeller Center is made of over 50,000 multi-colored LED lights that are wired through about five miles of cable.
Photos: The Rockefeller Center Tree Lighting This Year Was Graced By Star-studded Performers.
The annual Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree Lighting did not only draw people. A few snow flurries fell during some of the glitzy shows that took place by the side of the famous skating rink.
Here’s a list of the night’s performers:
Kelly Clarkson
The Backstreet Boys
Dan + Shay
Megan Hilty
Jennifer Hudson
Coco Jones
Little Big Town
RAYE
Thalia
The Radio City Rockettes
When Is The Rockefeller Christmas Tree Lit Everyday?
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The Christmas tree at the Rockefeller Center is lit every day from 5 in the morning to midnight.
On Christmas Eve the tree will be on for 24 hours while on New Year’s eve the tree will be on from 5 in the morning to 9 in the evening.
When Will The Rockefeller Christmas Tree Come Down?
Rockefeller’s Christmas Tree will remain visible to the public until mid January 2025.
What becomes of the tree after the Rockefeller Center Christmas tree comes down?
The tree starts from giving Christmas happiness and ends up offering shelter.
When the tree is cut down, it is placed in Rockefeller Plaza to be transported and cut into smaller pieces and taken to a yard in New Jersey.
There it is milled into two-by-four and two-by six beams and stamped with a Rockefeller Center logo.
Tishman Speyer, the firm that owns and operates Rockefeller Center, then gives the lumber to Habitat for Humanity, a non-profit organization that works to construct and renovate homes across the country.
