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Rockefeller Center Christmas tree to come from Massachusetts for the first time since 1959
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Giulia Heyward
Published Oct 28, 2024
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This year’s Rockefeller Center Christmas tree will hail from Massachusetts for the first time since 1959.
A towering Norway spruce from West Stockbridge, located in the Southern Berkshires, is set to be cut on Thursday, Nov. 7, and will arrive at Rockefeller Center on Nov. 9.
Once it reaches Midtown, the 74-foot, 11-ton tree will be wrapped in tens of thousands of LED lights and topped with a Swarovski star weighing roughly 900 pounds. The tree will be lit on Dec. 4 during the annual “Christmas in Rockefeller Center” broadcast.
The 70-year-old spruce will remain on display until mid-January, after which it will be milled into lumber and donated to Habitat for Humanity.
Massachusetts last provided a Rockefeller Center Christmas tree in 1959. In recent years, the tree has been sourced from locations such as Maryland, Connecticut and Canada.
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Giulia Heyward
Giulia Heyward is a breaking news reporter on the Day-Of desk. She previously worked at NPR, as a breaking news reporter, and the New York Times, as a reporting fellow on the national desk. Her work has also appeared in CNN, The Atlantic and Politico. Got a tip? Email [email protected] or more securely on signal at 917-715-1458.
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