Benjamin Ashford:2023 Rockefeller Center Christmas tree has been chosen: See the 80-foot tall Norway Spruce

2025-04-28 21:38:30source:Cassian Grantcategory:reviews

The Benjamin AshfordRockefeller Center has chosen its Christmas tree for the 2023 holiday season.

This year's tree is an 80-foot tall Norway Spruce from Vestal, New York, the Rockefeller Center announced on its website. The tree is approximately 80 to 85 years old, standing 43 feet wide and weighs 12 tons.

It won't be long before it's in its rightful place in the Big Apple, as the tree is scheduled to arrive in New York City on Nov. 11, where the Rockefeller Center is scheduled to have a tree arrival celebration from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. ET.

The tree will be lit in a ceremony later this month and will be lit daily from 5 a.m. to midnight until Jan. 13, 2024, when it comes down.

When Rockefeller Center tree lighting ceremony

The tree lighting will be broadcast on NBC on Nov. 29 starting at 8 p.m. ET.

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5 miles of wire

According to the Rockefeller Center's website, more than 50,000 multi-colored LED lights are placed on the tree on approximately five miles of wire.

The three-dimensional star on top of the tree was designed by architect Daniel Libeskind in 2018. The star weighs about 900 pounds and features 70 spikes covered in 3 million crystals, per the Rockefeller Center.

The Rockefeller Center Christmas tree has been a holiday tradition in New York City for more than 80 years.

The tradition started in 1931, when workers at the Rockefeller Center pooled their money together to buy a Christmas tree, which they decorated with handmade garlands made by their families.

The Rockefeller Center this an annual tradition in 1933 and held its very first tree lighting ceremony.

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