Its beginning to look a lot like Christmas!
The Rockefeller Center Christmas tree arrived in Midtown overnight — marking the 93rd year of the city’s most beloved tradition.
The 74-foot, 11-ton Norway spruce was trucked in from West Stockbridge, Massachusetts.
The tree is approximately 70 years old, and is the first Rockefeller Center tree in Massachusetts since 1959.
“It puts me in a very happy mood. I can’t wait to see it stand,” said Piper Filliault, 20.
Filliault – who is living in New York for most of the holidays for an internship – is originally from Pittsfield, Massachusetts, which is the only town where the tree grows.
“It tells me like Christmas is here. I’m staying in New York for most of the holidays, so I’m ready to try everything they have to offer,” she gushes.
“I am coming back for the Christmas tree lighting ceremony. Oh my god, this will feel so magical. I am absolutely ready for this.”
Bri Patel, 30, a content creator from Flushing, arrived at Rockefeller Center at 6:30 a.m. Saturday to see the tree for the first time.
“I’m ready for a New York Christmas,” she smiled.
Rockefeller Center’s tree is a mainstay for New Yorkers past and present: the first tree stood in 1931, built by Italian-American workers who were building the complex.
“It brings me joy, like Christmas is here. I don’t wake up that early for anything,” Patel said. “But I got up and drove here from Flushing at 6:30 in the morning to see the tree. It put me in the holiday spirit.
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