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2023 Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree Selected
November 1, 2023, 8:32.17 am ET
Photos: Tishman Speyer
Rockefeller Center revealing today that the 2023 Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree will come from New York State. The Norway Spruce from Vestal, NY in the Binghamton region, will be cut on Thursday, November 9, 2023, and arrive at Rockefeller Center on Saturday, November 11, 2023.
After being wrapped with more than 50,000 multi-colored, energy efficient LED lights and crowned with a Swarovski star, the tree will be lit during the live broadcast “Christmas in Rockefeller Center” on Wednesday, November 29, 2023. The Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree will remain on display until January 13, 2024 at 10:00 p.m.
The tradition dates back to 1931 when the first Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree appeared on what was then just a construction site.
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