The Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree has arrived in New York City, signaling the start of the holiday season in the Big Apple.

This year’s Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree arrived at Rockefeller Plaza in New York City on Saturday morning and was hoisted into its place for the holiday season ahead of next month’s tree lighting.

The 93rd year of a holiday tradition is underway in New York City where the Rockefeller Center Christmas tree is now on display.

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 about 70 years old, and is the first Rockefeller Center tree from Massachusetts since 1959.

The tree will be decorated over the next few weeks with more than 50,000 multi-colored LED lights and crowned with a Swarovski star before the tree lighting ceremony.

The towering conifer, donated by the Albert family in West Stockbridge was cut down Thursday morning and loaded onto a flatbed truck for the 140-mile trip. It is the first Rockefeller Center

The tree will be decorated with 50,000 LED lights.

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