November 12, 2008
Rock Center tree arrives Friday; lighting set for Dec. 3
The Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree — a 72-foot-tall Norway Spruce — will arrive in New York City on Friday, in anticipation of the lighting ceremony set for December 3.
That’s the official word from the PR team at Rockefeller Center who won’t reveal the tree’s location until midnight tonight. However, they did say this year’s tree is 40-feet in diameter, weighs 8 tons and is currently growing at a location about 90-minutes away from New York City.
The spruce will be cut down Thursday morning at 10 a.m. and hoisted onto a 115-foot trailer. You can see the Friday arrival on the Rockefeller Center treecam. And check out webcam screenshots of the tree’s arrival in 2007.
The big lighting ceremony is set for a Wednesday night, December 3. The Tree Lighting Ceremony will be broadcast live from 7 to 9 p.m. with the actual lighting set for 8:55 p.m.
After that, the tree’s lights will stay on daily from 5:30 a.m. to 11:30 p.m., switching to a 24-hour schedule on Christmas Day and New Year’s Eve.
The tree will remain on display above the Rock Center ice rink until January 9.
For details, call (212) 632-3975.
Update: The tree is coming from the home of the Varanyak family in Trenton/Hamilton, New Jersey.
Picture credit: The 2006 Rockefeller Center tree under scaffolding. Amy Langfield/NewYorkology
November 12, 2008 12:39 PM in Cheap Stuff, Kids, Midtown, Sightsology
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