It’s 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 about 70 years old, and is the first Rockefeller Center tree from Massachusetts since 1959.
“It puts me in such a joyful mood. I can’t wait to see it standing,” said Piper Filiault, 20.
Filiault – who is staying in New York for an internship for most of the holidays – is originally from Pittsfield, Massachusetts, just one town over from where the tree grew.
“It tells me like Christmas is here. I’m staying in New York for most of the holiday so I’m ready to do everything they offer,” she gushed.
“I’m coming back for the Christmas tree lighting ceremony. Oh my God, it’s going to feel so magical. I’m so ready for it.”
Bri Patel, 30, a content creator from Flushing, got to Rockefeller Center at 6:30 Saturday morning just to see the tree for the first time.
“I’m ready for a New York Christmas,” she beamed.
The Rockefeller Center tree is a mainstay for New Yorkers past and present: The first tree went up in 1931, erected by Italian-American workers who were building the complex.
“It brings me happiness, like Christmas is here. I never wake up this early for anything,” Patel said. “But I got up and I got here at 6:30am from Flushing just to see the tree. It put me in the holiday spirit.”