2017 Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree Has Been Chosen
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (CBSNewYork/AP) -- It may be Halloween but Rockefeller Center is already looking ahead to Christmas.
Rockefeller Center officials on Monday announced that they selected a giant Norway spruce from State College, Pennsylvania to adorn the plaza this holiday season.
Information on the tree's height and owner has not been released.
239 miles away, a Norway Spruce lives. pic.twitter.com/d4qLwY88fY
— Rockefeller Center (@rockcenternyc) October 30, 2017
It will be cut down on Nov. 9 and arrive two days later in New York City, where it will be decorated with more than 50,000 lights and topped with a Swarovski star.
The tree will be illuminated on Nov. 29 and remain on display until Jan. 7.
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