Take out the holly! Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree arrives in New York

The Christmas tree at Rockefeller Center is lifted by a crane into position at Rockefeller Plaza on Saturday, Nov. 9, 2024, in New York City. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)

A Norway Spruce that will serve as Rockefeller Center’s Christmas tree this year was cut down in West Stockbridge, Massachusetts, on Thursday, Nov. 7, 2024 (AP Photo/Matthew Cavanaugh)

The Christmas tree at Rockefeller Center is lifted by a crane into position at Rockefeller Plaza, Saturday, Nov. 9, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)

People watch as the Rockefeller Center Christmas tree is lifted into place by a crane at Rockefeller Plaza in New York on Saturday, November 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)

Workers secure the Rockefeller Center Christmas tree into place as it is lifted by a crane at Rockefeller Plaza, Saturday, Nov. 9, 2024, in Rockefeller Plaza, New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)

The Christmas tree at Rockefeller Center is lifted by a crane into position at Rockefeller Plaza, Saturday, Nov. 9, 2024, in New York City. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)

An employee touches the Rockefeller Center Christmas tree at Rockefeller Plaza, Saturday, Nov. 9, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)

A stake is driven into the base of the Rockefeller Center Christmas tree before it is lifted by a crane at Rockefeller Plaza, Saturday, Nov. 9, 2024, in New York City. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)

Workers drive a stake into the base of the Rockefeller Center Christmas tree before it is lifted by a crane into position at Rockefeller Plaza in New York on Saturday, November 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)

A Norway Spruce that will serve as Rockefeller Center’s Christmas tree this year was cut down in West Stockbridge, Massachusetts, on Thursday, Nov. 7, 2024 (AP Photo/Matthew Cavanaugh)

The Christmas tree at Rockefeller Center is lifted by a crane into position at Rockefeller Plaza on Saturday, Nov. 9, 2024, in New York City. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)

NEW YORK – The Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree arrived in New York on Saturday, signaling the start of the holiday season in the Big Apple.

74 meter Norway Spruce It was driven to Manhattan’s Center Plaza to be lifted by a crane. Five miles (about 8 kilometers) of light strips with more than 50,000 multi-colored LED bulbs will be required to wrap the tree, which is 13 meters (43 feet) in diameter. It will be topped with a sparkling Swarovski star crown with 3 million crystals.

Towering conifer tree donated by albert family It was cut up Thursday morning in West Stockbridge, Massachusetts, and loaded onto a flatbed truck for the 140-mile (225-kilometer) journey. This is the first Rockefeller Center Christmas tree to come from Massachusetts since 1959.

The lighting ceremony is planned to be held on December 4.

When it is finally cut down in January, the tree will be logged and turned into lumber for Habitat for Humanity.