It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas in NYC.
The iconic Rockefeller Center Christmas tree made its debut in Midtown on Saturday morning.
The 11-ton, 76-foot tall Norway spruce traveled to the city on a 100-foot-long trailer — which was driven onto Center Plaza at Rockefeller Center as hundreds of awestruck onlookers gathered to catch a glimpse of it during “Meet the Tree Day.”
The massive tree, which hailed from West Edmeston, NY, will be standing proudly between 49th and 50th streets and 5th and 6th avenues, preparing for its closeup on NBC on Dec. 2 — when it will be illuminated by over 50,000 multicolored LED lights and a 900-pound Swarovski star.
On Saturday morning, fake snow pumped into the Plaza as a spike was driven into the tree’s trunk with a sledgehammer, and it was lifted off its trailer and positioned into its place above the equally iconic ice skating plaza to mark the start of the holiday season.
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The 2026 Rockefeller Center Christmas tree arrives at Rockefeller Plaza on Saturday, Nov. 7. James Keivom for NY Post
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