An iconic sign of Christmas arrived in New York City on Saturday as a crane hoisted an 82-foot (25-meter) Norway spruce into place at Rockefeller Plaza,
, where the 14-ton tree will be festooned with thousands of lights and topped with a star encrusted with millions of crystals.A rigger prepares the wrapped 2022 Rockefeller Center Christmas tree, an 82-foot tall, 14-ton Norway Spruce from Queensbury, NY, for craning Saturday, Nov. 12, 2022, in New York. The Rockefeller CenterÊChristmas Tree Lighting Ceremony will take place on Wednesday, Nov. 30.
“We gave it with the expectation that everybody would enjoy it,” said Neil Lebowitz, whose family donated the tree.
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