The Christmas tree that became a pop-culture icon: For movie lovers, the Rockefeller Center Christmas tree is already familiar. It is where Kevin McCallister is reunited with his mother in Home Alone 2: Lost in New York, and where Buddy and Jovie share a romantic moment in Elf. Marvel's Hawkeye also recreated a spectacular Christmas Eve fight sequence at the plaza — but the scene was filmed on a soundstage using scans of the real Rockefeller Center. Beyond Hollywood, the tree has a story of its own, one that began nearly a century ago.
\n\nNew York's famous Christmas tree arrives for 2026: The 2026 Rockefeller Center Christmas tree arrived in Manhattan on November 7. This year's Norway spruce is approximately 75 years old, stands 76 feet tall, measures 50 feet across and weighs around 11 tonnes. It travelled nearly 200 miles from West Edmeston, New York. The tree's arrival marks the start of the holiday preparations, with its official lighting ceremony scheduled for December 2.
\n\nWho donated this year's tree? This year's tree belonged to Rebecca Decker, who lives in West Edmeston with her three children. Rockefeller Center head gardener Erik Pauzé first spotted it in 2020 and returned years…
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