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- Roxanna Coldiron
- 1934. This was the second year for the iconic Christmas tree. Paul Manship created the famous gilded statue of Prometheus, which is seen in this photograph.
- 1940. People gathered at the base of the tree on a cold evening at the Rockefeller Center to pay tribute to the Christmas tree. Its branches may have seemed sparse, even simple, but the city was just coming out of the Great Depression and America had entered into World War II.
- 1946. The chosen tree for Rockefeller Plaza can be no wider than 110 feet due to the limitations of New York City streets. Pictured here in 1946, the tree was carefully carted into the plaza and erected upright by crane.
- 1949. Dubbed "The White Tree," this Christmas tree was sprayed with hundreds of gallons of silvery-white, flameproof paint with the hope of achieving a snow-covered effect.
- Kate Hogan
- 1931. Construction workers purchased and decorated a 20-ft. tree in the Rockefeller Center construction site on Christmas Eve 1931, as the Great Depression wore on.
- 1934. The year 1933 marked the first official tree lighting ceremony, organized by a publicist for Rockefeller Center, according to TIME. The years that followed brought slightly bigger — and much brighter — trees.
- 1936. In 1936, two trees were erected to celebrate the opening of the now-famous Rockefeller Center ice skating rink.
- 1950. Rockefeller Center played a big role in the TV boom of the 1950s, translating to even more opulent trees. The tree made its first TV appearance on The Howdy Doody Show, and decorations went from cranberries and popcorn to red garland, white plastic globes, icicle lights and wiry white angel trumpeters.
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The 2022 Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree, an 82 ft Norway Spruce decorated with 50,000 LED lights and a Swarovski crystal star. The Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree is a large Christmas tree placed annually in Rockefeller Center, in Midtown Manhattan, New York City, United States.
Nov 1, 2023 · Rossilynne Skena Culgan. Wednesday November 1 2023. You know it’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas once the Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree is up and lit for the holiday season. Some of ...
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Dec 8, 2023 · 1968. Getty Images. In a year marked by the introduction of McDonald's Big Mac and Elvis's comeback, visitors turned out in droves for the time-honored tradition of viewing the Rockefeller ...
May 10, 2022 · The Rockefeller Center Christmas tree is a tradition that dates back to 1931, when Depression-era construction workers erected the first tree on the center plaza block. These days, it stands up to 90 feet tall and is almost always a Norway spruce. It's required to be at least 75 feet tall and have a minimum diameter of 45 feet.
