The 74-foot Norway spruce was driven into Manhattan’s Center Plaza, where it was hoisted in place by a crane. It will take 5 miles (about 8 kilometers) of light strands with more than 50,000 multicolored LED bulbs to wrap the tree, whose diameter measures 43 feet (13 meters). A Swarovski star crown sparkling with 3 million crystals will top it.

The Rockefeller Center Christmas tree, a 74-foot Norway spruce, has arrived in New York City from Massachusetts; the tree's lighting ceremony is scheduled for Dec. 4.

The Rockefeller Center Christmas tree arrived in midtown overnight – marking the 93rd year of the city’s most beloved tradition. The 74-foot, 11-ton Norway Spruce was trucked in from West Stockbridge, Massachusetts. The tree is about 70 years old, and is the first Rockefeller Center tree from Massachusetts since 1959.