Rockefeller Center Christmas tree arrives in NYC

November 11, 2017 11:00 pm • Last Updated: November 11, 2017 11:33 pm

Workers prepare to raise the Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree at Rockefeller Plaza in New York, Saturday, Nov. 11, 2017. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki)

NEW YORK (AP) — It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas in New York City.

The giant Rockefeller Center tree arrived Saturday. It was raised off a trailer and hoisted into place by a crane. The 85th tree to adorn the plaza is from Pennsylvania this year.

The Norway Spruce was cut down in State College. It's 75 feet and weighs between 12 and 13 tons. A large spike was driven through the trunk to help keep it in place in the plaza. It will be decorated with more than 50,000 lights and topped with a Swarovski star.

The tree will be illuminated Nov. 29 and remain on display until Jan. 7. It will then be donated to Habitat for Humanity to be transformed into lumber for building homes.

The Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree is raised by a crane as it is positioned at Rockefeller Plaza, in New York, Saturday, Nov. 11, 2017. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki)

A worker cleans up after a spike was placed into the base of the 2017 Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree at Rockefeller Plaza in New York, Saturday, Nov. 11, 2017. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki)

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