The famous Rockefeller Center Christmas tree arrived Saturday in New York City to usher in the 2025 holiday season.

The 75-foot Norway Spruce made the 150-mile journey from the Albany suburbs to Manhattan after it was cut down Thursday at a farm in East Greenbush .

"Finally seeing the tree that's been in my family forever in Rock Center is just incredible. It is an overwhelming feeling of joy, pride," tree donor Judy Russ said. "We feel very humble. It's just a full culmination of everything that has happened so far. It's finally happening and we're thrilled."

Workers hold the Rockefeller Center Christmas tree with ropes at Rockefeller Plaza, Saturday, Nov. 8, 2025, in New York. Eduardo Munoz Alvarez / AP

It took several hours to put up the massive tree at 30 Rockefeller Center,

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