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 93rd year of a holiday tradition is underway in New York City where the Rockefeller Center Christmas tree is now on display.

The Rockefeller Center’s iconic Christmas tree has landed in New York in time for the festive season to get underway. The 74-foot Norway spruce was driven 144 miles from Massachusetts, and required a crane to get it into position in the Plaza.