1.Thousands will crowd the sidewalks of New York City as the 2017 Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree is lit for the first time on Wednesday.
Here's a look at the transformation as a tree from humble roots becomes an international Christmas symbol.
Above: A crane stands beside this year's Rockefeller Center Christmas tree, a 75-foot Norway Spruce in the yard of Jason Perrin in State College, Pennsylvania, on Nov. 9.
Here's a look at the transformation as a tree from humble roots becomes an international Christmas symbol.
Above: A crane stands beside this year's Rockefeller Center Christmas tree, a 75-foot Norway Spruce in the yard of Jason Perrin in State College, Pennsylvania, on Nov. 9.