An 8,000-pound community Christmas tree was donated to add to downtown York's ambiance for the holidays. At around 7:15 a.m. on Nov. 14, crews started work on cutting down the tree and then transported it nearly 10 miles to Continental Square.

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

WEST STOCKBRIDGE - The Rockefeller Center Christmas tree is on its way to New York City after being cut down in West Stockbridge, Massachusetts on Thursday.

The Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree has arrived in New York City, signaling the start of the holiday season in the Big Apple.

He’s a real conifer-sseur. A visit to the Rockefeller Center Christmas tree — dizzyingly tall, dazzlingly lit — is one of NYC’s most treasured holiday rituals. And behind every sky-high stunner chopped down and brought into the Big Apple to make spirits bright at Christmastime stands just one man with an eye for perfection — most likely one of the only people toiling away in Midtown’s concrete jungle at the job of Head Gardener.