Makes me cry every year to kill yet another healthy, beautiful living organism in the name of capitalism and religion. I see it as not very different from shooting wild animals for sport and taking them to a taxidermist. I see no reason whatsoever why an absolutely perfect artificial tree couldn't be made for use and reuse in Rockefeller Center. We have birds living in most of our small evergreens, and they are only 25' tall. No doubt quite a few bird families will get displaced when their 80' luxury high-rise gets the axe tomorrow morning. :-(

I have a huge Norway Spruce in my front yard, right along the curb and POWER lines. I would love to "donate" it for the Rockefeller tree. After the past two weeks, I'm sure my neighbors would approve, and I'm sure the cost of cutting it down is covered as even wanting to cut it down, I can't afford it.

jazzman, I think you meant "seen" not "scene", but that's OK, the rest of your comment was totally unintelligent also.

Merry Christmas jazzman.

Why couldn't they have used one of the trees that came down during the storm? It would have also held a bit of special meaning to do that. Why kill a perfect tree that stood up to Sandy and won?

Because a tree that has fallen in the storm most likley is too damaged on one side. A "leaner" tree would be to dangerous to cut whole, and most likely also has some damage.
They look for the tree almost a year in advance, and the owner of the tree has the option of saying no, you can't have my tree. After the tree is taken down, it is cut into usable lumber and the rest mulched, used in NYC parks. It isn't wasted.
Roll up another one guys.

wow some of you people are crazy! For one hunting for sport is awesome, my family eats for a whole year on what my family hunts. And cutting down a tree is tradition and it brings thousands if not millions of people together during the holidays, who cares?! really you think that cutting down trees is worse for the enviornment then most of the products you use on a daily basis (i.e. cell phone, laundry detergents, body wash, cars...the list goes on) So stupid and ignorant!

This country has gone soft.

Here’s a FACT:

No matter what we’ve been hit with, NYC and the surrounding area has never completely shut down. Not on 9-11, Irene, or Sandy! Nope, the only time you really see the greatest city in the world shut down is to celebrate the simple birth of a child, more than 2,000 years ago!

Some of us, Get it:

“My Jesus, my savior,
Lord, there is none like you.
All of my days, I want to praise,
The wonders of your mighty love.

My comfort, my shelter,
Tower of refuge and strength.
Let every breath, all that I am,
Never cease to worship you.

Shout to the lord, all the earth let us sing.
Power and majesty, praise to the king.
Mountains bow down, and the seas will roar,
At the sound of your name.
I sing for joy at the work of your hands,
Forever I'll love you,
Forever I'll stand.
Nothing compares to the promise I have
In you.

My jesus, my savior.
Lord, there is none like you.
All of my days, I want to praise,
The wonders of your mighty love.

My comfort, my shelter,
Tower of refuge and strength.
Let every breath, all that I am,
Never cease to worship you.” --- Credit to Hillsong.

HEY AMAZED, goes to show how stupid people are. where do you think that hamburger, steak, hot dog came from ? And people, that tree when done gets "RECYCLED".Branches are chipped up, wood cut up, and the ENTIRE TREE is REUSED !!!

How can you take such a positive thing as a Christmas Tree in Rock Center and make something negative about it. We need things like this to build up our spirits after the Sandy mess. Why do things always have to be talked about so negatively? Merry Christmas to all of you!!!!! The tree always cheers my spirit and makes me feel like a kid again. I am a 72 year old grandma and I love Christmas Christmas. It always brings out the good in people. Thing positive and be happy about these things. Life is much too short. I learned this with the loss of my son nearly five year ago. You take each day and try to survive and make some good out of a bad thing.

Once upon a time in the land of plenty, a great scourge came upon the land, people were hungry , their fields went fallow, the factories closed, many were out of work. Times were desperate. A family with wealth decided to put their money to work and to provide some jobs they set about to build a great center of commerce. Those who labored there were thankful and in their thanks they erected a symbol of the season, When we remember a gift to all mankind and wish peace on earth and good will toward men. That is how the Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree came to be, two years before the "First " Tree. The history of the great depression is not so much different than today, many are hungry, out of work, despairing. May that tree and its lights brighten someones season.

"On Dec. 24, 1931, some very fortunate men dressed the tree in strings of cranberries, garlands of paper, and even a few tin cans, then took places in line beside it. The men didn’t look fortunate, shuffling forward in their dust-caked work boots and grimy overalls, but as the line reached the clerk standing beside an upended wooden crate next to the tree, each man was handed proof of his luck: a paycheck.” " New York Times

Jon I agree with you more than 100%!!!!!!

When I read this my first thought was why not use a tree that was knocked down during the hurricane? While it may not have been a gigantic tree the symbolism would have been huge.

Hi folks,

New story up from this morning with photos and video of the tree beginning its journey.

http://patch.com/A-z3FN

So glad I left jersey

I grew up in Flanders, New Jersey, and as fate may have it I am going to Time Square to watch the new year come in...Will CERTAINLY GO BY ROCK . CENTER TO SEE THE TREE!

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