Top Christmas Trees in New York City
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what are believed to be the best New
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Christmas trees, complete with lighting ceremonies
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1. Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree
The most celebrated of New York City's Christmas
trees, the Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree is a
classic New York City destination for holiday
visitors and residents alike.
Tree Goes Up: November 14, 2011
Lighting Ceremony: November 30, 2011
Tree Taken Down: January 7, 2012
Address: from 47th to 51st Sts. between 5th & 6th
Avenues (Map
Phone: 212-332-6868
2. Origami Christmas Tree at AMNH
For over 30 years the American Museum of Natural
History has celebrated the holiday season with its
origami tree, this year decorated with the theme of
the "Biggest and Best", from the Museum's famous
whale and the Largest Dinosaurs exhibit, as well as
the space shuttle. They also have 2 19-foot Holiday
Barosaurs lit up for viewing as well.
Tree Viewing Begins: November 21, 2011
Tree Comes Down: January 2, 2012
Address: Central Park West at 79th Street
Phone: 212-875-5456
3. Christmas Tree at the Met
Metropolitan Museum of ArtThe Metropolitan Museum of
Art will display its Christmas Tree and Neapolitan
Baroque Creche. The twenty-foot blue spruce features
18th-century Neapolitan angels and cherubs flanking
the Nativity scene at its base in the Museum's
Medieval Sculpture Hall. Lighting ceremonies are
held Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Sundays at
3:30 and 4:30 p.m., and Fridays and Saturdays at
4:30, 5:30, and 6:30 p.m.
Tree Up: November 22, 2011
Tree Down: January 8, 2012
Address: 1000 Fifth Avenue at 82nd Street
Phone: 212-535-7710
4. Chorus Tree at South Street Seaport
Heather CrossThis Singing Christmas Tree has
carolers performing Fridays at 6 & 7 p.m., Saturdays
and Sundays at 3 & 4 p.m. through Christmas,
offering shoppers and tourists a festive break from
the holiday madness.
Lighting Ceremony: Friday, November 25, 2011 at 6
p.m.
Address: South Street and Fulton Street
5. NYSE Christmas Tree
NYSEThe NYSE Christmas Tree has been a Downtown New
York tradition since 1923. The tree is located on
Broad Street between Wall Street and Exchange Place
in front of the NYSE. The official lighting ceremony
will take place on ?????????
with live performances preceeding the lighting of
the tree.
6. Cathedral of St. John the Divine Peace Tree
The Peace Tree in the Cathedral is decorated with
1000 paper cranes and other peace symbols. Children
can participate in a workshop to learn to make the
cranes, and there is also a walking tour of the
Cathedral that highlights the pre-Christian origins
of Christmas, as well as the ways the Cathedral
celebrates the holidays.
Lighting Ceremony: early December
Tree Taken Down: just after Christmas
Address: 110th St. and Amsterdam Ave.
Phone: 212-316-7490
7. Park Avenue Trees
Anyone driving or walking on the Upper East Side
should take a detour to view the 2.5 mile long
stretch of Park Avenue that is illuminated by trees
during the Holiday season.
Address: Park Avenue from 97th Street to 48th Street
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