2022 Rockefeller Center Christmas tree arrives in Manhattan
The 2022 Rockefeller Center Christmas tree arrived in Manhattan early on Nov. 12.
2022 Rockefeller Center Christmas tree
The enormous tree was cut down from a property in Queensbury, New York.
2022 Rockefeller Center Christmas tree
Neil Lebowitz and his family donated this year's tree.
2022 Rockefeller Center Christmas tree
The 90-year-old Norway spruce is 82 feet tall and weighs around 14 tons.
2022 Rockefeller Center Christmas tree
The Rockefeller Center Christmas tree has been part of the city's holiday traditions for over 80 years.
2022 Rockefeller Center Christmas tree
The first Rockefeller Center Christmas tree was purchased by center workers in 1931.
2022 Rockefeller Center Christmas tree
The first tree lighting ceremony was held in 1933.
2022 Rockefeller Center Christmas tree
"We gave it so that everybody can enjoy it," Neil Lebowitz said. "Now it's a special tree, and it's something that we can all share around the world, whoever sees it."
2022 Rockefeller Center Christmas tree
The tallest Rockefeller Center Christmas tree went up in 1999 -- a 100-foot tree from Killingworth, Connecticut.
2022 Rockefeller Center Christmas tree
Erik Pauze, the head gardener for Rockefeller Center, has picked the Christmas tree every year for the past three decades.
2022 Rockefeller Center Christmas tree
Every year after the Rockefeller Center Christmas tree is taken down, the tree is cut into pieces, which are then transported to a mill in New Jersey. The lumber is donated to Habitat for Humanity.
2022 Rockefeller Center Christmas tree
About 100 spectators watched the lifting process, despite the rain.
2022 Rockefeller Center Christmas tree
Next, the tree gets bedazzled with 50,000 LED lights and a crystal star topper weighing 900 pounds.
2022 Rockefeller Center Christmas tree
The tree will be officially lit for the holiday season on Nov. 30.
2022 Rockefeller Center Christmas tree
After Nov. 30, the tree will be lit daily from 6 a.m. until midnight. On Christmas Day, the tree is lit for 24 hours.