Dear Steemians! Do you know about the secret truths of the Christmas tree in the Rockefeller Center?

1. The Rockefeller Center Tree has been put up every year since 1933.
   

2. A typical tree is around 75 feet tall, but the 1999 spruce was a record 100 feet.
   

3. To find the perfect, seven-story spruce each year, Rockefeller Cente conducts aerial searches by helicopter.
   

4. The Swarovski Star that has topped the tree since 2004, weighs 550 pounds.
   

5. The tree branches are lit with approx. 50,000 LED lights, which need nearly 7 miles of electrical wire.
   

6. The first televised tree lighting was in 1951 when "The Kate Smith Show" broadcast the event.
   

7. But in 1944, during world war II, the Rockefeller Center trees were not lit. Because of blackout rules designed to ensure that the silhouette of American ships could not be seen against Gotham's glow.
   

8. And for the past 18 years, the tree lighting has been broadcast on NBC's "Christmas in Rockefeller Center".
   

9. The tree went green in 2007, using energy-efficient Led Lights.
   

10. The decorated Christmas tree remains lit at Rockefeller Cente through January 6.
    

11. On average, The Christmas tree gets 500,000 visitors a day, with a total of 18 million Christmas visitors during its time as the centerpiece of Christmas in the city.
    

12. After the holiday season, the tree is cut up and given to Habitat for Humanity as lumber.
    

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