How to Do a Christmas Tree

Rockefeller Christmas tree lighting

This Christmas tree light trick will save you from a major holiday headache

Plug in each strand of lights to make sure all the bulbs are in working order. For maximum glow, go with one 100-foot strand of lights per vertical foot of your tree. So, a six-foot tree would require a minimum of 600 feet of lights, though the more you add, the glowier it will be. Just don’t go overboard—you want a tree that sparkles, not blinds.

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When Is the Rockefeller Tree Lighting? How to Watch the Annual Holiday Celebration

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Rockefeller Christmas Tree lighting kicks off Dec. 3. How to watch.

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How Tall Is the 2025 Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree and How Many Lights Are On It?

Tracking down and selecting the perfect evergreen for the Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree is a tall order — but Erik Pauze pulls it off year after year.

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Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony 2025

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Rockefeller Tree Lighting — Kristin Chenoweth, Reba McEntire, Marc Anthony, more perform

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You Found the Perfect Real Tree. What Happens Next Decides If It Survives Christmas.

Bring the whole family and some twine—this is the hands‑on, joyful way to make a holiday tradition. If chopping down a real Christmas tree is on your December bucket list this year, there are a few essential items you should have to make the process seamless and help your tree last longer.

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How to decorate the most stunning Christmas tree ever, according to designers

For an eclectic, over-the-top display that screams Christmaximalism, completely cover your tree with ornaments and lights. The lack of green space and variety of ornaments will fascinate anyone who so much as glimpses it from the street. Place the tree in a painted vessel as designer Matthew Bees did here for an unexpected touch.

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How Often You Should Be Watering Your Christmas Tree

According to Michigan State University, a healthy, living Christmas tree can absorb "up to 1 quart of water per day for each inch of diameter on the cut end." That means a tree with a trunk three inches in diameter would need three quarts per day. A properly sized tree stand will hold enough water for your tree's needs.

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How the Rockefeller Center Tree Is Chosen, According to the Man Who Picks It

Attracting millions of visitors every year, Rockefeller Center's iconic tree has been a staple on the plaza since a group of construction workers first set up a balsam during the Great Depression back in 1931. Two years later, in 1933, the tradition was cemented with tree-lighting ceremony and the rest, as they say, is history.