Rockefeller Center Christmas tree arrives in NYC

Workers raise the 75-foot Norway Spruce, from State College, PA, that will become the Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree, Saturday, Nov. 11, 2017, at Rockefeller Plaza in New York. The 85th Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree Lighting ceremony will take place on Wednesday, Nov. 29. (Diane Bondareff/AP Images for Tishman Speyer)

NEW YORK -- It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas in New York City.

The giant Rockefeller Center tree arrived Saturday. It was raised off a trailer and hoisted into place by a crane. The 85th tree to adorn the plaza is from Pennsylvania this year.

The Norway Spruce was cut down in State College. It's 23 metres and weighs between 12 and 13 tons. A large spike was driven through the trunk to help keep it in place in the plaza. It will be decorated with more than 50,000 lights and topped with a Swarovski star.

The tree will be illuminated Nov. 29 and remain on display until Jan. 7. It will then be donated to Habitat for Humanity to be transformed into lumber for building homes.