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May 23, 2025 1 min
WBZ's Jordan Rich says the Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree is the gift that keeps on giving. 

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Speaker 1 (00:01):
Welcome to the Upside with Jordan, a dose of good news,
because it's a big world out there. Well it's not
quite July, but how about a little Christmas in May.
Many of us have been there New York City and
Rockefeller Center. And what do we go to witness every
Yule Tide season. Why the big Christmas Tree of course.
But if you've wondered what happens to the Rockefeller Center
Christmas Tree after it's taken down, Well, turns out the

(00:23):
tree fulfills a very important mission. It provides lasting memories
for hundreds of thousands of people who come to see
it every year. And now the tree will continue to
help provide memories for one specific family for many years
into the future. You see, the Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree
is shipped to Habitat for Humanity. They build and improve
homes across the US of A. And I thought you

(00:44):
might like to know that the twenty twenty four tree,
all eleven tons of it, a Norway spruce, came from
right here in Massachusetts. It's the story of a Christmas
tree that's spreading joy all year long. And that's the
Upside with Jordan WZ Boston's News Radio
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