The Christmas Tree is officially up in Rockefeller Center

America's Christmas tree (sorry, DC) has traveled all the way from Gardner, NY and now all 78 feet of it is standing proudly in the middle of Rockefeller Center like a ten-ton excuse to start drinking hot toddies. The Norwegian spruce was erected over the weekend and will soon be covered in 45,000 LED lights before the official lighting ceremony on December 2.

See photos of this year's tree below, pick up a box of candy canes and revel in the start of the holiday season in New York.

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The holidays are officially here! 🎄⛄️🎅🏻#holidays2015 #rockefellertree #rockerfellercenter

A photo posted by Moms and Tots Magazine (@momsandtotsmag) on Nov 7, 2015 at 11:15am PST

 

It may be 70 degrees out, but New York is in holiday mode... 🌲 #nudeytree #rockefellertree

A photo posted by adríana 🐯 (@adrianamclean) on Nov 6, 2015 at 10:49am PST

 

The #rockefellertree before they adorn it and it becomes a human magnet #happyholidays #nbc4ny

A photo posted by Pei-Sze Cheng (@paiznews) on Nov 6, 2015 at 5:25pm PST

 

And so it begins... #rockefellerplaza #rockefellertree #merrychristmas

A photo posted by Jenn Bee (@jennybeeeee) on Nov 6, 2015 at 1:47pm PST

 

The tree--and its tourists--has arrived. #rockefellertree @rockcenternyc

A photo posted by William O'Reilly (@woreilly) on Nov 7, 2015 at 9:09pm PST