Massive Christmas tree installed in Sundance Square
FORT WORTH, Texas - Fort Worth is bringing the holiday season to Sundance Square with the tallest live Christmas tree in Texas.
Sundance Square Christmas Tree
What we know:
The massive Christmas tree arrived in the square on Friday morning. Crews finished installing the gargantuan tree early Friday afternoon.
This year’s tree is an 84-foot-tall Norway Spruce that traveled more than 1,200 miles from Michigan to North Texas.
It’s actually taller than New York’s Rockefeller tree by 8 feet.
What's next:
Local artists have been busy hand painting dozens of giant ornaments for this year’s tree.
The city will spend several weeks decorating the tree before the big tree lighting ceremony on Dec. 1.
Texas country music artist Michael Martin Murphey will be at the event for a special holiday mini concert.
The Source: The information in this story comes from a news release from Sundance Square and FOX 4 news crews.