New York City is no longer home to America’s tallest Christmas tree. That honor now belongs to Enid, Oklahoma.
At 140 feet, Enid’s towering Christmas tree stands 75% taller than the world-famous Rockefeller Center tree. The gigantic fir traveled 2,000 miles from just outside California’s Shasta-Trinity National Forest, where it was chosen from trees marked for harvest.
Decorated with 20,000 multi-colored LED lights, 10,000 ornaments, and ringed by a forest of 12 smaller trees, the “Christ Tree” is being heralded as the world’s tallest Christmas tree. It’s also the centerpiece of The One, the city’s 42-day event featuring concerts, plays, and activities celebrating Christmas.