Rockefeller Center tree lights up season
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In one of the most recognizable kickoffs of the holiday season, the famously festooned Rockefeller Center Christmas tree in New York City will be lit Wednesday evening. Al Roker and Ann Curry of NBC's "Today" show will host the ceremony in a one-hour broadcast that starts at 8 p.m.
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Now that the Thanksgiving feast is over, many people are getting ready to deck the halls and put up their Christmas tree. Some Christmas tree farmers are working even harder to compete with artificial trees.
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AURORA, Ore. The National Christmas Tree Association is hoping a push of designer trees will renew consumer demand for live trees.
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By Jayne Matthews, Belleville News-Democrat, Ill.  Feb. 9--EDWARDSVILLE -- A $50 raffle ticket under a Christmas tree soon may have an Edwardsville man raising the roof.
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Joe Sharp has traveled the world but says he has never found a more perfect Christmas tree than in Oregon, the nation&#39;s largest producer in a $791 million industry and a leader in the effort to revive the holiday market for live trees.
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Christmas plant has become multimillion-dollar industry in one of the most picturesque tourist spots.
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The holidays have been in the bag for this luxury retailer.
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The department store chain is gaining momentum going into the holiday season.
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EASTLAKE, Ohio - Don't blame the Grinch or Ebenezer Scrooge if this northeast Ohio city isn't quite as jolly and bright for Christmases to come.  City officials say money - or a lack of it - is causing them to put costly holiday decorations up for sale.
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FOXBOROUGH - It's akin to waking up on Christmas morning and discovering the present you've always dreamed of - but never dared to ask for - is under the tree.
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By Jennifer Caballero, The Record, Hackensack, N.J.  Sep. 17--Autumn is the time to admire the ever-changing foliage of the  trees. But for homeowners, it's also the season for picking up leaves, hewing  branches and trimming dying hedges.
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The Times Square New Year's Eve ball is celebrating its centennial by going green
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A tree care company based is helping the Parks and Recreation Department to make genetic reproductions of 25 "historic" trees across New York City using grafting.
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By GENE JOHNSON SEATAC, Wash. - Christmas trees are going back up at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport.
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Times Square is crammed with tourists, and not just for New Year's Eve. These days, they're eager to gawk at the glittering lights of Broadway and visit attractions like Madame Tussauds Wax Museum and the MTV studios.
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Increasingly, trees are the new must-have for American cities.
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By Betty Lin-Fisher, The Akron Beacon Journal, Ohio  Dec. 10--The hallways of the Little Tikes headquarters are all spruced up for the season.