Earl Albert, a widower from West Stockbridge, Massachusetts, who donated the 2024 Rockefeller Center Christmas tree, suffered a stroke before the tree lighting.

The tree was planted 67 years ago, but Michael Albert said there was nothing sad about seeing it go. "It's a gift to the world," he said. "It's not something that we're taking awa

The Massachusetts man who donated a tree from his property in his wife’s memory to be the beloved Rockefeller Center Christmas tree in New York City has suffered a stroke, according to his family. On the night Earl Albert’s 74-foot giant Norway spruce ...

For the first time since 1959, this year's Rockefeller Center tree comes from Massachusetts - West Stockbridge, to be exact. It was a donation from Michael Albert and his family, who are residents of the town. As of this morning (Nov. 12), the tree was set into position, where it will soon be decorated for the holiday season.

The towering conifer, donated by the Albert family in West Stockbridge was cut down Thursday morning and loaded onto a flatbed truck for the 140-mile trip. It is the first Rockefeller Center

A giant Norway spruce that will serve as this year's Rockefeller Christmas tree is en route to New York City from its tiny Massachusetts hometown.

The 74-foot-high conifer from West Stockbridge was cut down on Thursday and hoisted onto a flatbed truck by crane.

The Massachusetts man who donated the Christmas tree​ that will soon be lit in Rockefeller Center​ is recovering after suffering a stroke and a friend said he could use some holiday cheer.

Earl Albert, a widower from West Stockbridge, Massachusetts, who donated the 2024 Rockefeller Center Christmas tree, suffered a stroke before the tree lighting.