The Grove's 100-Foot Christmas Tree Has Officially Arrived

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Halloween's not even over and we're already starting to see early signs of the impending holiday season. Wasting no time is The Grove, who, just like last October, has just mounted their 100-foot-plus Christmas tree, which is so popular that it has its own Wiki.

The event went down this morning, when a flatbed truck containing the white fir from NoCal's Mt. Shasta drove the length of Main Street to The Park. The tree, which is taller than NYC's Rockefeller Center tree, was then hoisted into place by a ginormous crane. Although the greenery has been unveiled, the official tree lighting ceremony is taking place on Sunday, November 17 at 7:30pm. The festivities will feature 15,000 lights, 10,000 ornaments and an awesome musical act which may or may not top last year's Backstreet Boys performance.
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