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Macy's Great Tree
Macy's Tree Lighting
Macy's Great Tree Lighting
Channel 2’s Monica Pearson and David Chandley will host the 62nd anniversary of Macy’s Great Tree Lighting presented by Lenox Square. Full Story ››
WATCH: Macy's Great Tree Lighting @ 7 p.m. Thanksgiving Night on Channel 2
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The biggest star of the night will be the Great Tree itself! Full Story ››


Macy's Great Tree 2009
The Macy's Great Tree for 2009 has arrived at Lenox Square. Full Story ››
WATCH: Tree Lighting Thanksgiving Night On WSB-TV Channel 2 @ 7 p.m.
PICTURE STORY: Macy's Great Tree Arrives At Lenox Mall
SLIDESHOW: PICS: Macy's Finds Great Tree For 2009
PREVIOUS SLIDESHOW: Macy's 2008 Christmas Tree Arrives



Line Up

Grammy-nominated country singer Josh Turner says real life - including heartaches, happiness, fishing holes, and everything in between - has had a way of finding itself in the middle of his songs since he first burst onto the national country music scene. Full Story ››


Mandisa has been established as one of the most promising new talents in the Christian music industry. Full Story ››


SoReal Cru is a hip-hop dance group from Houston, Texas. They gained fame as the runner-up on the second season of America's Best Dance Crew. Before ABDC, they were the crowd favorite and won first place in the World of Dance competition. Full Story ››

Trivia

Great Tree Trivia

Posted: 4:12 pm EST November 18, 2008Updated: 2:53 pm EST November 12, 2009

The Macy's Great Tree is a 60-foot white pine that weighs approximately 12,000 pounds!

The decor package includes 125 red Macy's stars and 125 white snowflakes along with 1,200 multi-color metallic basketball-sized ornaments!

The Macy’s Great Tree has 50 flashing strobe lights, 400 internally lit ornaments, 4000 11-watt bulbs and topped with a spectacular and internally lit LED color-changing Macy’s star.

The Macy’s Great Tree has 8.2 miles of circuit wiring wound throughout the tree.

The Macy’s Great Tree drinks a mixture of 200 aspirins dissolved in 300 gallons of water to maintain its freshness.

The tree takes a crew of 8 people working for 2-3 weeks to decorate it.

The tree's stand and supports are designed to weather hurricane-type storms.

This year’s Great Tree will be viewed by over 2.2 million people.

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Holidays

It's hard not to go overboard on holiday spending for the kids, the spouse or other family and friends. Here's some advice that can help you manage your money this holiday season. Full Story ››
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