December 24, 2023
All most of us are familiar with the Christmas tree in Rockefeller Center in New York City at Christmas time, many are not familiar with its origins.
On Christmas Eve, 1931, at the height of the Great Depression, workers at the Rockefeller Center construction site decided to pool their money together to buy a Christmas tree to lift their spirits.
It was a 20-foot balsam fir that they decorated with handmade garland and strings of cranberries from their families. The men lined up at the tree to receive their paychecks.
In the background, you can see Saint Patrick's Cathedral.
