E ach and every year for the past three decades, Rockefeller Center Head Gardener Erik Pauze sets out to find the perfect Christmas tree to serve as a cornerstone of holiday tradi

Earl Albert’s family hopes he’ll heal in time to attend the lighting ceremony for the tree he donated to Rockefeller Center in honor of his late wife.

Earl Albert, of West Stockbridge, Mass., is currently recovering in a hospital in Albany, NY, after his health recently took a turn -- just weeks out from the Dec. 4 lighting of his beloved tree.

The Berkshire County man who donated the holiday tree for Rockefeller Center is making “baby steps” in his recovery from a stroke, according to his family. Earl Albert, of West Stockbridge, donated this year’s Rockefeller Center Christmas tree.

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.

The tree will be decorated over the next few weeks with more than 50,000 multi-colored LED lights and crowned with a Swarovski star before the tree lighting ceremony.

The man who donated his huge Norway spruce tree to be the 2024 Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree is hoping for a Christmas miracle.

As the new Christmas Tree for Rockefeller Center rolled into New York City this week, the Massachusetts family that donated it was dealing with a serious health scare. On Nov. 7, the same day the tree was removed from his yard during a small ceremony in West Stockbridge,