The holidays are quickly approaching, and Boston is getting ready to spread some cheer with the city's official Christmas tree lighting - a Boston tradition now in its 83rd year.

Boston's tree lighting ceremony on Boston Common is scheduled for Thursday, Dec. 5, and the event will be broadcast during WCVB Channel 5's Holiday Lights special, which begins at 7 p.m.

BOSTON — Boston's annual Christmas Tree celebrates much more than just the holiday, it also celebrates a historic friendship between two communities that's been more than a century in the making.

So, in thanks, Nova Scotia sent Boston a tree for Christmas the next year, and then another in 1971. Since then, they haven’t stopped.

A Christmas tree from Nova Scotia arrives on the Boston Common Tuesday Nov. 26, 2024 for the holiday season (State House News Service photo). State House News Service ...

Almost ready for its closeup: Today at 11 a.m., Boston police will escort a 30-year-old, 45-feet-tall white spruce to the spot of its new seasonal gig as the Boston Common’s official Christmas tree.

Holiday celebrants braved chilly temperatures to catch the city's annual Christmas tree lighting in Boston Common. The massive evergreen, gifted to the city each year by Nova Scotia, represents a ...

There is also a lovely tree lighting in Boston Common (December 5), North End Waterfront Trellis Lighting on November 24th at 5pm, and in the Massachusetts State House (November 21).

Boston’s official Christmas tree arrived at the Boston Common Tuesday morning after a two-day journey from Nova Scotia, Canada. Spectators gathered to welcome the annual gift, a symbol of long-held ...

Rockefeller Center Christmas tree lighting Standing 74 feet tall and weighing about 11 tons, the tree will be cut down on Nov. 7. It will arrive two days later at Rockefeller Center, where it will ...