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BOSTON (WBZ NewsRadio) — It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas as the annual Christmas tree from Canada has arrived at the Boston Common.
Honoring a 108-year-old friendship between Nova Scotia and Boston, Bostonians are celebrating the 54th year of the tree donation. The tree is a 45-foot-tall white spruce cut down with the help of Mayor Michelle Wu.
"Thank you from the bottom of my heart once again to the people of Nova Scotia for continuing our very special neighborly bond throughout good times, throughout complicated times, and throughout generation after generation of friendship," Wu said. "Thank you so much for standing with Boston. We stand with you."
While some residents are amazed and impressed, others are questioning the decision to continue to cut down trees for decor.
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"They're really pretty, but in today's day and age, how often are we going to keep cutting all these trees down for like a two week celebrate? You know what I mean? Like cutting down Christmas trees for like, you know, to have them in our homes for a month," one local said.
The tradition was born out of tragedy. Every year, Canadians thank Boston for the medical supplies it sent to the site of the Mass Fatal Halifax Harbor explosion of 1917 with the donation.
The official tree lighting ceremony will take place on Dec. 4 at the Boston Common. As holiday lights dangle all over the Boston common, some might wonder if we should we be giving Thanksgiving more time attention?
"No, it's never too early for some Christmas trees."
WBZ NewsRadio’s Jay Willett (@JayWilletWBZ) reports.