BOSTON (WHDH) — Boston’s 2017 Christmas tree arrived in the city with a police escort on Tuesday morning.
The Boston Parks and Recreation Department tweeted a video of the 53-foot white spruce as it traveled through downtown before entering Boston Common.
Welcome @TreeforBoston pic.twitter.com/i9eaX16COS
— Boston Parks and Recreation Department (@BostonParksDept) November 21, 2017
Nova Scotia donates a tree to Boston each year as a token of thanks for relief efforts undertaken by Bostonians after a munitions ship exploded in Halifax Harbor in 1917, killing or injuring thousands of people.
A tree lighting ceremony is planned for Nov. 30.
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