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Nov 18 2025
How Italian Immigrants Shaped the Rockefeller Christmas Tree Tradition
Posted by: Jennifer Derrig
Categories: Blog , Education , Italian Culture , History of Italy , Italian Holidays
Tags: who started the Rockefeller Christmas Tree , Rockefeller Christmas Tree history , Rockefeller Center tree origin , Rockefeller Center holiday tradition , New York Italian-American history , Italian-American construction workers 1931 tree , Italian Rockefeller Christmas Tree , Italian influence Rockefeller Tree , Italian immigrants New York history , Italian heritage holiday traditions , Italian American Christmas traditions , history of the Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree tradition , Great Depression Christmas traditions
Discover how Italian-American workers began the Rockefeller Christmas Tree tradition in 1931, turning a simple gesture of hope into a global holiday symbol.
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