Toronto's Official Christmas Tree
Sponsored by The Bay

Standing 60-feet proud, this glittering giant evergreen is the focus of the biggest tree trimming effort in Toronto. This year’s tree was designed and decorated by renowned Canadian designer Brian Gluckstein in partnership with the Bay using the GlucksteinHome collection of ornaments, available exclusively at the Bay. The Theme for the tree is “All That Glitters” featuring decorations in warm red, icy white and sparkling silver.

Fast facts about Toronto's Christmas Tree

• The tree traditionally stands approximately 60 feet high (exact height can't be determined until the tree is placed in its permanent tree stand on Nathan Phillips Square)
  
  
• The tree arrives on a flatbed truck and is lifted into place with cranes
   
• It takes a crew of six people three to four hours to put the tree into place
   
• The tree needs three days to settle between being set up and decorated
   
• A crew of four people will take three days to decorate the tree
   
• Countless pieces of big machinery, including a cherry picker, are used to assist the decorating crew in placing each ornament onto the tree
   
• Unlike an indoor tree, Toronto's Christmas tree does not need watering
   
• Toronto's Christmas tree is recycled after the holiday season. The tree is mulched and is added to city walkways and flower beds.