Fort Worth's Christmas tree arrived in Sundance Square Plaza Monday morning. Officials say the 82-foot-tall Norway spruce is the tallest Christmas tree in Texas.
Sundance Square said its tree is 52 feet taller than the national Christmas tree outside the White House and 8 feet taller than the tree outside Rockefeller Center in New York.
"The tree will settle for one day once it's up and then we'll be putting the lights on and decorations on," Sundance Square's Bryan Eppstein said.
Fort Worth's 42nd annual Parade of Lights was on Sunday. The event draws tens of thousands of people along the 1.6-mile route through downtown.
Eppstein said Sundance Square will have Santa Claus, a holiday market, and music in the plaza the three weekends leading up to Christmas.
"It's sort of a calm and peaceful place for people to go and enjoy the holidays," he said.
Eppstein said up to 1.5 million people could attend events or stop at the Sundance Square Plaza through Christmas.
Monday morning, crews had started setting up to load the tree into place, but the arrival of the tree was about two hours late. Crews also said the wind might delay the process.
"For every tree arrival date, there's a moving, sliding schedule of logistics," Eppstein said.
Fort Worth plans to light the Christmas tree Dec. 3 at 6 p.m.
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