His wife adored the holidays. Days after she died, he found out Rockefeller Center wanted their tree
The 2024 Rockefeller Center Christmas tree has sentimental roots. The tree was planted by the Albert family back in 1967 in West Stockbridge, Massachusetts, when Earl Albert and his wife, Leslie Albert, were still newlyweds. When the tree was planted, it was only waist-high. Now, 57 years later, the Norway spruce stands 74 feet tall.