A 24-foot Christmas tree has arrived in the State Capitol to signal the holiday season’s beginnings. Officials say this year’s tree originates from Crystal Spring Tree Farm in Carbon County and is taller than previous trees.

With relatively little trouble, state workers erected this year's Christmas tree inside the Capitol rotunda on Wednesday morning.

A Holiday Tradition Since 1964

In the middle of the last century, Montana produced more than 4 million Christmas trees. The trees came primarily from the northwest corner of the state, earning the town of Eureka the nickname “Christmas Tree Capital of the World,

Montana is getting ready for Christmas!