The tree — which weighs 12 tons and is about 75 years old — will be adorned with more than 50,000 multi-colored LEDs

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Today anchors Savannah Guthrie, Hoda Kotb, Al Roker and Craig Melvin will co-host the 86th annual holiday special, which will celebrate the lighting of a 72-ft. tall, 45-ft. wide Norway Spruce from Wallkill, New York.

The tree — which weighs 12 tons and is around 75 years old — will be adorned with more than 50,000 multi-colored LEDs and topped with a Swarovski star designed by architect Daniel Libeskin. The new three-dimensional star weighs about 900 lbs. and features 70 spikes covered in 3 million Swarovski crystals.

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NBCUniversal is once again partnering with the Arbor Day Foundation for the “Green Is Universal” holiday campaign by supporting tree-planting efforts to promote recovery in disaster-stricken areas. NBCUniversal’s $50,000 donation will restore tree canopies across the United States that have been destroyed by recent wildfires and hurricanes.