<P> The western end of the plaza contains Paul Manship 's 1933 masterwork , Prometheus ( see also § Prometheus ) . The statue stands in a 60 - by - 16 - foot ( 18.3 by 4.9 m ) fountain basin in front of a grey rectangular wall . The Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree is placed above the statue from November to January every year ; it is usually put in place and lit the week after Thanksgiving , and taken down the week after New Year 's Day . The first tree was erected in 1934 , and as successive trees received more lavish decorations , the tradition gradually became known worldwide . </P>
<P> The western end of the plaza contains Paul Manship 's 1933 masterwork , Prometheus ( see also § Prometheus ) . The statue stands in a 60 - by - 16 - foot ( 18.3 by 4.9 m ) fountain basin in front of a grey rectangular wall . The Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree is placed above the statue from November to January every year ; it is usually put in place and lit the week after Thanksgiving , and taken down the week after New Year 's Day . The first tree was erected in 1934 , and as successive trees received more lavish decorations , the tradition gradually became known worldwide . </P>
when does the rockafella tree get taken down
when does the rockafella tree get taken down
the week after New Year 's Day
the week after New Year 's Day