Tallest living Christmas tree-Coeur d'Alene
sets world record
Coeur d'Alene, ID, USA -- The Coeur d'Alene
Resort in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho features a 162-foot tall Christmas
tree (a grand fir) decorated with over 30,000 lights and two
miles of extension cords-which sets the world record for the
Tallest
living Christmas tree.
“This year we are animating the world’s
tallest living Christmas tree,” said Jerry Jaeger, president
and co-owner of Hagadone Hospitality. “We will have thousands
of lights all twinkling in time to the music of Jingle Bells.”
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The Tallest
living Christmas tree will have more than 40,000
lights along with a 10-foot star at the top. Two miles of
electrical wiring connect the LED lights, which use 90 percent
less energy than conventional light bulbs. The 162-foot Grand
Fir is more than twice as tall as New York’s Rockefeller Center
Christmas tree.
"The Holiday
Light Show is all about entertaining the family –
and kids in particular," said Bill Reagan, general manager
of The Coeur d’Alene Resort. “Watching the lights dance around
the tree will be very exciting this year.”
Founded in 1986, the Holiday
Light Show now includes more than 250 displays and
1.5 million lights, and has become a favorite Northwest holiday
destination.
The Tallest
living Christmas tree and accompanying Holiday Light
Show make their home on the shores of Lake Coeur d'Alene,
where families (and holiday enthusiasts) have the chance to
take the "Journey to the North Pole" boat ride to visit Santa
and Mrs. Claus at their North Pole Workshop. The Show runs
through January 1st. The Tallest
living Christmas tree is twice the size of the one
that makes its home in Rockefeller Center.