Rockefeller Center Put Up A Christmas Tree, Everyone Started Mocking It, So They Clapped Back
The Christmas spirit is slowly coming to towns and the trees will be popping up one by one everywhere in no time. The Rockefeller Center, the famous landmark in New York City, is no exception. In a Twitter post on November 14, the center announced the festive news: “The 2020 Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree has officially arrived at the Plaza.” The 75 ft spruce came from the town of Oneonta and was accompanied by a police escort.
And… the moment the crane lifted it straight, people were startled by its shabby look. In no time, the tree became a target of mockery, with some people claiming it perfectly captures the year of 2020. Jokes were rolling as if there’s no tomorrow for social media critics, leaving everyone in tears of laughter.
But nobody dares to make fun of the Christmas spirit. And on November 18, 4 days into the sea of criticism, the Rockefeller Center mic-dropped another tweet. Defending their now-famous tree, they wrote: “Wow, you all must look great right after a two-day drive, huh?” Let’s see the full clapback tweet down below and all the hilarious comments that provoked it.
More info: Twitter | RockefellerCenter.com
The Rockefeller Center recently announced its Christmas tree arrived at the Plaza to start the festive season
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The Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree is placed every year at the Rockefeller Center in Midtown Manhattan, New York City, United States.
Since 1997, the tree has been erected in mid-November and lit by the Mayor of New York City in a public ceremony on the Wednesday following Thanksgiving. The lighting is broadcast live on NBC’s Christmas following a live entertainment program, so you can imagine what the whole buzz is all about.
But people on social media were less than impressed
Could the Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree look any worse?
2020on brand… pic.twitter.com/6K2n4bX9u7
— Rex Chapman🏇🏼 (@RexChapman) November 17, 2020
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Incredibly, the same “scarce”-looking famous Christmas Norway spruce didn’t arrive alone. It had a tiny holiday surprise inside it—a saw-whet owl, which had been travelling together with the Rockefeller tree from Oneonta, NY for three days.
The owl was taken to Ravensbeard Wildlife Center, where he is being treated and cared for at their facility. The workers at the center said that the bird hadn’t eaten or drank for three days while traveling, so they’re giving him fluids and all the mice he can eat.
And critics wouldn’t stop poking fun at the tree
So finally, the Rockefeller Center clapped back with this response
This is how the Rockefeller’s tree looked last year
And in 2018, the Plaza at Rockefeller Center was decorated with this gleaming tree
It gets weirder though, before it got fully transported to the Rockefeller Center, they found a live, and confused saw whet owl inside of it. Thankfully the little guy has been taken to a wildlife center and will be released back into the wild after he is well again. Also, yes, his name is Rockefeller.
they don't need to cut down a damn tree. It's hard enough for owls to raise their owlets!
I'm sure they will say they "rescued" the owl 🙄
Grumble O'Pug yes
........ here, in this sad story, the tree is not the damn one, don't you think so, Grumble? People are; let's give "things" the proper labels.
It actually says that in the article. Reading is fundamental! :)
I can’t stand the phrase ‘clapped back’ - doesn’t sound cool or edgy, sounds demented. That is all. I don’t care about any replies to this, I shan’t read them.
I HATE the term. I can't even type it. It fills me with cringe to the highest degree.
Me too.
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Tis a very cringey phrase
...... it is a cringey act.
It always just makes me think of "the clap" haha
Would you believe Alyssa, that they are doing it to farm animals in factory farms? They mutilate them, chickens, piglets, and others, without anesthesia and painkillers!!! Despicable, cruel, hideous sub-human monsters; all that suffering because of the insatiable appetite for meat, dairy, and eggs of equally cruel, indifferent consumers.
I just don't get the tradition of cutting trees every year to put them on for decoration for about a month and then throw them away. Taking into account the number of people celebrating Christmas, I'd say that's a lot of trees going down.
The main tree on Old Town Square in Prague is always donated by someone who would have to cut it down anyway (because it's on a dangerous place, for example). The owner gets a reward (roughly 450 USD) and the tree that would be cut no matter what is the most important tree in the city for a few weeks.
that's a great idea
If the owner had to cut it anyway, why does he get a reward then ?
There's NEVER good enough reason to cut down a healthy tree, Pamela24.
It's also a lot of trees that are just planted for this reason
That's a good question, Transat. I guess, this way, there always will be a lot of "good" reasons to cut down a tree.
The vast majority of these trees are grown on farms specifically for this purpose so its a tradition that is kinda good for the environment.
Well, Christmas tree farms aren’t exactly good for the environment. It takes a lot of energy and water and land being used just to cut down all those little trees. And in the US, so many Christmas trees are Doug Firs grown on farms in the Pacific Northwest and then trucked all over the country.
How is planting trees then cuting them good for the environment in anyway?
To raise up or grow any living thing for the purpose of destroying it, meaning to cut its life short, is repulsive.
The majority of Christmas Trees (at least in Canada) are specifically planted and grown to become Christmas trees. Buying a plastic tree is actually worse for the environment cuz of the process it takes to make them, most are from China and shipped here which is bad for the environment and then when people decide they want a new one they get burned or lay in a landfill forever. Below is just one article. Take a second to do some light research! Lots of great info out there. :) https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2018/dec/08/are-real-or-fake-christmas-trees-better-for-the-planet
I do not see any of these options being better than the other one, Marija.
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marxmarce haha
That's why we have a fake tree we've been using for the past ~10 years! No hate to anyone who uses a real tree, I love all Christmas trees :)
It gets weirder though, before it got fully transported to the Rockefeller Center, they found a live, and confused saw whet owl inside of it. Thankfully the little guy has been taken to a wildlife center and will be released back into the wild after he is well again. Also, yes, his name is Rockefeller.
they don't need to cut down a damn tree. It's hard enough for owls to raise their owlets!
I'm sure they will say they "rescued" the owl 🙄
Grumble O'Pug yes
........ here, in this sad story, the tree is not the damn one, don't you think so, Grumble? People are; let's give "things" the proper labels.
It actually says that in the article. Reading is fundamental! :)
I can’t stand the phrase ‘clapped back’ - doesn’t sound cool or edgy, sounds demented. That is all. I don’t care about any replies to this, I shan’t read them.
I HATE the term. I can't even type it. It fills me with cringe to the highest degree.
Me too.
Thomasin Grace love
Tis a very cringey phrase
...... it is a cringey act.
It always just makes me think of "the clap" haha
Would you believe Alyssa, that they are doing it to farm animals in factory farms? They mutilate them, chickens, piglets, and others, without anesthesia and painkillers!!! Despicable, cruel, hideous sub-human monsters; all that suffering because of the insatiable appetite for meat, dairy, and eggs of equally cruel, indifferent consumers.
I just don't get the tradition of cutting trees every year to put them on for decoration for about a month and then throw them away. Taking into account the number of people celebrating Christmas, I'd say that's a lot of trees going down.
The main tree on Old Town Square in Prague is always donated by someone who would have to cut it down anyway (because it's on a dangerous place, for example). The owner gets a reward (roughly 450 USD) and the tree that would be cut no matter what is the most important tree in the city for a few weeks.
that's a great idea
If the owner had to cut it anyway, why does he get a reward then ?
There's NEVER good enough reason to cut down a healthy tree, Pamela24.
It's also a lot of trees that are just planted for this reason
That's a good question, Transat. I guess, this way, there always will be a lot of "good" reasons to cut down a tree.
The vast majority of these trees are grown on farms specifically for this purpose so its a tradition that is kinda good for the environment.
Well, Christmas tree farms aren’t exactly good for the environment. It takes a lot of energy and water and land being used just to cut down all those little trees. And in the US, so many Christmas trees are Doug Firs grown on farms in the Pacific Northwest and then trucked all over the country.
How is planting trees then cuting them good for the environment in anyway?
To raise up or grow any living thing for the purpose of destroying it, meaning to cut its life short, is repulsive.
The majority of Christmas Trees (at least in Canada) are specifically planted and grown to become Christmas trees. Buying a plastic tree is actually worse for the environment cuz of the process it takes to make them, most are from China and shipped here which is bad for the environment and then when people decide they want a new one they get burned or lay in a landfill forever. Below is just one article. Take a second to do some light research! Lots of great info out there. :) https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2018/dec/08/are-real-or-fake-christmas-trees-better-for-the-planet
I do not see any of these options being better than the other one, Marija.
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marxmarce haha
That's why we have a fake tree we've been using for the past ~10 years! No hate to anyone who uses a real tree, I love all Christmas trees :)