Almost immediately after the Boston Common tree lighting, the city will light up the Commonwealth Avenue Mall and Charlesgate Park on Thursday, Dec. 5 at 8:15 p.m. The lights will extend to Kenmore Square this year for the first time ever, the Boston Parks & Recreation Department says.

This year’s tree is a 30-year-old and 45-foot-tall white spruce from the Mattie Settlement in Antigonish County, according to a statement from the city’s Parks and Recreation department.

This year's Tree for Boston, a white spruce, comes from the property of Hugh and Liz Ryan in Mattie Settlement in Antigonish County. It will be cut down later this month and is traditionally celebrated as part of a Halifax Parade of Lights before beginning its trip south to Boston Common.

BOSTON — With Christmas a little more than a month away ... I'm ready for the annual trek to @CityOfBoston for the tree lighting event on Dec. 5. I'm a white spruce tree from Mattie Settlement, Antigonish Co. donated by my owners, Hugh & Liz Ryan ...