Governor’s Office Seeking Christmas Tree & Ornaments

The Tennessee Department of General Services and the Governor’s Office are calling on Tennesseans to help find the perfect Christmas tree for the State Capitol and to contribute ornaments for its decoration.

The State is seeking a Norway Spruce tree (or similar), standing between 30 and 40 feet tall, to serve as this year’s Capitol Christmas Tree. Residents who wish to propose a tree for consideration should send photographs of the tree along with their contact information and the tree’s location to TN.Tree@tn.gov.

In addition to the tree search, the State invites Tennesseans to donate ornaments symbolic of Tennessee or their local community to decorate the Capitol Christmas Tree.

Those interested in contributing an ornament should provide the following information with the ornament, Individual or group name, mailing address, Email address, and a brief description of the ornament and its significance.

Tennesseans can mail their ornaments and this information to,

CHRISTMAS IN JULY,TN TOWER, DAVIDSON ROOM, 312 ROSA L. PARKS AVE, 2ND FLOOR,NASHVILLE, TN 37243

The selected tree will be illuminated at the annual Christmas Tree Lighting ceremony Monday, December 2nd, following the Thanksgiving holiday.