Oh Christmas tree.
Nashville's official 40-foot Norway spruce, decked with 6,000 lights toppled overnight in Public Square Park - a result of wind, rain and possibly a defective anchor, according to Metro officials.
It won't be righted. Because of the time, equipment, expertise and staff power needed to upright, stabilize and redecorate the tree, city officials have decided to haul the fallen tree from the downtown park.
The tree had Nashville roots, cut from the yard of Inglewood homeowner Donna Jenkins, who donated it to the city. Metro Parks employees sawed it down themselves.
More than 2,000 turned out for the tree-lighting ceremony on Dec. 1, which featured Mayor Megan Barry, a musical performance by husband-wife duo Jason Isbell and Amanda Shires.
A mariachi band from Glencliff High School and choirs from The Temple Church, East Magnet High School and Thomas Edison Elementary School also performed Christmas songs.
There's still hope for those wishing to experience a towering and sparkly outdoor Christmas tree.
A 35-foot tall, 4,500 pound Norway spruce still stands outside the state capitol on Charlotte Ave not far from where Nashville's tree once stood.
And Barry tweeted a reminder that the decorated Christmas Tree in Centennial park is still standing.
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