{"id":770741,"date":"2019-12-24T06:43:19","date_gmt":"2019-12-24T06:43:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2019\/12\/24\/a-man-dressed-up-as-a-christmas-tree-is-walking-around-new-york-city\/"},"modified":"2019-12-24T06:43:19","modified_gmt":"2019-12-24T06:43:19","slug":"a-man-dressed-up-as-a-christmas-tree-is-walking-around-new-york-city","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2019\/12\/24\/a-man-dressed-up-as-a-christmas-tree-is-walking-around-new-york-city\/","title":{"rendered":"A man dressed up as a Christmas tree is walking around New York City"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"391\" class=\"entry-thumb td-modal-image\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/7989002907959_1507337588816-Copy-696x391.jpg\"   alt=\"\" title=\"7989002907959_1507337588816 (Copy)\"\/><\/div>\n<p>There\u2019s a man dressed as a Christmas tree roaming the streets of the Big Apple.<\/p>\n<p>He\u2019s Mr. Christmas Tree, and he\u2019s fast become one of New York City\u2019s most beloved holiday characters.<\/p>\n<p>Thomas Liberto, 46, has been making his holiday trip dressed as a Christmas tree for the past five years, visiting the city every year and reminding New Yorkers to smile every once in a while.<\/p>\n<p>A native of Bel Air, Maryland, Liberto told CNN he \u201cfigured New York was missing something\u201d so he decided to create a self-made Christmas tree ghillie suit and make the trek to the city.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/191221111659-02-mr-christmas-tree-1219-exlarge-169.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cThe reactions are priceless, I love it. It\u2019s a lot of \u201choly ****, oh my God, WHOA, I LOVE THAT, and bouts of laughter can be heard everywhere I go,\u201d Liberto said.<\/p>\n<p>To protect strangers who have allergies, Liberto\u2019s homemade suit is fashioned out of an artificial Christmas tree, along with battery-powered lights that blink and decorations.<\/p>\n<p>The street performer does not travel on any particular route. Instead, he hops on the subway and gets off at random stops, in addition to visiting popular tourist areas like Times Square.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs far as issues with law enforcement officers, well, I always make sure to stop by where they are posted at to deliver smiles and try to brighten their day a little bit as well as to thank them for standing out there day and night throughout all the cold weather watching over everybody and keeping us safe,\u201d Liberto told CNN.<\/p>\n<p>Liberto, who heads back to Maryland on Sunday, was spending his last day in the city Saturday wandering around and making a special appearance at the Shadow Traffic\u2019s Burning of Grievances event in Brooklyn.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAll the smiles I spread makes my smile wider,\u201d Liberto said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There\u2019s a man dressed as a Christmas tree roaming the streets of the Big Apple. 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