PHOENIX – You can look but you probably won’t want to touch the Christmas tree that will be officially start the holiday season in Chandler this weekend. The suburban Phoenix city’s tumbleweed tree ...

The City of Chandler is gearing up for their annual Tumbleweed Tree lighting ceremony this Saturday downtown. To officially kick off the holiday season, Chandler officials are hosting a nighttime ...

A holiday tradition is slowly taking shape in Chandler as city workers stay busy crafting the Tumbleweed Tree in the heart of downtown. John Wolfe is a true Tumbleweed Tree enthusiast. "There are two ...

Charlie Brown would love this Christmas tree. In Chandler, Ariz., the city celebrates the holidays by gathering around a giant creation made entirely of tumbleweeds — and they’re darn pleased with it.

PHOENIX — The 66th annual Tumbleweed Tree Lighting and the Parade of Lights in Chandler was canceled Saturday due to heavy rain all throughout the Valley. The East Valley city rescheduled the tree ...

Chandler is a long way from its early days when cotton, grain and alfalfa crops were huge businesses. But the city still celebrates its agricultural heritage with an unusual Christmas tree. The city ...

CHANDLER, Ariz. - The city of Chandler's annual Tumbleweed Christmas Tree Lighting will kick off on Dec. 3, a tradition that has lasted for 66 years. Standing at over 30 feet tall, it's hard to miss ...

"The Christmas tree was started by a Chandler resident back in 1957 named Earl Barnum," Cloff said. "I actually met the gentleman when I first started with the city. He would come down and watch us ...

A Christmas tree fit for a desert has been named the best Christmas light display in Arizona. Travel + Leisure recently released a list of the best Christmas light displays in every state, selecting ...

Editor's note: This story was originally published online on Dec. 5, 2014. Local tradition holds that Chandler's Tumbleweed Tree was the brainchild of Earle Barnum. According to the story, a fire in ...