The 2011 National Christmas Tree is a California Fir from Tuolumne County, California. The six-story-high fir tree will be cut and sacrificed for the nation on November 5th from the Stanislaus National Forest of Central California. The U.S. Forest Service has declared the Capitol Christmas Tree from California as “The People’s Tree” and is honored to be involved in sending California’s holiday gift to The People of the United States. California’s donation of the U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree is being supported by private donors, who are proudly providing the $300,000 cost of shipping the California Fir to Washington, DC as a holiday gift to America. Additionally, a child from California has been chosen to join in lighting the 2011 National Christmas Tree near the Capitol building at President’s Park on the Ellipse . As part of the California Fir’s 4,000-mile journey to the U.S. Capitol, the tree will be celebrated on a 20-stop national tour, allowing Americans to place a holiday ornament or note on the famous tree from the Golden State. In true California celebrity fashion, the famous tree will travel with around-the-clock security protection — federal law enforcement protection, no less. Californians will have several chances to wish bon voyage to the 2011 Capitol Christmas Tree as it makes appearances in the following cities: November 5th – Sonora, CA November 8th – Oakdale, CA November 8th – Manteca, CA November 9th – California State Capitol November 10th – Modesto, CA November 10th – Merced, CA November 11th – Fresno, CA November 11th – Madera, CA November 11th – Kingsburg, CA The official song of the 2011 Capitol Christmas Tree is “Peace, Peace, Peace,” by Santa Barbara singer-songwriter and 5th generation Californian Kate Wallace and songwriter Annie J. Dahlgren , the celebrated winners of the statewide Song Search competition. “We asked ourselves, ‘what would we want the worldwide global community to hear from this nation, courtesy of California, as we light the U.S. Capitol Tree?’