Right now the tree that will soon rise from Millennium Park smothered in thousands of lights looks like a giant version of something you might use to scrub the gunk from a shower drain.

But behold that 67-foot-tall Norway spruce in winter, its broad branches unbound and dusted in snow — and you can see why the city picked it for this year’s official Christmas tree.

The towering spruce belongs to Ryan and Jody Mason and sits in front of the Glenview home they’ve owned for the past 10 years. Its branches are all tied in place in preparation for the big move today.

Courtesy of the Mason family

“Unfortunately, it was time for the tree to go,” Jody Mason told the Chicago Sun-Times. “You can’t see our house right now because the tree has become so large. … It’s very close to the house and we

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