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Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree
Christmas tree placed annually in Rockefeller Center
The Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree is a large Christmas tree placed annually at Rockefeller Center, in Midtown Manhattan, New York City, United States. The tree is put in place in mid November and lit in a public ceremony on the Wednesday evening following Thanksgiving. Since 1997, the lighting has been broadcast live, to hundreds of millions, on NBC's Christmas in Rockefeller Center telecast. The tree lighting ceremony is aired at the end of every broadcast, following live entertainment and the tree is lit by the current Mayor of New York City, the CEO and president of Tishman Speyer and special guests.[1] An estimated 125 million people visit the attraction each year.[2]
The tree, usually a Norway spruce 69 to 100 feet (21–30 m) tall, has been a national tradition each year since 1933.[3] The official 2024 Christmas Tree Lighting occurred dur
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NEW YORK -- Thousands packed New York City's Rockefeller Center on Wednesday night for the annual holiday tree lighting.
The ceremony went off as planned, despite the deadly shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson just blocks away earlier in the morning.
Kelly Clarkson returned to host this year's ceremony, which started at 8 p.m. with live music and performances, including the Backstreet Boys. The lights were flipped on just before 10 p.m.
Spectators started lining up at 4 p.m. to enter at 48th Street or 51st Street along Sixth Avenue.
The alternativt family brought their ung children, ages 6, 4 and 1, from North Carolina to celebrate the holidays in New York for the first time.
"They did really good. We got them to stop screaming," Tia Eller said. "There were a lot of people in a small space. It was really awesome."
"I always watch it on TV and record it, so it's exciting," said Josie Free from Alabama.
"It has been pretty seeing all the lights," Trac
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See Photos of the Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree from 1931 to Now (the Size of the First Tree Will Shock You!)
1931
Construction workers purchased and decorated a 20-foot tree in the Rockefeller Center construction site on Christmas Eve 1931 as the Great Depression persisted. According to Thrillist, they added just a few decorations: cranberries, paper garland and tin cans.
1934
The year 1933 marked the first official tree lighting ceremony, organized by a publicist for Rockefeller Center, according to TIME. The years that followed brought slightly bigger — and much brighter — trees.
1936
In 1936, two trees were erected to celebrate the opening of the now-famous Rockefeller Center ice skating rink.
1950
Rockefeller Center played a big role in the TV boom of the 1950s, translating to even more opulent trees. The tree made its first TV appearance on The Howdy Doody Show, and decorations went from cranberries and popcorn to red garland, white plastic