Christmas in Rockefeller Center is back on Wednesday night at 8 p.m. ET on NBC.
NBC brings back Christmas in Rockefeller Center on Wednesday night at 8 p.m. ET. All 50,000 multi-colored LED lights on the massive Norway spruce, which stands 74-feet tall and 43-feet wide, will be lit from Rockefeller Plaza in the annual holiday celebration. Back for another year, Kelly Clarkson announced she is set to host this year’s special once again, teasing “the best music, star-studded surprises and, of course, the lighting of the world-famous Christmas tree that is so special.” In addition to serving as host alongside TODAY’s Savannah Guthrie, Hoda Kotb, Al Roker and Craig Melvin, Kelly Clarkson is set to hit the stage for a performance.
How to Watch Christmas in Rockefeller Center Today:
Game Date: Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2024
Game Time: 8:00 p.m. ET
TV: NBC
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The festive evening will also include performances from the Backstreet Boys, Jennifer Hudson, the country duo Dan + Shay, Broadway star Megan Hilty, Thalia, known as the Queen of Latin Pop, and more.
And what’s Rockefeller Center without the Radio City Rockettes? The beloved and impressive dance group is also on tap to give a performance filled with high kicks and plenty of Christmas spirit.
The first Christmas tree at Rockefeller Center went up in December 1931, when the workers at the time decorated a 20-foot high balsam fir with their families. The first tree lighting occurred in December 1933, and became an annual tradition from that point forward.
The 2024 Rockefeller Center Christmas tree has sentimental roots. The tree was planted by the Albert family back in 1967 in West Stockbridge, Massachusetts, when Earl Albert and his wife, Leslie Albert, were still newlyweds. When the tree was planted, it was only waist-high. Now, 57 years later, the Norway spruce stands 74 feet tall.
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