The Rockefeller Center Christmas tree will remain lit through January 6 (photo by twi-ny/mdr)
30 Rockefeller Plaza
Between West 48th & 51st St. and Fifth & Sixth Aves.
Daily through January 6, free, 5:30 am – 11:30 pm
212-588-8601
www.rockefellercenter.com
On November 30, the Rockefeller Center Christmas tree lighting took place, an annual event since 1933. The 74-foot-tall Norway spruce from Mifflinville, Pennsylvania, is decorated with 30,000 LED lights spread across five miles of wiring. It is topped by a 550-pound, 9.5-foot diameter Swarovski Star featuring 25,000 crystals, 720 LED bulbs, and 3,000 feet of wiring of its own, with a computerized program that keeps the one million facets twinkling. Standing tall over the ice-skating rink, the most famous Christmas tree in the world will be lit daily from 5:30 am to 11:30 pm through January 6.