Christmas Tree Light Up Nyc

Even though winter is approaching in new york the official holiday season does not start until the christmas tree at rockefeller plaza has been lit in a legendary and impressive lighting ceremony.

Christmas tree light up nyc.

1933 first formal rockefeller center tree lighting ceremony. This thing is huge. This year the lighting of the tree ceremony at rockefeller center will take place on wednesday december 4th 2019. The tree will remain lit and on display on the plaza between west 48th and 51st streets and fifth and sixth avenues for an extended run in january 2020.

Once lit the rockefeller center christmas tree will stay in new york until early january. The first out of country tree was used for the christmas tree lighting in 1966 when canada donated a tree to honor the centennial of its confederation. The rockefeller center tree lighting ceremony typically takes place at the end of november or early december. Despite the ongoing coronavirus pandemic there will still be skaters and a christmas tree at rockefeller center for the 2020 holiday season but maybe not the traditional crowds.

The rockefeller center tree is recycled each year once the holiday season is over and 3 tons of mulch are donated to the boy scouts of america. The tree traditionally a norway spruce is illuminated by 30 000 environmentally friendly led lights on five miles of wire and crowned by a swarovski crystal star. The 2019 rockefeller center christmas tree will be lit for the first time on wednesday december 4 at rockefeller plaza. It always falls on the wednesday after thanksgiving which is the third thursday in november.

1931 construction workers building rockefeller center put up a christmas tree the first ever rockefeller center christmas tree.