Market Research Biz News: Rockefeller Christmas Tree Lighting Set Wednesday Night: Guide to Events

The 2021 tree will be lifted from the truck after arriving at Rockefeller Center on November 13.

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It’s an annual time Rockefeller Christmas Tree Lighting, And the face-to-face festival begins Wednesday at 7 pm (Eastern Standard Time) and continues until 10 pm.

Here you trip Watch it on TV to see if it’s there:

See the ceremony directly

To see the wood lights directly, head to 30 Rockefeller Plaza, also known as 30 Rock.

It’s part of Rockefeller Center, Complex 19 commercial buildings between 48th and 51st Avenues and 5th and 6th Avenues in Midtown Manhattan.

Mayor Bill de Blasio, Transport Bureau, and New York City Police Department said: Pedestrian space will be temporarily expanded Located on the streets around Rockefeller Center and Radio City Music Hall.

The crowd is expected to be the largest few in Manhattan since the pandemic began, and authorities are encouraging people to use public transport.

You can reach it on foot with various subway routes such as B / D / F / M trains, 1 and 6 trains, N / Q / R trains.

If you miss the lighting ritual, you’re not out of luck. According to the Rockefeller Tree Lighting website, trees are lit daily from 6am to midnight. On Christmas day, the trees are lit 24 hours a day. It lights up from 6 am to 9 pm on New Year’s Eve. The time to defeat the tree has not been decided yet.

There are no masks or vaccination requirements this year as this is an outdoor event, a Rockefeller Center spokesman told CNN Travel in an email.

In 2020, small groups, short viewing times, and scheduled bookings were implemented as a pandemic precaution.

Rockefeller Christmas Tree Lighting Set on Wednesday Night: A Guide to the Event — The 2020 tree was a symbol of hope for a city that was still upset from the early days of the pandemic.

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on TV

Even if you can’t meet in person, you can still see the sights.

NBC will broadcast the event nationwide “Rockefeller Center Christmas” special. Broadcast Wednesday from 8 pm to 10 pm. In addition, it will be broadcast simultaneously on the new Peacock streaming service. You can also catch it with a streaming service that carries NBC.

Hosted by “Today” co-anchors Savannah Guthrie, Hoda Kotb, Al Roker and Craig Melvin.

According to the NBC, performers in this special include Alessia Cara, Harry Connick Jr., Mickey Guyton, Norah Jones, Brad Paisley, Rob Thomas, Carrie Underwood and Radio City Rockettes.

Fun facts about trees

This year’s tree is from Elkton, Maryland, Arrived at Rockefeller Center It’s November 13th. I’m about 85 years old.

First grade trees have a history.

The first tree rose in 1931 as the Great Depression sank the hook into the city (and the rest of the country). Workers lucky enough to have jobs lined up underneath for their salary. The ceremony around the tree became an annual event in 1933.The lighting ceremony Broadcast for the first time On national television in 1951.

The largest tree came in 1999. It is 100 feet high and comes from Killingworth, Connecticut. In 2001, after the 9/11 attack, the square was decorated with red, white and blue wood and became a place of comfort for the city and the country.

Not only do trees delight the waves of mankind passing by each year, but trees also serve a more practical purpose. After logging in early January, it will be donated to Habitat for Humanity and used as lumber for the house.

A 2021 tree bite from Rockefeller Center:

-The tree is a Norwegian spruce 79 feet (24 meters) high. It is 46 feet (13.7 meters) wide and weighs 12 tons.

-There are over 50,000 multicolor LED lights on about 5 miles (8 km) of wire.

-The upper Swarovski star weighs about 900 pounds (408 kilograms) and features 70 spikes covered with 3 million crystals.

Photo: Rockefeller’s Christmas Tree Arrives in New York