Over the past 85 years thousands of people descend upon Rockefeller Center to see one of New York City’s greatest Christmas traditions, the lighting of the Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree! Featuring performances from some of the biggest artists around, the tree lighting ceremony will be taking place in New York City’s Rockefeller Center on November 29th, 2017 at 7:00 PM! Luckily for those who can’t make it to the Big Apple to witness the event, the tree lighting will be aired live on NBC!
The 75 foot tree, which originated in State College, PA (Go PSU!), will be ready to be lit in one of the Christmas capitals of the world! Artists like Brett Eldredge, Jennifer Nettles, Leslie Odom Jr., Pentatonix, Gwen Stefani and The Tenors will all be on hand at 30 Rockefeller Plaza to help ring in the Christmas season! NBC will be showing the lighting in its entirety on the 29th!
Check out how to watch the Tree Lighting live below!
Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree Lighting 2017 Viewing Details:
Date: Wednesday, November 29, 2017
Time: 7:00 P.M. EST / 9:00 PM PT
TV Channel: NBC
Location: Rockefeller Center, NYC
Those planning to watch the tree lighting live can watch all of the festivities when NBC starts their broadcast of the Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree Lighting at 7:00 PM! Watch along as artists like Gwen Stefani, Pentatonix and others ring in the Holiday Season in the greatest Christmas city in the world!
The 75 foot Norway Spruce which began its life in the home of Penn State(!), State College, PA has traveled over 250 miles to get to its current home near the center of the universe in Midtown Manhattan! Workers have been working non-stop trying to get the tree ready for the world to see!
