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The Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree is decked out with\u00a050,000 LED lights, but before they’re turned on for the first time, there will be plenty of celebrities lighting up Midtown Manhattan during\u00a0Christmas in Rockefeller Center<\/a>.<\/p>\n Watch Christmas in Rockefeller Center on Wednesday, December 3 at 8\/7c on NBC<\/a> and Peacock.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n The two-hour special airs live on Wednesday, December 3, 2025 from New York City at 8 p.m. ET on\u00a0NBC<\/strong>\u00a0and Peacock.<\/p>\n And it will be packed with star power.<\/p>\n RELATED:\u00a0All of the Holiday Specials Airing on NBC in 2025: The Official Lineup and Schedule<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Country music legend and actress Reba McEntire<\/a>, currently appearing on\u00a0Happy’s Place<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0The Voice<\/a>, is hosting and performing at\u00a0Christmas in Rockefeller Center.<\/p>\n Other musical guests include Marc Anthony, Halle Bailey<\/a>, Michael Bubl\u00e9<\/a>, Kristin Chenoweth, Laufey, New Edition, Brad Paisley, Carly Pearce, and\u00a0Gwen Stefani<\/a>. The\u00a0Radio City Rockettes<\/a>, who are celebrating their 100th anniversary this year, are also performing.<\/p>\n And\u00a0TODAY<\/a>\u00a0anchors\u00a0Savannah Guthrie<\/a>,\u00a0Craig Melvin<\/a>, and\u00a0Al Roker<\/a>\u00a0will be at the event.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n This year’s\u00a0Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree<\/a>, a Norway spruce, stands 75-feet-tall and\u00a0is\u00a045 feet in diameter.\u00a0<\/p>\n It was cut down from a yard in East Greenbush in\u00a0Rensselaer County, New York, a suburb of Albany. The approximately 75-year-old evergreen was donated by the Russ family, who owns the property it grew on. \u201cI\u2019m excited to make more cherished memories with my family and childhood friends as it becomes the world\u2019s Christmas tree,\u201d Judy Russ, who lives on the property’s home, told\u00a0The Center Magazine<\/a>.<\/p>\n RELATED:\u00a0<\/b>How To Celebrate Christmas in New York at Home<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n The Norway spruce\u00a0made its way to Midtown Manhattan on November 8.<\/p>\n In addition to all of its dazzling lights, it will be topped with a 900-pound Swarovski star that boasts more than three million crystals covering\u00a070 spikes.<\/p>\nHow to Watch<\/h3>\n
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