Christmas Tree Light Up Nyc

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.

Christmas tree light up nyc.

It always falls on the wednesday after thanksgiving which is the third thursday in november. 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 rockefeller center tree lighting ceremony typically takes place at the end of november or early december. The 2019 rockefeller center christmas tree will be lit for the first time on wednesday december 4 at rockefeller plaza.

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. This thing is huge. Once lit the rockefeller center christmas tree will stay in new york until early january. The rockefeller center christmas tree is a world wide symbol of the holidays in new york city.

Mayor michael bloomberg turned on the lights just before 9 p m setting off a dazzling 45 000 multi colored led lights and a 9 1 2 foot wide swarovski star that topped the 12 ton tree. It s not the holidays without the iconic rockefeller center christmas tree. 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. This year the lighting of the tree ceremony at rockefeller center will take place on wednesday december 4th 2019.

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.