On Tuesday, November 30, the Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree lights up NYC with 30,000 lights on five miles of wire, and crowned by a Swarovski crystal star.
You can join the tens of thousands who crowd around the sidewalks to see it or watch it broadcast live, along with performances, on NBC from 7 pm – 9 pm EST.
For me, Christmas wouldn’t be complete without a visit to the tree. As a child, my father would take me every year on my birthday, a week before Christmas. Now I take my children to keep the tradition.
We usually are lucky enough to see Santa ice skating.
Rockefeller Center tree
Who: All ages.
What: The holiday tree that has been lighting up NYC since 1933.
Where: Rockefeller Center, between West 48th & West 51st Streets and 5th and 6th Avenues, NYC.
When: November 30 – After the new year. You can visit daily from 5:30 am – 11:30 pm.
Cost: Free.
If you’re feeling up for the wait in line, you can go skating at The Ice Rink, which rents skates, in sizes ranging from baby 6 to men’s 14, and is open during these hours:
Monday – Thursday 9:00am – 10:30pm
Friday – Saturday 8:30am – Midnight
Sunday 8:30am – 10:00pm
(Excerpt photo: Wikipedia)
I prefer to watch it on TV, rather than “fight” the hondas going into the city & the crowds once we arrive there.