People gathered inside Rockefeller Center for the annual Christmas tree lighting ceremony in New York City on Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2024. This year’s 74-foot Norway Spruce comes from West Stockbridge, Mass. Its lighting marks the beginning of the holiday season in the Big Apple.
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A view of the lit tree during the 2024 Rockefeller Center Tree Lighting Ceremony on Dec. 4, 2024, in New York City.
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People look out from a window near the Christmas tree star during the 2024 Rockefeller Center tree lighting ceremony in New York on Dec. 4, 2024.
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New York Mayor Eric Adams (C-L) lights the Rockefeller Center tree during the lighting ceremony in New York on Dec. 4, 2024.
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The Rockefeller Center 2024 tree is illuminated during the tree lighting ceremony in New York on Dec. 4, 2024.
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Kelly Clarkson performs during the 2024 Rockefeller Center Tree Lighting Ceremony on Dec. 4, 2024, in New York City.
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The Rockefeller Center tree is illuminated during the tree lighting ceremony in New York on Dec. 4, 2024.
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Little Big Town performs during the 2024 Rockefeller Center tree lighting ceremony in New York on Dec. 4, 2024.
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(L-R) Broadcasters Craig Melvin, Savannah Guthrie, Hoda Kotb and Al Roker attend the Rockefeller Center tree lighting ceremony in New York on Dec. 4, 2024.
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(L-R) Howie Dorough, AJ McLean, Brian Littrell, Kevin Richardson and Nick Carter of the Backstreet Boys perform during the 2024 Rockefeller Center Tree Lighting Ceremony on Dec. 4, 2024, in New York City.
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Mexican singer Thalia performs during the 2024 Rockefeller Center tree lighting ceremony in New York on Dec. 4, 2024.
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Light snow falls during the 2024 Rockefeller Center tree lighting ceremony in New York on Dec. 4, 2024.
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Mexican singer Thalia performs during the 2024 Rockefeller Center tree lighting ceremony in New York on Dec. 4, 2024.
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New York Mayor Eric Adams (C) stands onstage during the Rockefeller Center tree lighting ceremony in New York on Dec. 4, 2024.
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A view of the unlit tree during the 2024 Rockefeller Center Tree Lighting Ceremony on Dec. 4, 2024, in New York City.
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Coco Jones performs during the 2024 Rockefeller Center Tree Lighting Ceremony on Dec. 4, 2024, in New York City.
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Kelly Clarkson performs during the 2024 Rockefeller Center tree lighting ceremony in New York on Dec. 4, 2024.
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(L-R) Jimi Westbrook, Kimberly Schlapman, Karen Fairchild and Phillip Sweet of Little Big Town perform during the 2024 Rockefeller Center Tree Lighting Ceremony on Dec. 4, 2024, in New York City.
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People gather ahead of the Rockefeller Center tree lighting ceremony in New York on Dec. 4, 2024.
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Security barriers and fencing are in place ahead of the 2024 Rockefeller Center tree lighting ceremony in New York on Dec. 4, 2024.
