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It\u2019s beginning to look a lot like \u201cChristmas at Rockefeller Center.\u201d <\/p>\n
Tonight, the Rockefeller Center Christmas tree will be lit for the first time this season on a live TV special<\/a> celebrating all things holiday in New York City with performances from the Radio City Rockettes and more. <\/p>\n This year\u2019s Christmas tree hails from a backyard in Rensselaer County<\/a>, New York. The Norway Spruce<\/a> is 75-feet-tall and 45 feet in diameter. <\/p>\n \n\t\t\t‘christmas at rockefeller center’: what to know\t\t<\/p>\n When: Dec. 3, 8 p.m. ET<\/p>\n Where: Rockefeller Center (New York City)<\/p>\n Channel: NBC<\/p>\n Streaming: DIRECTV<\/a><\/p>\n As always, the tree<\/a> will be decked out in 50,000 multicolored LED lights and topped with a 900-pound Swarovski star adorned with more than three million crystals. <\/p>\n When is the 2025 Rockefeller tree lighting? <\/p>\n \u201cChristmas at Rockefeller Center\u201d and the Rockefeller tree lighting will take place tonight, Dec. 3. The NBC broadcast<\/a> begins at 8 p.m., though it\u2019s likely the tree will be lit in the second hour of the program. <\/p>\n How to watch the Rockefeller Center Christmas tree lighting for free: <\/p>\n If you don\u2019t have cable or an antenna to watch NBC with, you\u2019ll need a live TV streaming service<\/a> to stream the tree lighting for free.<\/p>\n DIRECTV<\/a> is our top pick for watching TV live for free \u2014 its five-day free trial includes NBC. When the trial is over, you\u2019ll pay as low as $49.99\/month and gain access to over 90 live channels.<\/p>\n Sling TV<\/a> is another affordable way to stream live television; its Select plan includes NBC and starts at $19.99\/month.<\/p>\n 2025 Rockefeller tree lighting performers <\/p>\n Country music icon and star of \u201cHappy\u2019s Place\u201d on NBC Reba McEntire will host \u201cChristmas at Rockefeller Center\u201d and perform during the show. She\u2019ll be joined by \u201cTODAY\u201d anchors Savannah Guthrie, Craig Melvin and Al Roker.<\/p>\n Marc Anthony, Halle Bailey, Michael Bubl\u00e9, Kristin Chenoweth, Laufey, New Edition, Brad Paisley, Carly Pearce and Gwen Stefani will also perform throughout the evening. <\/p>\n As always, the Radio City Rockettes (who are celebrating their 100th anniversary this year) will also take the stage at 30 Rock for a special performance. <\/p>\n Why Trust Post Wanted by the New York Post<\/a><\/p>\n This article was written by Angela Tricarico<\/a>, Commerce Streaming Reporter for Post Wanted Shopping<\/a>, Page Six, and New York Post\u2019s streaming property, Decider<\/a>. Angela keeps readers up to date with cord-cutter-friendly<\/a> deals, and information on how to watch your favorite sports teams, TV shows, and movies on every streaming service. Not only does Angela test and compare the streaming services she writes about to ensure readers are getting the best prices<\/a>, but she\u2019s also a superfan specializing in the intersection of shopping, tech, sports, and pop culture. Prior to joining Decider and The New York Post in 2023, she wrote about streaming and consumer tech at Insider Reviews<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"New York Post may be compensated and\/or receive an affiliate commission if you click or buy through our…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":60347,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[12879,157,4488,9,11,10,11387,1869],"class_list":["post-60346","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-new-york","tag-christmas-in-rockefeller-center","tag-entertainment","tag-how-to-watch","tag-new-york","tag-new-york-headlines","tag-new-york-news","tag-streaming","tag-tv"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/60346","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=60346"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/60346\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/60347"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=60346"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=60346"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=60346"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}