New York officially started the holidays with the traditional turning on of the more than 50,000 colorful lights of what is probably the most famous Christmas tree in the world in Rockefeller Center. Music stars such as the Backstreet Boys and Jennifer Hudson performed on the show, which was also broadcast live on television.
Thousands of people watched despite low temperatures — and a shooting that occurred nearby just hours earlier — and numerous streets around the Manhattan Christmas tree were closed to vehicles.
Switching on the lights on the tree in front of Rockefeller Center, which has been celebrated annually since the early 1930s, is one of the most popular Christmas traditions in New York, as is skating on the ice rink right outside your door. of it.
This year’s tree is a 28-meter-high spruce from the American state of Massachusetts.
At the top of the tree sits a star weighing about 400 kilograms, designed by star designer Daniel Libeskind. German artist Michael Hammers was previously responsible for the star for many years.
Source: Krone
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