First Lady Jill Biden welcomed a Christmas tree as it arrived at the White House from a farm in western North Carolina that was hard hit by Hurricane Helene. The tree has become a symbol of hope and perseverance. NBC News' Stephanie Gosk reports.
The lighting will be shown live on the "Christmas in Rockefeller Center" special starting at 8 p.m. ET on NBC and Peacock.
The White House could rival Rockfeller's famed tree when it comes to Christmas decorations. Over 165,075 holiday lights are used to decorate the White House trees, garlands, wreaths and displays.And the Gingerbread White House looks even better than the real thing. It includes 25 sheets of gingerbread dough, 10 sheets of sugar cookie dough, 45 pounds of chocolate and 50 pounds of royal icing.
The high-kicking Radio City Rockettes, star of the annual “Christmas Spectacular” at adjacent Radio City Music Hall, will also perform, the network said.Clarkson, who is hosting tonight's special, made her tree lighting debut 21 years ago as a performer at the event.the"Kelly Clarkson Show” last year
Earl Albert honored his late wife, Leslie, by donating a huge Norway spruce tree from the couple’s West Stockbridge yard to be, which was only waist-high when the couple put it into the ground, grew to be 74 feet tall over the next 57 years — making it the ideal height to stand adorned with Christmas lights in Rockefeller Plaza.
Plainclothes officers will be in the area, as well as members of the department's intelligence division,"to make sure people come out and have a good time," NYPD Chief of Department Jeffrey Maddrey said. The 1950s brought the introduction of using scaffolding to decorate the tree — a process that required 20 men and nine days before the decade was out.
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