As if on cue, a short snowfall set the scene for the annual Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree Lighting on Wednesday.
Over 50,000 multi-colored lights lit up the night to thousands of cheers from spectators, but that wasn’t the only star of the evening.
Kelly Clarkson closed the ceremony with her aptly chosen classic “Underneath the Tree,” just before the tree was lit at 9:58 p.m. by Tishman Speyer Chairman Jerry Speyer and CEO Rob Speyer, with the Mayor of New York City Eric Adams and TODAY anchor Hoda Kotb.was adorned with energy-efficient LED lights along five miles of wire and topped with a 900-pound Swarovski Star designed by architect Daniel Libeskind.
Since April, Pauze has been visiting the tree, feeding and watering it every few weeks until it was cut down on Nov. 7.
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