Overview
- NBC’s live Christmas in Rockefeller Center special aired on NBC and Peacock, produced by Universal Television with Jesse Collins Entertainment and directed by Glenn Weiss.
- The lineup included Kristin Chenoweth, Brad Paisley, New Edition, Halle Bailey, Marc Anthony, Michael Bublé, Gwen Stefani, Laufey and Carly Pearce.
- The Radio City Rockettes performed throughout the show as part of their 100th anniversary celebrations.
- Thousands packed Rockefeller Plaza in freezing conditions to watch the lights switch on shortly before 10 p.m. EST.
- The roughly 11-ton Norway spruce was donated by the Russ family of East Greenbush, New York, where it grew for decades.