Overview
- The Norway spruce, donated by the Russ family, was cut on Nov. 6 and installed at Rockefeller Center earlier this month, marking the 93rd lighting.
- NBC confirms a live "Christmas in Rockefeller Center" broadcast on Dec. 3 at 8 p.m. ET on NBC and Peacock, with TODAY anchors Craig Melvin, Al Roker and Savannah Guthrie on site.
- Reba McEntire will host and perform alongside Halle Bailey, New Edition, Gwen Stefani, Marc Anthony, Michael Bublé, Laufey, Kristin Chenoweth, Brad Paisley, Carly Pearce and the Radio City Rockettes.
- Decorators are stringing about 50,000 multi-colored LED lights, with a 900-pound Swarovski star by Daniel Libeskind featuring roughly 3 million crystals set to crown the tree.
- The display will remain through mid-January 2026 before the tree is milled into lumber for Habitat for Humanity.