Rockefeller Christmas Tree 2023

Live Stream, Lighting Ceremony, Webcam, Dates, Special Guests, Events

The New York Christmas tree is one of the most iconic sights in a city with no shortage of icons, drawing crowds from across the country and indeed the world to view the huge tree spectacularly lit up in the famous Rockefeller Plaza.

The lighting ceremony itself, taking place at the beginning of December each year, is a pretty big deal, with big names coming out to perform and take a turn at being the one to actually flip the switch. The area around the Rockefeller Center will be packed to bursting, so get there early if you want any kind of view, although as an added bonus they have in recent years started live streaming the whole thing online, see below for details!

It's one thing I've always been keen to see, but visiting New York any time in December can be pretty prohibitively expensive, might have to consider a trip in early January, where once the new year parties are out of the way the hotel prices tend to drop considerably, and you do get up until the 6th of January before they take the tree down.

Lighting Ceremony

The Lighting Ceremony is due to take place on 29th November and will air on NBC from 8pm - 10pm (ET) .

Special Guests

This year's hosts include Kelly Clarkson with Savannah Guthrie, Hoda Kotb, Craig Melvin and Al Roker.

TV & Live Streaming

The lighting ceremony will again be shown live on NBC New York, with an online streaming option also available. Please note you will need an active subscription to a supported cable network to allow you to watch online:

NBC NY live stream

Hotels and Accommodation

New York in December is crazy expensive and very busy, so get your bookings made as soon as you can. Prices do drop in January, so maybe catching the last couple of days of the tree is a possible budget option.

You can check availability and make reservations for local hotels here.

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