Light me up!

New York City has tons of great moments that can be seen on TV throughout not only the U.S. but the world. One of those events is the tree lighting at Rockefeller Center. It has been something that I've wanted to do ever since I moved here but the timing was always off until this year. Giancarlo has a long standing tradtion with his friends that every year, they go and eat at Olive Garden in Times Square (tourist haven) and then go see the tree at Rockefeller Center. Well this year we decided to go just the two of us. So, we ate at Olive Garden (which I haven't done since I was 11) and then wandered over to see the tree. Even at 11 o'clock at night, the crowds were still there and there was a lot of excitement buzzing around. We plan on making another trip sometime this weekend to get some more photos, but enjoy the ones below in the meantime!

Some fun facts:
The first nationally televised Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree lighting was in 1951 on the Kate Smith Show. It was again lit in 1954 on the Howdy Doody Show.

Between 1937 and 1974, 22 different Christmas displays appeared in the Channel Gardens. The most popular display has been Valerie Clarebout's 12 herald angels -- wire-sculpted figures that were first introduced in 1954. The Clarebout Angels have been refurbished and displayed every Christmas for the past 20 years.


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