The Rockefeller Center Christmas tree stands lit in New York's Rockefeller Plaza during the 73rd annual tree lighting ceremony Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2005. The 74-foot-tall Norway Spruce from Wayne, N.J. weighs nine tons and is topped with a Swarovski star.
Musician Brian Setzer and a singer perform at the Rockefeller Center Christmas tree lighting in New York, Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2005.
In a time exposure photo, the Rockefeller Center Christmas tree stands lit in New York's Rockefeller Plaza during the 73rd annual tree lighting ceremony Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2005.
Topped with a Swarovski star, the Rockefeller Center Christmas tree stands lit in New York's Rockefeller Plaza during the 73rd annual tree lighting ceremony Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2005. The 74-foot-tall Norway Spruce from Wayne, N.J. weighs nine tons.
Angels herald the 73rd annual lighting of the Rockefeller Center Christmas tree in New York on Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2005. The annual tradition began in 1931, when workers building Rockefeller Center erected a Christmas tree at the construction site. It has been observed every year since, with the exception of 1932.
The Norway spruce, which stands in New York's Rockefeller Center, came from nearby Wayne, New Jersey, and is decorated with 30,000 lights and topped with a 550-pound star made of 25,000 Swarovski crystals.
The Rockefeller Center Christmas tree, New York's most famous holiday decoration, glowed with 30,000 colored lights at a star-studded ceremony Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2005. The 9-ton tree, which stands 74 feet tall and has a 42-foot branch span, will stand until Jan. 7, 2006.