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  • Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree Lighting in NYC on Nov. 28, 2018.
    Photo Credit: Corey Sipkin
  • Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree Lighting in NYC on Nov. 28, 2018.
    Photo Credit: Corey Sipkin
  • Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree Lighting in NYC on Nov. 28, 2018.
    Photo Credit: Corey Sipkin
  • Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree Lighting in NYC on Nov. 28, 2018.
    Photo Credit: Corey Sipkin
  • Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree Lighting in NYC on Nov. 28, 2018.
    Photo Credit: Corey Sipkin
  • People wait for the festivities to begin. Preparations for the Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree Lighting in NYC on Nov. 28, 2018.
    Photo Credit: Corey Sipkin
  • The star at the top of the tree. Preparations for the Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree Lighting in NYC on Nov. 28, 2018.
    Photo Credit: Corey Sipkin
  • A woman looks at preparations for the Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree Lighting from the window of Kate Spade in NYC on Nov. 28, 2018.
    Photo Credit: Corey Sipkin
  • Traffic is closed to all but buses on Fifth Ave. Preparations for the Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree Lighting in NYC on Nov. 28, 2018.
    Photo Credit: Corey Sipkin
  • People wait for the festivities to begin. Preparations for the Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree Lighting in NYC on Nov. 28, 2018.
    Photo Credit: Corey Sipkin
  • People wait for the festivities to begin. Preparations for the Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree Lighting in NYC on Nov. 28, 2018.
    Photo Credit: Corey Sipkin
  • Preparations for the Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree Lighting in NYC on Nov. 28, 2018.
    Photo Credit: Corey Sipkin
  • A woman walks up Fifth Avenue wearing Christmas tree lights. Preparations for the Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree Lighting in NYC on Nov. 28, 2018.
    Photo Credit: Corey Sipkin
  • Preparations for the Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree Lighting in NYC on Nov. 28, 2018.
    Photo Credit: Corey Sipkin
  • Preparations for the Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree Lighting in NYC on Nov. 28, 2018.
    Photo Credit: Corey Sipkin
  • People view the facade of Saks Fifth Avenue. Preparations for the Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree Lighting in NYC on Nov. 28, 2018.
    Photo Credit: Corey Sipkin
  • Attendees for the show that precedes the Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree Lighting in NYC on Nov. 28, 2018.
    Photo Credit: Corey Sipkin
  • People watch from the upper floors of Rockefeller Center. Scenes before the Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree Lighting in NYC on Nov. 28, 2018.
    Photo Credit: Corey Sipkin
  • Scenes before the Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree Lighting in NYC on Nov. 28, 2018.
    Photo Credit: Corey Sipkin
  • The Radio City Rockettes perform at the Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree Lighting in NYC on Nov. 28, 2018.
    Photo Credit: Corey Sipkin

The Rockefeller Center Christmas tree lighting ceremony welcomed the holidays Wednesday night, Nov. 28, 2018, with thousands of lights and crystals, nearly a dozen performers, four TV hosts and a 72-foot-tall Norway spruce nicknamed Shelby.

The “Christmas in Rockefeller Center” special on NBC featured performances by John Legend, Diana Ross, Tony Bennett, Diana Krall, Brett Eldredge, Darci Lynne Farmer, Martina McBride, Pentatonix and Kellie Pickler. The Radio City Rockettes and Howie Mandel made special appearances.

If you didn’t catch the broadcast, scroll down to see what you missed. The tree will remain on display through Jan. 7.

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