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Rockefeller Center Christmas tree lighting 2016: See photos

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  • Sarah McLachlan performs at the Rockefeller Center Christmas tree lighting ceremony on Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2016.
    Photo Credit: Anthony Lanzilote
  • Pentatonix performs at the Rockefeller Center Christmas tree lighting ceremony on Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2016.
    Photo Credit: Anthony Lanzilote
  • Neil Diamond performs at the Rockefeller Center Christmas tree lighting ceremony on Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2016.
    Photo Credit: Anthony Lanzilote
  • Pentatonix performs at the Rockefeller Christmas tree lighting in Rockefeller Center on Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2016
    Photo Credit: Anthony Lanzilote
  • Ava, Angie and Graig Eichler pose for a picture at the Rockefeller Center Christmas tree lighting ceremony on Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2016. This year's tree came from the upstate Oneonta family's backyard.
    Photo Credit: Anthony Lanzilote
  • The Rockefeller Center Christmas tree is lit on Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2016.
    Photo Credit: Anthony Lanzilote
  • A girl watches the Rockefeller Christmas tree concert in Rockefeller Center on Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2016
    Photo Credit: Anthony Lanzilote
  • A man watches the Rockefeller Christmas tree concert at Rockafeller Center on Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2016
    Photo Credit: Anthony Lanzilote
  • Umbrellas protect the VIPs at the Rockefeller Center tree lighting on Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2016
    Photo Credit: Anthony Lanzilote
  • Spectators catch an early glimpse of the Rockefeller Center Christmas tree before the lighting ceremony on Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2016.
    Photo Credit: Anthony Lanzilote
  • The Rockefeller Center Christmas tree waits to be lit on Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2016.
    Photo Credit: Anthony Lanzilote

The 2016 Rockefeller Center Christmas tree, the second-tallest ever, was unveiled in midtown on Wednesday. Sarah McLachlan, Tony Bennett, Neil Diamond, Josh Groban and more artists performed holiday classics to celebrate.

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