Star-studded line-up at the show
Lights lit on the Rockefeller Christmas tree
New York officially kicked off the festive season with the traditional switching on of more than 50,000 colorful lights on the world's most famous Christmas tree at Rockefeller Center. Music stars such as the Backstreet Boys and Jennifer Hudson performed at the show, which was also broadcast live on television.
Thousands of people watched despite low temperatures - and a shooting attack that took place nearby just a few hours earlier - and numerous streets around the Christmas tree in Manhattan were closed to vehicles.
The annual lighting of the lights on the tree in front of Rockefeller Center, which has been celebrated since the early 1930s, is one of New York's most popular Christmas traditions, as is ice skating on the rink directly in front of it.
This year's tree is an approximately 28-meter-high spruce from the US state of Massachusetts.
At the top of the tree is a star weighing around 400 kilograms, designed by star designer Daniel Libeskind. German artist Michael Hammers had previously been responsible for the star for many years.
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