An official with the N.Y.P.D. said there would be a “massive police presence” for the event on Wednesday night, including aviation and canine units.

The ceremonial lighting of our giant Christmas tree, plus outstanding musical acts, draws thousands of people to Rockefeller Plaza each December.

Chilly temperatures will add to the holiday mood for the Rockefeller Center Tree Lighting Wednesday night. By the time the ceremony kicks off, temperatures will be near 40 degrees.   But with wind gusts as high as 25 mph,

Rockefeller Center Christmas tree will be lit for the season on Wednesday, Dec. 4. Here's everything you need to know about the annual Rockefeller Center Christmas tree lighting

A festive crowd gathered at Trinity College Dublin for a traditional Christmas tree lighting and countdown ceremony on Dec. 2 was left in the dark when the lighting went awry. Video of the event shows the college provost leading the audience in a countdown,

This is the 15th year of the event.

Literary lights are a bit of a specialty at Trinity College Dublin, the alma mater of Samuel Beckett, Oscar Wilde, Jonathan Swift, and Sally Rooney. But Christmas tree lights? Not so much. Video recorded by Coco Wisdom shows the crowd joining in for the traditional countdown on December 2,