On November 30, 2016, the Rockefeller Center held its annual Christmas tree lighting ceremony in New York, USA.

BEIJING, Dec. 1 (Xinhua) Local time, November 30 evening, the famous Rockefeller Center Christmas tree in New York, the United States as promised "lights up". Thousands of people went to Rockefeller Center to witness the lighting ceremony despite the rain that night in New York.

Reported that at 9:00 p.m. local time on November 30, with the mayor of New York Bai Sihao connected to the power supply, the Rockefeller Center Christmas tree instantly put on beautiful lights and colorful clothes.

This year's Christmas tree is Norwegian spruce, 28.7 meters high and 14 tons heavy. It is decorated with 50,000 colorful LED lights, and the top of the tree is decorated with Swarovski crystal stars.

According to reports, the lighting ceremony of the Christmas tree in Rockefeller Center began in 1931, and this year is the 84th time that the ceremony was held.