>>> THANK YOU FOR JOINING US,
JANICE.
WE GAVE YOU SOME WEATHER FACTS.
THEY WANT TO GIVE YOU FACTS
ABOUT THE CHRISTMAS TREE. I WILL GIVE YOU SOME 411.
CHECK IT OUT.
>> MOST OF THE FULL DAY OF
SCHOOL PICTURES WITH THE TREE
IN THE BACKGROUND.
HARD DOGS HAVE RUN AROUND AND
CAUSE MAYHEM AROUND THAT TREE.
>> WE TRIED TO BRING JOY TO THE
FOLKS IN OUR INNER CIRCLE.
TO DO IT ON A MASSIVE SCALE,
AWESOME.
>> SOME PEOPLE MIGHT NOT KNOW
THAT IT IS A NEW TREE THIS
YEAR’S TREE IS AN EIGHT-YEAR-
OLD NORWAY SPRUCE FROM NEW YORK.
HERE IS SOME TREE FACTS YOU
DEFINITELY WON’T FORGET.
>> THIS YEAR ROCKEFELLER CENTER
CHRISTMAS TREE IS 80 FEET TALL.
THAT IS ALMOST THE SIZE OF ONE
TENNIS COURT OR A QUARTER OF
THE STATUE OF LIBERTY.
>> OR 480 BAGELS STACKED UP ONE
BY ONE.
>> THE WEIGHT OF THE TREE IS
APPROXIMATELY 12 TIMES.
THAT IS ALMOST EQUIVALENT TO
FOUR WHITE MALE RHINOS.
AND SLIGHTLY HEAVIER THAN THE
GIANT BLUE WHALE AT THE MUSEUM
OF NATURAL HISTORY.
>> OR THE WEIGHT OF ONE ANCHOR
COMMONLY USED ON CRUISE SHIPS.
>> IT IS 43 FEET WIDE OR THE
HEIGHT OF ONE BRONCHIAL SERIOUS.
ONCE SELECTED AND CUT DOWN, IT
TRAVELS 200 MILES TO GET HERE
FOR ALL TO SEE. >> THE TREE IS EXCITING.
IT IS THE BEGINNING OF
CHRISTMAS.
>> THE VERY FIRST TREE WENT UP
CHRISTMAS EVE ON 1931 WHEN CONSTRUCTION WORKERS BUILDING
THE ROCK OF FEDERAL CENTER --
ROCKEFELLER CENTER PUT UP A
TREE OF THEIR OWN.
>> IT WAS GARLIC, STRINGS OF
CRANBERRIES AND ORNAMENTS.
IT WAS NOT UNTIL 1933 THAT THE
OFFICIAL TREE CEREMONY BEGAN
AND THE REST, AS THEY SAY IS
HISTORY.
>> THIS YEAR’S TREE WILL BE
DECKED OUT IN 50,000 LIGHTS,
FIVE MILES OF WIRE AND ONE AT NINE FOOT, 900 POUND STAR MADE
OF 3 MILLION CRYSTALS.
>> OH MY GOSH.
I CANNOT GET OVER THE FACT THAT THIS THING IS 80 FEET TALL.
>> BESIDES THE FOUR RHINOS, IT
IS INSANE.
THOSE WERE SOME TREE FACTS FOR
YOU.
YOU HAVE UNTIL GENERATE 13 TO
SEE THE TREE.
BACK YOU CHOP DOWN THE TREE
INTO LUMBER. THEY USE THAT TO BUILD HOMES
THROUGH HABITAT FOR HUMANITY.
>> YOU CAN SAY YOUR HOUSE IS
MADE OF THE ROCKEFELLER CENTER
CHRISTMAS TREE.
>> EXACTLY.
>> WE WILL DO SOME FLEXING OF
OUR OWN.
WE HAVE EXCITING GUEST TO BRING
YOU NEXT.
>> WE HAVE GRAMMY WINNER,
CARLY PEARCE.
HOW IS IT GOING?
>> GOOD.
HOW ARE YOU ALL?
>> THE ROCKEFELLER CENTER
CHRISTMAS TREE LIGHTING.
>> I AM EXCITED TO BE HERE.
>> WE NEED TO KNOW, WHO WAS THE
FIRST PERSON YOU CALLED WHEN
YOU FOUND OUT YOU WOULD BE
PERFORMING TONIGHT?
>> MY PARENTS WERE THE FIRST
PEOPLE I CALLED.
AND A FRIEND.
HE FLEW IN FOR EDGE.
>> WHAT A REAL FRIEND.
WE SHOULD SAY HI TO THE
PARENTS.
HI, PARENTS.
>> HI, MOM AND DAD.
I LOVE YOU.
>> THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME
YOU HAVE PERFORMED AT A
CHRISTMAS TREE LIGHTING BRITT
YOU DID THE CMA COUNTRY
CHRISTMAS IN ATLANTA.
WHAT IS IT ABOUT THE CHRISTMAS
THAT DRAWS YOU TO IT?
>> IT IS THE MOST SPECIAL TIME
OF THE YEAR.
IT IS A TIME THAT THE YEAR IS
WINDING DOWN WITH MY CRAZY
SCHEDULE.
AND YOU GET TO CELEBRATE THE
YEAR AND EVERYTHING THAT HAS
HAPPENED.
YOU CAN FEEL IT HERE.
I AM EXCITED TO BE IN NEW YORK.
>> YOU CAN FEEL IT.
I LOVE THAT YOU ARE EXCITED TO
BE HERE.
WE ARE CELEBRATING THE YEAR
NOW.
WE ARE LOOKING AHEAD INTO 2024.
WHAT ARE YOU MOST EXCITED FOR?
IF YOU CAN NAME ONE PERSON TO
WORK WITH, WHO WOULD IT BE?
>> I’M GOING ON TOUR WITH TIM
McGRAW.
HIS STANDING ROOM ONLY TOUR.
>> IT COULD BE A BIG YEAR.
>> MY DREAM CAME TRUE.
MY DREAM COOPERATION WAS CHRIS
STAPLETON.
AND WE HAVE A SONG THAT WAS
NOMINATED FOR GRAMMY.
>> KEEP IT GOING!
>> THANK YOU.
>> THIS IS A BUCKET LIST ITEM
BUT YOU’VE DONE THE GRAND OLD
OPRY.
YOU WILL BE DOING ROCKEFELLER
CENTER.
WHAT IS NEXT AT THIS POINT?
IS IT SUPER BOWL HALF-TIME SHOW?
PERFORMANCE ON THE MOON ? DO
YOU ALLOW YOURSELF TO GO, WHAT
IS ON MY BUCKET LIST?
>> A LOT OF THOSE ITEMS HAVE
COME TRUE.
TWO IS PERFORMING ON THE
GRAMMYS AND S AND L. THEY NEED
SOME MORE COUNTRY.
>> IF YOU ARE WATCHING, WE WILL SAY HELLO.
>> CARLY, THANK YOU SO MUCH.
HAPPY HOLIDAYS TO YOU.
UP NEXT, WE DO HAVE GUS
ROSENDALE, WHO WILL GIVE US A
LIVE LOOK AT WAS WHAT WAS HAPPENING BUT YOU WILL GET A
CHANCE TO TAKE A LOOK.
>> WE ARE HERE ALONG FIFTH
AVENUE, WHERE ALL THE PEOPLE
TRYING TO SEE THE TREE ARE
GATHERING RIGHT NOW.
AT THIS POINT YOU HAVE TWO
PATHS, NORTH AND SOUTH ALONG
FIFTH AVENUE.
A LOT OF PEOPLE GOING UP AND
HOW TO SEE THE TREE?
YOU GOT TO HAVE A LOT OF
PATIENCE.
HOW IS DOING TONIGHT?
>> ARE YOU HERE TO SEE THE
TREE?
WHY COME TO SEE THE TREE?
JUST THE THING TO DO.
HOW IS EVERYONE BACK HERE?
HOW IS ALIGNED?
EVERYONE STAYING WARM?
>> ALL THE WAY FROM SEATTLE.
>> WHY BE YEAR?
>> BECAUSE I HAVE NEVER SEEN
THE TREE LIT.
>> FIRST TIME.
WHAT IS IT LIKE BEING IN NEW
YORK?
>> IF YOU LIKE NEW YORK.
HAVING THE REAL NEW YORK
EXPERIENCE.
>> THAT IS A VERY NEW YORK
EXPERIENCE.
IS EVERYONE STAYING WARM?
YOU ARE TRYING TO STAY WARM?
HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN IN LINE
FOR?
>> FOR ABOUT 30 MINUTES.
>> NOT TOO BAD.
HOPE YOU GET A GOOD VIEW.
I LIKE FROM THAT LADY FROM
SEATTLE SEPARATE SAY HI FROM
ECUADOR.
>> [ SPEAKING IN A NON-ENGLISH
LANGUAGE ]
>> DID YOU BRING A JACKET JUST
FOR THIS.
>> I AM KEEPING WARM.
>> SAY HI TO EVERYONE BACK
THERE IN ECUADOR.
>> EVERYONE TRYING TO DO THEIR
BEST TO STAY WARM.
WE ARE LIVE HERE JUST OFF THE
PLAZA. WE WILL SEND IT BACK TO YOU.
>> WOW, GUS, THANK YOU SO MUCH.
I THINK THEY ARE ROCK STARS.
IN JUST A SECOND, WE WILL TALK
TO ANOTHER ROCKSTAR THAT IS THE
OUR BROKER.
HE IS JOINING US.
>> I AM FEELING GREAT.
EXCITED TO BE HERE.
AFTER LAST YEAR I’M EXCITED TO
BE ANYWHERE.
IT IS A GOOD THING TO BE HERE.
>> LET US TALK ABOUT THAT.
HAVING TO MISS LAST YEAR, WHAT
IT DOES IT FEEL LIKE TO BE BACK
?
>> I AM GRATEFUL TO BE BACK FOR
THE THANKS GIVING DAY PARADE
AND THANKFUL TO BE BACK FOR THIS
AND THEN THERE WILL BE THE ROSE
PARADE IT. IT IS BACK TO DOING ALL OF OUR
HOLIDAY FUN STUFF.
THIS IS ABOUT AS FUN AS IT
GETS.
>> IT DOES NOT FEEL LIKE THE
HOLIDAYS WITHOUT HAVING YOU
HERE.
>> THAT IS AWFULLY NICE.
ESPECIALLY WITH THANKSGIVING,
YOU DON’T HAVE A BIG TURKEY.
IT IS NOT THE SAME THING.
>> I HAVE TO SAY, YOU HAVE BEEN
AT THE CENTER OF SO MANY OF
THESE EVENTS.
YOU HAVE SPOKEN TO PRESIDENTS,
OLYMPICS YOU HAVE MENTIONED THE
PARADE.
WHAT IS IT ABOUT THE TREE
LIGHTING THAT IS DIFFERENT AND
SPECIAL?
>> THERE IS A TREE DOWN IN
WASHINGTON.
THIS IS THE NATION’S TREE.
IT IS THE WORLD’S TREE.
THIS IS THE MOST FAMOUS TREE IN
THE WORLD.
THE FACT THAT IT COMES FROM THE
TRI-STATE AREA EACH YEAR IS
REALLY SPECIAL.
ONCE THIS THING GETS LIT UP, IT IS A SIGHT TO BEHOLD.
BACK IN THE DAY, 1983, THE TREE
LIGHTING WAS THE LAST FIVE
MINUTES OF LIVE AT 5:00.
AT THE END OF THE NEWS, LIGHT
IT UP.
OKAY, MERRY CHRISTMAS.
AND THEN IT BECAME A HALF HOUR
SHOW ON WNBC AND THEN AN HOUR.
AND NOW IT IS THIS
EXTRAVAGANZA.
>> EVERYONE COMES OUT TO SEA.
LOOK UP THE CROWDS AROUND US.
>> AND TO BE PART OF THE
TRADITION IS JUST REALLY MORE
SPECIAL THAT I CAN EVEN VOICE.
>> IS SPEAKING OF TRADITIONS, I
AM CURIOUS, WHAT IS YOUR
FAVORITE HOLIDAY TRADITION AT
THE TREASURY SEVEN HOUSEHOLD?
>> IT IS CHRISTMAS MORNING.
MY KIDS NOW ARE OLDER.
ALL THEY WANT IS A PHONE AND/OR AN APPLE WATCH.
OTHERWISE, I HAVE A NEW
GRANDDAUGHTER WHO IS 5 MONTHS
OLD.
>> CONGRATULATIONS.
>> I AM EXCITED ABOUT THAT.
WE WILL GET THE LITTLE KID
EXCITEMENT GOING AGAIN IN THE
NEXT YEAR OR SO.
MY HOUSE, I GREW UP IN QUEENS.
WE WERE A CERTAIN AGE AND, YOU
KNOW, YOU DID GO TO MIDNIGHT
MASS.
WAY TO OPEN YOUR PRESENCE IN
THE MORNING.
WHEN YOU OLD ENOUGH, YOU OPEN
UP A COUPLE PRESENCE.
>> NOW WE GET RIGHT TO IT.
>> BY THE WAY, THE OTHER GREAT
THINGS, IS NOT HAVING TO GET
REALLY EARLY WITH THE KIDS.
NOW, IT IS LIKE 8:00 OR 8:30.
IT IS FANTASTIC.
>> WE WILL OPEN ONE OR TWO,
MAYBE EVEN THE NIGHT BEFORE.
IT STARTS TONIGHT.
>> OF COURSE, STARTING AT 7:00
WITH NATALIE, DAVID AND MARIO.
YOU CAN SEE THEM GETTING READY.
JUST OFF TO OUR LEFT, BILL
BRACKETT, THE BRAIN’S.
JUST STEP IN HERE BUT COME ON,
BELLE.
THERE HE IS.
WHAT YEAR IS THIS FOR YOU?
>> YEAR 15.
>> INCREDIBLE. >> BILL STARTED WHEN HE WAS 12
THIS IS HOW IT AGES YOU.
>> YOU GET TO SEE THE TREE
LIGHTING BUT THIS IS THE MAN
WITH THE PLAN.
HOW IT ALL HAPPENS.
YOU AND YOUR CREW.
IT IS A LOT OF PEOPLE INVOLVED.
>> IT IS ABOUT 150 PEOPLE.
WE WORK FOR ABOUT A WEEK TO PUT
IT TOGETHER.
AND IT ALL CULMINATES TONIGHT.
AT 10:00 WHEN THE TREE LIGHTS.
THANKS TO AL AND BRAVING THE
COLD EVERY YEAR.
>> SOMETIMES IT IS THE RAIN.
SOME YEARS AND HAS BEEN WARM.
WE HAVE A SLOGAN ON THE TODAY
SHOW, ONCE THE TREE GETS LIT,
WE ALL GET LATE
>> I LOVE THAT.
ONCE THE TREE GETS LIT, WE ALL
GET LATE.
>> IN FACT, BILLABLE TIE YOU
BEST, IF ONE LIGHT GOES OUT,
THEY ALL GO OUT. >> WOW!
>> YOU HAVE TO REPLACE THE BULB.
>> IT IS NUTS.
>> WE WILL DO OUR BEST TO AVOID
THAT.
>> THAT IS A GREAT TIP, AL.
IF YOU WANT TO GET DOWN HERE
AND AVOID SOME OF THE BIG
CROWDS WHEN YOU CHECK OUT THE
TREE, THAT WE DO.
NEWS 4 WAS ABLE TO CHECK THAT
OUT SO YOU DON’T HAVE TO DO THE
WORK.
JUST COME UNDER THE SEWER, THAT
IS THE WAY TO DO IT.
>> NOTHING KICKS OFF THE
HOLIDAYS MORE THAN LIGHTING THE
ROCKEFELLER CENTER TREE.
HERE ARE SOME TIPS THAT
VISITING THE AREA FROM EXPERT
TOUR GUIDES . >> GENERALLY WHAT I TELL FOLKS
IF INSTEAD OF COMING IN FROM
THE FIFTH AVENUE SIDE, WHERE HE
GETS CRAZY, ESPECIALLY WITH THE
LIGHT SHOW.
IT IS MUCH EASIER TO COME IN
FROM THE SIXTH AVENUE SIDE AND
WANDER IN ALONG THE SIDE
STREET.
THAT GET YOU CLOSE UP TO THE
TREE.
YOU CAN SEE SOME GOOD VIEWS
WITHOUT AS MUCH TRAFFIC.
>> WEEKENDS WILL BE BUSIER IN
NEW YORK CITY.
THE CROWD AROUND THE CHRISTMAS
TREE, PRETTY OVERWHELMING.
THE LATER YOU GO THE BETTER.
IF YOU CAN GO ON A WEEKEND,
THAT IS ALWAYS A GREAT IDEA.
EXPECT THAT WHEN YOU COME TO
NEW YORK AROUND THE HOLIDAYS,
THERE WILL BE CROWDS. ON THE FLIPSIDE, TRY TO EMBRACE
IT ALL.
YOU WILL SPEND A LOT OF YOUR
VACATION TIME SITTING IN TRAFFIC.
YOU ARE TAKING TAXIS.
TRAINING PRICES CHANGE DURING
THE SEASON, THERE IS SURGES,
DEPENDING ON WHEN YOU GO OUT
AND TIME OF YEAR.
THE NEW YORK CITY SUBWAY IS THE BEST WAY --
SHE THOUGHT, CHRISTMAS SHOULD
BE FOR ALL NEW YORKERS, WHETHER
RICH OR POOR.
SHE WOULD ERECT THE FIRST
PUBLIC CHRISTMAS TREE.
>> THERE YOU HAVE IT, CHECK OUT
MORE TIPS AND TRICKS AND HEAD TO
NBCNEWYORK.COM.
HAPPY HOLIDAYS.
>> SOME GREAT TIPS THERE FROM
LINDA.
THE SUBWAY IS YOUR FRIEND.
THE ORANGE LINE WILL GET YOU
RIGHT OFF INSIDE THIS BUILDING.
WHEN YOU ARE HERE, YOU DO NOT
HAVE TO FIGHT THROUGH THE
CROWD.
THAT IS THE BEST WAY TO DO IT
AND CHECK THINGS OUT.
ONE MORE FOR ME.
WE HAVE EXCITEMENT ALL AROUND
TONIGHT.
ESPECIALLY FOR SOME VERY
TALENTED STUDENTS FROM NEW
JERSEY.
>> OF THAT WE DO.
THEY ARE YOUR 2023 STAR CHOIR
SINGING COMPETITION WINNERS.
THERE MAY ARBOR DAY YOU SEE
NATALIE PASQUARELLA THERE.
SHE WAS THERE FOR THE BIG
SURPRISE WHEN KELLY CLARKSON
REVEALED TO THEM THEY HAD WON
AND THEY WOULD PERFORM TONIGHT.
LET US TAKE A LOOK .
>> ♪ ♪
>> GETTING IN A WARM-UP BEFORE
STEPPING INTO THE SPOTLIGHT.
THESE MUSICAL THEATERS TO
HUMANS AT HIGH TECH HIGH SCHOOL
ARE THRILLED TO BE ON STAGE.
AND ON THE KELLY CLARKSON SHOW
AFTER COMPETING AGAINST 75
OTHER SCHOOLS IN THE STAR CHOIR
SINGING COMPETITION.
>> IT IS SPECIAL TO ME.
I LOVE MUSICAL THEATER AND TO
PERFORM
>> MY FAMILY IS FROM MEXICO.
I REMEMBER PERFORMING CONCERTS
WITH MY GRANDFATHER.
IT IS SUCH AN HONOR TO BE HERE
AND MAKE HIM PROUD.
>> THEY ARE ABOUT TO FIND OUT
OR NOT IS IN THE TOP THREE.
>> IT WAS A TOUGH CHOICE.
>> THIS IS MY FAVORITE PART OF
EVERY YEAR.
>> KELLY AND HER BAND DIRECTOR,
JASON, PICK THE WINNER TO
PERFORM AT CHRISTMAS AND
ROCKEFELLER CENTER .
>> ♪ ♪
>> WE HELPED WITH THE BIG
REVEAL.
>> THE KIDS JUST THINK THEY ARE
FINALIZED.
NATALIE, WHO DID HE HAVE WITH
YOU?
>> WE ARE HERE WITH MR. JOHN.
HE IS THE HEAD OF THE MUSICAL
THEATER DEPARTMENT HERE AT HIGH
TECH HIGH.
AND ALL OF THE STUDENTS.
SAY HIGH TO KELLY.
>> WE REHEARSE AFTER SCHOOL.
THESE GUYS ARE THE BEST.
THEY ARE PASSIONATE.
>> I AM PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE
HIGH TECH HIGH IS THE WINNER.
>> [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
>> A CHEERS ALL AROUND!
>> IT IS CRAZY.
IT MEANS SO MUCH FOR MY FAMILY.
I HOPE THAT I HAVE MADE MY
GRANDFATHER PROUD.
>> UP FOR STUDENTS WHO PUT
THEIR HEART AND SOUL INTO THE
ARTS PROGRAM --
>> HOW PROUD OF YOU ARE THE
STUDENT’S?
>> THESE KIDS ARE EVERYTHING.
WE SEE THEM A LOT MORE THAN
THEIR PARENTS AND GUARDIANS DO.
WE ARE IN THE COMPLETE SENSE OF
THE WORD, A FAMILY.
, YOU KNOW, IT IS A DREAM COME
TRUE.
>> I HAVE GONE HERE MY WHOLE
LIFE I’VE NEVER BEEN TO LAST
-- ROCKEFELLER CENTER. >> THAT IS NATALIE PASQUARELLA
REPORTING.
THIS IS AN INCREDIBLY TALENTED
GROUP OF KIDS.
TONIGHT IS THE BIG MOMENT.
THEY HAVE BEEN PRACTICING FOR
WEEKS TO GET READY AND HIT THAT
STAGE IN JUST A COUPLE HOURS.
IMAGINE THAT MOMENT FOR THESE
KIDS.
>> I AM TEARING UP THINKING
ABOUT IT.
>> IT MIGHT BE COLD OR THE
EMOTION BUT THERE IS A LOT
GOING ON.
>> I WAS A CHOIR KID IN HIGH
SCHOOL.
IMAGINE PERFORMING ON THAT
STAGE.
INCREDIBLE.
THAT ONE STUDENT, HER FIRST
TIME AT THE TREE LIGHTING.
>> HAVE OUTBACK?
THE FIRST TIME YOU SEE THE TREE
IT IS BEHIND YOU.
>> BEFORE THEY HIT THE STAGE, I
GOT A CHANCE TO TALK TO THE
STUDENTS AND THE CHOIR
DIRECTOR, WHO YOU SAW NATALIE
SPEAKING TO.
THEY SHOWED US WHAT THEY WERE SO EXCITED ABOUT BEFORE THE BIG
SHOW.
>> WE ARE IN THE ROOM RIGHT
BEFORE IT WILL GO DOWN.
WE ARE HERE WITH HIGH TECH
HIGH.
WE WILL SEE THEM BEFORE THEY
HIT THE STAGE.
YOU ARE BACKSTAGE WITH HIGH TECH HIGH.
WHAT IS GOING ON, EVERYONE?
THESE ARE YOUR STAR CHOIR
SINGING COMPETITION WINNERS FOR
2023.
I AM HERE WITH THE CHOIR
DIRECTOR JOHN.
WHAT IS GOING ON?
>> WE ARE ABOUT TO TAKE THE
STAGE.
A LOT OF EXCITEMENT ALREADY
TONIGHT.
CAN I SAY?
>> PLEASE DO.
>> KELLY CLARKSON GAVE THEM ALL
A BIG HUG . I FEEL LIKE THAT IS
THE BEST WAY TO START.
THEN I CAN ONLY GET BETTER FROM
HERE.
>> YOU ARE MOMENTS AWAY FROM
HITTING THE STAGE WITH YOUR
STUDENTS.
HOW DOES IT FEEL?
>> IT IS THE MOST SURREAL
EXPERIENCE EVER JUST ACTUALLY BEING HERE UNDERNEATH THE TREE
IS CRAZY EXCITING.
>> HONESTLY, IT IS THE BEST
EXPERIENCE TO BE GIVEN.
THE FACT THAT WE ARE HERE
GETTING READY TO PERFORM IN
FRONT OF THE ROCKEFELLER TREE.
>> TALK TO ME ABOUT THE MOMENT
THAT CLARY -- KELLY CLARKSON
WALKED INTO THE ROOM I GAVE YOU
A HUG.
HOW DID IT FEEL ?
>> I WAS KIND OF SHAKING.
IT DID NOT FEEL REAL.
IT WAS SO SURREAL.
>> IT WAS CRAZY.
JUST SEEING HER IN PERSON
PERFORMING AND HER COMING UP TO
US AND HUGGING US, I WAS LIKE,
FAN GIRL OUT SO HARD.
>> YOU CANNOT LET HER WARDROBE
ESCAPE AND PUT HOW MUCH THEY
APPRECIATED HER.
>> WE LEFT HER COAT.
IT WAS THE BEST THING.
>> I AM NOT SURPRISED THAT YOU
ALL ARE GREAT.
LOOK AT THE HEADBANDS AND.
THE SPIRIT IS ALIVE.
WE ARE MOMENTS AWAY.
WHAT IS THAT LIKE?
>> IT IS CRAZY.
A DREAM COME TRUE.
IT IS EVERYTHING WE COULD HAVE
FOR HOPE.
FINDING OUT WE MADE IT WAS SO
SPECIAL TO ALL OF US.
>> IT IS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY.
A GREAT WAY TO WORK WITH MY
PEERS MORE.
EVEN FROM TOP 10 TO TOP THREE
AND THEN BEING HERE AND BEING
THE WINNERS.
IT IS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY.
>> YOU WILL RECEIVE THEM
PERFORM ON STAGE IN JUST A BIT.
FIRST, CAN WE GET A HAPPY
HOLIDAYS?
>> HAPPY HOLIDAYS ON THREE.
ONE, TWO, THREE.
>> HAPPY HOLIDAYS!
>> I CANNOT BELIEVE YOU WERE A
CHOIR KID.
>> I WAS!
I GOT TO RELIVE MY DREAM.
IT WAS SO FUN.
>> THOSE SUPERTALENTED KIDS
WILL BE PERFORMING TONIGHT BUT
WE TALKED TO CARLY PEARCE.
SHE NO THAT SHE WILL BE HITTING
THE STAGE AS WELL.
IT IS A PACKED NIGHT OF
PERFORMANCES WITH SOME
INCREDIBLE NAMES THAT WILL HIT
THE STAGE.
WE WANT TO GIVE YOU AN IDEA OF
SOME OF THE FOLKS THAT WILL BE
OUT THERE, SHARE AND BARRY
MANILOW.
THE ROCKETTES WILL BE OUT THERE
.
>> THESE ARE HEAVY HITTERS.
KIKI PALMER, SETH McFARLANE,
CHLOE BAILEY, DARLENE LOVE,
KATHARINE McPHEE.
JUST AN ABSOLUTELY STAR-STUDDED
NIGHT.
THERE IS A REASON THAT WE LOOK
FORWARD TO THIS EVENING ALL
YEAR LONG. YES, THERE IS A
PARTY AFTERWARDS.
MAYBE THE COCKTAILS.
ALSO BECAUSE OF THE
PERFORMANCES.
IT WILL BE A LOT OF FUN TONIGHT
WITH SO MUCH TALENT HITTING THE
STAGE BEHIND US.
IF YOU WANT TO CHECK IT OUAND
FIND OUT MORE ABOUT WHAT IS
GOING ON THIS EVENING THAT
MIGHT
>> YOU CAN DOWNLOAD BE NBC 4
NEW YORK APP AND YOU CAN GO TO
NBCNEWYORK.COM.
>> YOU SEE THE CROWDS BUZZING.
WE WILL GET GOING IN JUST A
LITTLE BIT.
LESS THAN A MINUTE.
FROM A DAVID USHERY A, NATALIE
PASQUARELLA, MARIO LOPEZ LIVE ,
CHRISTMAS AND ROCKEFELLER
CENTER.
30 SECONDS AWAY RIGHT HERE ON NBC 4 NEW YORK.
IT IS A CONTINUATION OF WHAT
HAS ALREADY BEEN SUCH A FUN
EVENING.
>> YES, IT HAS.
>> WHAT A JOY TO DO THIS WITH
YOU.
>> I WAS ABOUT TO SAY THE SAME
THING.
YOU ALL ARE ABOUT TO HAVE FUN
WITH WHAT IS COMING UP NEXT.
HAPPY HOLIDAYS! BYE, GUYS.