[NJTechDiv] FW: [tech-vi Announce List] NBC celebrates 90 years of annual tree-lighting ceremony with special 'Christmas in Rockefeller Center' (Audio Description Available)

Wed Nov 30 20:25:44 UTC 2022

great job tracy

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Subject: [NJTechDiv] FW: [tech-vi Announce List] NBC celebrates 90 years of 
annual tree-lighting ceremony with special 'Christmas in Rockefeller Center' 
(Audio Description Available)

Tonight's tree lighting at Rockefeller Center will have audio description. 
Below is a press release all about the spectacular.
Tracy

https://www.wnypapers.com/news/article/current/2022/11/23/153185/nbc-celebrates-90-years-of-annual-tree-lighting-ceremony-with-special-christmas-in-rockefeller-center

NBC celebrates 90 years of annual tree-lighting ceremony with special 
'Christmas in Rockefeller Center'

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"Christmas in Rockefeller Center" key art courtesy of NBC

Press Release

Wed, Nov 23rd 2022 08:25 pm

Jimmie Allen, Andrea Bocelli, Matteo Bocelli, Virginia Bocelli, Brett 
Eldredge, David Foster and Katharine McPhee, Mickey Guyton, Alicia Keys, Amy 
Poehler, Radio City Rockettes, Maya Rudolph, The Muppets of Sesame Street, 
Dan + Shay, Blake Shelton, The Shindellas, Gwen Stefani, Louis York and more 
participate in beloved holiday tradition

? 'Today' co-anchors Savannah Guthrie, Hoda Kotb, Craig Melvin and 'ACCESS 
Hollywood' host Mario Lopez co-host live telecast

NBC kicks off the holiday season lighting of one of the world's most famous 
Christmas trees in the heart of New York City for the 90th time with the 
annual "Christmas in Rockefeller Center" special. The two-hour telecast airs 
Wednesday, Nov. 30 (8 p.m. ET/PT).

Viewers will be treated to festive performances by Jimmie Allen, Andrea 
Bocelli along with Matteo Bocelli and Virginia Bocelli, David Foster and 
Katharine McPhee, Brett Eldredge, Mickey Guyton, Alicia Keys, The Muppets of 
Sesame Street, Dan + Shay, Blake Shelton, The Shindellas, Gwen Stefani, 
Louis York and more. The evening also includes a performance by the Radio 
City Rockettes from their iconic "Christmas Spectacular" and a special bit 
by Amy Poehler and Maya Rudolph. Plus, Shelton and Stefani deliver a rare 
nationally televised duet of their holiday single, "You Make It Feel Like 
Christmas."

NBC News' "Today" co-anchors Savannah Guthrie, Hoda Kotb, Craig Melvin and 
"ACCESS Hollywood" host Mario Lopez will host the highly anticipated holiday 
special.

Prior to the primetime telecast, an additional live hour of the special will 
be broadcast on all NBC Owned Television Stations and on numerous NBC 
affiliates nationwide starting at 7 p.m. ET. Check local listings. This 
special live hour will be led by Lopez and WNBC news anchors Natalie 
Pasquarella and David Ushery.

"The tree lighting at Rockefeller Center is one of the most beloved holiday 
traditions for audiences both in New York and around the country," said Jen 
Neal, executive vice president, live events and specials, NBC Entertainment. 
"We're delighted to have a star-studded lineup of performers help us 
celebrate and ring in the season."

The tradition of the Rockefeller Christmas tree dates back nine decades to 
1931 during the Great Depression. The first official tree-lighting ceremony 
occurred two years later in 1933 in front of the then 8-month-old RCA 
Building (the current Comcast Building). The Christmas tree gathering was 
enhanced in 1936 with the opening of the Rockefeller Plaza outdoor 
ice-skating rink. NBC-TV televised the tree lighting for the first time in 
1951 on "The Kate Smith Show" and as part of the nationwide "Howdy Doody" 
television show from 1953-55.

The annual holiday special will celebrate the lighting of an 82-foot-tall, 
50-foot-wide Norway Spruce from Queensbury. The tree weighs approximately 14 
tons, will be adorned with more than 50,000 multicolored LED lights and 
topped with a three-dimensional Swarovski star covered in 3 million 
crystals.

NBCUniversal will continue its partnership with the Arbor Day Foundation for 
the 14th year in a row to support tree-planting efforts across the U.S. This 
year, NBCUniversal will plant 25,000 trees in areas that have been affected 
by wildfires, hurricanes and other natural disasters. The Arbor Day 
Foundation is the largest nonprofit organization dedicated to planting 
trees, having helped to plant more than 400 million trees since it was 
founded almost 50 years ago.

Continuing a longstanding tradition, after the tree leaves Rockefeller 
Center it will be donated to Habitat for Humanity and milled into lumber 
that will be used for home building.

In order to create a more inclusive experience for blind and visually 
impaired viewers, NBCUniversal is proud to present the full NBC broadcast 
with live audio description on the Secondary Audio Program channel (SAP), 
provided by Descriptive Video Works. The broadcast will be available with 
additional audio narration, describing the rich visuals of the tree 
lighting.

At key moments throughout the night, viewers will have the opportunity to 
donate to Red Nose Day in support of programs that ensure children and 
families have the access they need to health care, nutritious food, quality 
education and a safe place to call home. Money raised during the broadcast 
will support critical programs that keep children safe, healthy, educated 
and empowered through partnerships including Feeding America, Save the 
Children, Boys & Girls Clubs of America/Native Clubs, Brotherhood Sister 
Sol, Ali Forney Center, Covenant House and more. Since 2015, Red Nose Day 
has raised over $324 million and positively impacted the lives of nearly 30 
million children in the U.S. and around the world.

For more information on "Christmas in Rockefeller Center," visit 
<https://www.nbc.com/christmas-in-rockefeller-center> 
https://www.nbc.com/christmas-in-rockefeller-center.

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