NBC UniversalIt’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas, and several country stars will help celebrate the occasion by taking part in the annual lighting of New York City’s famed Rockefeller Center Christmas tree.
Brett Eldredge, Marina McBride and Kellie Pickler will help kick off the holidays with performances on NBC’s Christmas in Rockefeller Center, airing on November 28 at 8 p.m. ET.
Additionally, Motown legend Diana Ross, Tony Bennett, jazz artist Diana Krall, America’s Got Talent star Darci Lynn Farmer, a cappella group Pentatonix and John Legend will also lend their talents to the television special.
NBC’s Today anchors Hoda Kotb, Savannah Guthrie, Al Roker and Craig Melvin will co-host the holiday special, which will take place at New York City’s famed Rockefeller Center. The evening will include the lighting of a 72-foot tall, 45-foot wide Norway Spruce from Wallkill, N.Y.
A holiday tradition for 86 years, the lighting of the tree will feature more than than 50,000 multi-colored LEDs.
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