The countdown to the Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony in New York City is underway. Here's what you need to know about the annual event.

The Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree Lighting is a favorite event of the holiday season every year in New York City and this year’s lighting takes place on Wednesday. The NYPD is planning to close a number of roads in the area of Rockefeller Center in midtown Manhattan leaving public transportation a better option to get around the area that

Lighting ceremonies for both the 20-foot fowl on Long Island and the and the 74-foot Norway spruce in Manhattan are scheduled for 7 p.m. Wednesday

It’s starting to look a lot like Christmas in midtown Manhattan and Rockefeller Center will join the holiday party on Wednesday with the annual lighting of the Christmas tree. This year’s tree is from West Stockbridge,

You can watch the tree lighting live on NBC and Peacock from 8-10 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 4 as part of NBC's annual Christmas in Rockefeller Center special, which will be hosted by Kelly Clarkson. She will be joined by NBC's 'Today' show anchors Savannah Guthrie, Hoda Kotb, Al Roker and Craig Melvin.

Streets will shut down in Manhattan this week for the Rockefeller Center Christmas tree lighting ceremony. The closures could start as early as Monday through Wednesday, Dec. 4, which is when the ceremony will be held.

New Yorkers heading Rockefeller Center tree lighting ceremony on Wednesday should plan ahead and prepare for numerous street closures and bus service changes around the Midtown Manhattan area. The tree lighting will occur at 30 Rockefeller Plaza near Fifth Avenue at 8 p.