Christmas Season Begins in New York With Rockefeller Tree Lighting Ceremony

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The Rockefeller Christmas Tree’s dazzling lights were switched on to mark the beginning of the holiday season in New York City on Wednesday, November 30.

Footage posted to Twitter by the New York City Police Department shows a crowd and police officers counting down as the lights are turned on. Credit: NYPD via Storyful

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