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How to Watch the Rockefeller Center 2019 Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony on Apple TV, Fire TV, Roku, Smart TV and Mobile

Now that Thanksgiving is behind us, the holiday season rolls on with Christmas ahead. One of the major traditions to commemorate the Christian holiday is the lighting of the Christmas tree at Rockefeller Center Plaza in New York City. The annual tradition takes place this Wednesday, Dec. 4 with Mario Lopez, Stefan Holt and Natalie Pasquarella helming the pre-show.

Stream the 87th Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony

When: Wednesday, Dec. 4, 8-10 p.m. ET.
TV: NBC
Stream: Watch Live with 5-Day Free Trial of DIRECTV STREAM

“Today” anchors Savannah Guthrie, Hoda Kotb, Al Roker and Craig Melvin will then lead the ceremony from 8 to 10 p.m. Performances from John Legend, Idina Menzel, Gwen Stefani and NE-YO (among others) will take place.

The tree’s lights will be illuminated every day from 5:30 p.m. to 11:30 p.m. through January 6 and 5:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. on January 7, 2020. On Christmas Day, the Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree will be lit for a full 24 hours.

How to Stream the Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony Live for Free Without Cable

You can stream the Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony live with a Live TV Streaming Service, or you can watch with your TV Everywhere credentials using the NBC mobile app for iOS and Android or watch on their site.

Photo credit: Rockefellercenter.com

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Stephanie Sengwe is writer based in New York who covers companies in the streaming industry including AT&T, Amazon, Apple, Hulu, Roku, and Netflix . She also contributes daily news coverage on streaming services and devices for The Streamable.

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