Rockefeller Center Christmas tree lighting 2024: How to watch and stream online for free

Kelly Clarkson will host NBC’s annual Christmas in Rockefeller Center special, which will feature a live, star-studded broadcast from 8 to 10 p.m. on Wednesday, December 4. Don’t miss it.

The Rockefeller Center Christmas tree for 2024 will be lit during the yearly special. NBC’s Today show hosts Craig Melvin, Hoda Kotb, Al Roker, and Savannah Guthrie will join Clarkson.

The Backstreet Boys, Dan + Shay, Megan Hilty, Jennifer Hudson, Coco Jones, Little Big Town, RAYE, Thalia, and other unexpected artists are anticipated to be featured in the massive performance.

The Rockefeller Center website states that this year’s Christmas tree was the first to originate in Massachusetts since 1959.

DIRECTIONS FOR FREE ONLINE CHRISTMAS STREAMING IN ROCKEFELLER CENTER

You can watch Christmas at Rockefeller Center online for free with a trial offer on any of the following streaming services if you don’t have cable or are cord-cutters:

• Fubo TV

  — seven-day free trial.
  

• Direct TV Stream

  — five-day free trial.
  

The show is also available to stream on Peacock if you are already a subscription. The program offers a low-cost monthly option of $7.99, but there is no free trial.

Let’s take a quick peek.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE SHOW

The 11-ton Norway Spruce, which is 74 feet tall and 43 feet wide, was cut on Thursday, November 7, and it landed on Center Plaza on Saturday, November 9. It originated in the Southern Berkshires.

Every day from 5 a.m. to midnight, the 2024 Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree will be illuminated.

The tree will be illuminated for 24 hours on Christmas Day and from 5 a.m. to 9 p.m. on New Year’s Eve. The tree will remain on display until the middle of January.

Around five miles of wire connect the more than 50,000 multicolored LED lights on the Rockefeller Center Christmas tree.

On Wednesday, December 4, shortly before 10 p.m. ET, the tree will be lit.

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