Five Things: Rockefeller Tree Lighting Today

1. TODAY'S FORECAST: A partly cloudy day with a high of 39 will give way to a partly cloudy night with a low of 24.

2. ROCKEFELLER TREE GETS A LITTLE BIT BRIGHTER: An 80-foot Norway spruce tree from New Jersey that survived Hurricane Sandy will serve as this year's Christmas tree in Rockefeller Center Plaza. The massive spruce will be lit tonight. Performances from Rod Stewart, Cee Lo Green, Mariah Carey and Tony Bennett, and appearances from Billy Crystal and Bette Midler will take place.

3. SANTA AT WINDHAM JUNCTION: From the Windham Junction Facebook page: Santa Clause is coming two Sunday's this year. December 9th and again on December 16th. Free Cookies, Hot Chocolate, Music, and family pictures. The ideal setting for a traditional family gathering. Pick out a beautiful tree while you are here and warm up near the pot bellied stove. Gifts and ornaments available in the store as well. Hope you can make it!

4. THIS DAY IN HISTORY: The Grand Ole Opry, one of the longest-lived and most popular showcases for western music, begins broadcasting live from Nashville, Tennessee. The showcase was originally named the Barn Dance, after a Chicago radio program called the National Barn Dance that had begun broadcasting the previous year.

5. PLANNERS MEET TONIGHT: The board will start with a site plan regulations workshop at 6 p.m., followed by a discussion on a sign change request at 125 Indian Rock Road at 7 p.m. A Town Meeting workshop and public hearing will follow. The meeting will take place at the Community Development Department.