Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree Lighting In NYC: Here's What To Expect

NEW YORK CITY — The Rockefeller Center Christmas tree will be lit Wednesday night — an annual tradition that kicks off the holiday season in New York City.

The live broadcast of the Christmas tree lighting will begin at 8 p.m. on NBC with Reba McEntire hosting this year's ceremony. Live music will be performed by Michael Bublé, Kristin Chenoweth, Laufey, New Edition, Brad Paisley, Carly Pearce, Marc Anthony and Halle Bailey.

The tree will be lit just before 10 p.m. Visitors traveling to the tree lighting should use the 47th-50th Streets-Rockefeller Center stop on the B, D, F and M lines. The tree is located at 30 Rockefeller Center between West 49th and West 50th streets.

The tree will be on display through mid-January and will be lit up from 5 a.m. to midnight. It has more than 50,000 multicolored LED lights and a Swarovski star. On Christmas Eve, the tree will be lit up for 24 hours.

Here's what else you need to know.

Road closures for Christmas tree lighting

• 46th Street between 5th Avenue and 6th Avenue
• 47th Street between 5th Avenue and 6th Avenue
• 48th Street between 5th Avenue and 6th Avenue
• 49th Street between 5th Avenue and 6th Avenue
• 50th Street between 5th Avenue and 6th Avenue
• 51st Street between 5th Avenue and 6th Avenue
• 52nd Street between 5th Avenue and 6th Avenue
• Rockefeller Plaza between 48th Street and 51st Street
• 6th Avenue between 46th Street and 52nd Street
• 5th Avenue between 46th Street and 52nd Street
• Madison Avenue between 42nd Street and 57th Street
• 6th Avenue between 42nd Street and 57th Street
• 5th Avenue between 42nd Street and 57th Street