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The Christmas tree at Rockefeller Center will be lit at 8:58 p.m. tonight and I’ll be watching at home. There’s just something about lighting a gigantic tree that gets me in the mood for Christmas.

This year’s entertainment lineup includes Beyonce, the Jonas Brothers, David Cook, Faith Hill, Jamie Foxx, Tony Bennett and Harry Connick Jr. Not bad, but I don’t know if they can top Nick Lachey (a heartthrob of mine as a teenager) and Celine Dion at the 2007 ceremony.

Last year I was putting up lights in the front window when the hour long tree lighting festivities took place on TV. I kept stopping to watch and frantically called my friend Brian when I learned Celine Dion would sing after the commercial break. Brian loves Celine Dion.

I only saw the tree in person once – when I was on a school trip to New York City with the Coughlin German Club in the ninth-grade. Even at 14, I was able to appreciate how majestic it was. I remember seeing people of many races and ethnicities all enjoying the tree. A large group of Chinese people asked my friend Brian (from above) to take their photo on one of their cameras. I also snapped a photo of them which I still have. A special thanks to Herr Lloyd for taking us there.

This weekend, I’ll be returning to New York City to visit the Christmas tree at Rockefeller once again. I’m even thinking about ice skating at The Rink at Rockefeller Center below the tree. Sigh.

I also plan to visit Times Square, the Fifth Avenue Shopping District, The Ripley’s Believe It or Not! Odditorium New York, St. Peter’s Cathedral and construction on the new Freedom Tower at the site of the World Trade Center.

When I come back, I’ll work on getting my own Christmas tree up. It won’t look like the one at Rockefeller, but it will still be special.
 

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