The 103rd National Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony took place on the Ellipse at the White House and President’s Park on December 4, but the special will air on Friday, December 5.

New Yorkers and tourists alike swarm Midtown Manhattan for a glimpse of the Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree that towers over the plaza it stands in.

This year's Norway spruce is 75 feet tall and 45 feet in diameter, and weighs about 11 tons.