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CBSNews.com - The lights were lit Wednesday night on the Rockefeller Center Christmas tree for the unofficial start to the holiday season.
With the flip of a switch, all 50,000 LED lights illuminated this year's tree.
This year's tree hails from Queensbury, New York and measures 82-feet tall and 50-feet wide. But that's only the beginning: If you love numbers, read on for more tree-via.
85—90 — This year’s tree is approximately 85 to 90 years old.
14 — The tree weighs approximately 14 tons
50,000 — There are more than 50,000 multi-colored LED lights on the tree
5 — If stretched out, the Christmas tree lights equal roughly 5 miles of wire.
2018 — The Swarovski star on the top was designed by Daniel Libeskind in 2018.
900 — The star weighs approximately 900 pounds.
70 — There are 70 spikes on the star.
3 — The star is covered in more than 3 million crystals.
9'4" — The diameter of the Swarovski star is 9 feet 4 inches.
1931 — The year the first Rockefeller Center Christmas tree was put up.
1933 — The year of the first official tree lighting ceremony.
1999 — The year of the largest tree in Rockefeller Center history, coming in at 100 feet tall.
25,000 — The number of trees that NBCUniversal will plant this year in areas affected by natural disasters.
800,000 — The average number of people who come per day to visit the tree.
Blake Shelton and Gwen Stefani perform their duet
Sweet gingerbread and sleigh bells singing hallelujah! We are totally feeling Christmas watching Blake Shelton and Gwen Stefani sing their duet “You Make It Feel Like Christmas.”
Jimmie Allen performs 'This Christmas'
Jimmie Allen joins the ranks of Donny Hathaway, Patti LaBelle and Harry Connick, Jr. by performing this time-honored tune all about hanging mistletoe and cozying up by the fire.
The Radio City Rockettes perform 'Snow'
The fabulous Radio City Rockettes bring the “Snow.” Here are a few facts you might not know about the famous dance troupe.
The Radio City Rockettes got their start way back in 1925 and have been American icons for nearly 100 years.
Initially dubbed the "Roxyettes," the dance troupe began performing at Radio City Music Hall in the early 1930s before eventually being renamed the "Radio City Music Hall Rockettes" in 1934.
Since then they've performed thousands of show at Radio City Music Hall, including the ever-popular "Christmas Spectacular," which is performed annually from November to January.
Here are few fast facts about the Radio City Rockettes you might not know.
The average Rockette is between 5'6" – 5'10" tall
To be a Rockette, dancers must proficient in tap, ballet, modern and jazz.
The dance troupe began with 16 dancers and there are now 36.
The Rockettes joined the USO in entertaining the troops during World War II.
More than 100,000 people requested tickets for 6,200 seats at Radio City Music Hall's opening night on December 27, 1932.
The first time the Rockettes performed in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade was in 1957.
After Radio City Music Hall was scheduled to close in 1978, the Rockettes spearheaded the campaign that saved the theatre.
The Rockettes have performed at two presidential inaugurations: George W. Bush's in 2001 and once again in 2005.
The Rockettes wear shoes equipt with transmitters in the heels, so the audience can fully hear the sound of their tapping.
The "Christmas Spectacular" is a 90-minute show with no intermission.
In 2022, the "Christmas Spectacular" will be performed more than 150 times.
Dan + Shay perform 'Holiday Party'
Katharine McPhee and David Foster perform ‘I’ll Be Home For Christmas’
Alicia Keys performs 'Santa Baby' and Please Come Home For Christmas'
The Sesame Street Muppets join in tonight’s fun
Gwen Stefani kicks off NBC’s ‘Christmas in Rockefeller Center'
Gwen Stefani opens tonight’s annual holiday celebration by performing the perennial kids’ favorite “Santa Claus Is Coming to Town.”
During a recent appearance on TODAY, the singer and “The Voice” coach expressed her excitement about performing during the tree lighting ceremony.
"This is one of those things you grew up hearing about,” Stefani told TODAY. “I was from Los Angeles, so I never went to New York when I was a little girl. So it’s even a bigger deal for me to be here and be part of this.”
The P.S. 14Q school choir performs!
The P.S. 14Q Chorus from Queens, New York, performs the festive Christmas carol “Deck the Halls.”
The Fairview School choir was selected to sing at celebration by the “Kelly Clarkson Show” who chose the choir after viewing dozens of entrants from around the New York tri-state area.
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