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Rockefeller Center Holds 79th Annual Tree Lighting Ceremony

Description:An estimated half a million people flocked to Rockefeller Center to see the 79th annual tree lighting ceremony in New York on Wednesday (November 30). The 74-foot tall tree was gifted by a Mifflinville, Pennsylvania family who said they always knew their tree was Rockefeller Center worthy. (1:24)

Source: Reuters

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