NEW YORK (PIX11) — It’s the most wonderful time of the year! The annual Rockefeller Center Christmas tree lighting ceremony is happening on Wednesday. Thousands of New Yorkers and tourists will gather in Midtown Manhattan to see the 75-foot tree illuminated to kick off the Christmas season.

Here’s what you need to know about what time the tree lighting begins, who’s performing and how to watch the holiday tradition in person or on TV.

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STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — New York City is preparing for road closures over the course of the coming week due to the Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony.

NEW YORK (PIX11) — The tradition of lighting Christmas trees in New York City is one like no other, and this one certainly fits the bill of unique. There’s kitty litter, and then there’s this. A 73-foot Christmas tree is coming to Washington Square Park very

New York City’s Christmas tree sales aren’t a holly-jolly business. The most statuesque trees worthy of a Manhattan pied-à-terre or Brooklyn brownstone don’t come cheap or without behind-the-scenes drama that has been kept from New Yorkers — until now.

A new documentary contains zesty character studies of competing New York City tree vendors as they prepare for the holiday season.