Pentatonix performed “We Need A Little Christmas” from their album of the same name during Rockefeller Center’s tree lighting ceremony on Wednesday (Dec. 2). The a cappella group released their holiday album in early November.
here’s the Rockefeller performance if anyone wants it 🙂 pic.twitter.com/fiseHA8P8C
— annika ²³ 🌻 (@cantsleepannika) December 3, 2020
Christmas in Rockefeller Center also included performances by Kelly Clarkson, Dolly Parton, Jimmy Fallon, Goo Goo Dolls, Earth, Wind & Fire, Brett Eldredge, Tori Kelly, Leslie Odom Jr., Gwen Stefani, Meghan Trainor, Cast of “Ain’t Too Proud” and the Radio City Rockettes.
The evening also included duets from Parton with Jimmy, Clarkson featuring Eldredge and Trainor with Earth, Wind & Fire.
The 88th annual holiday special celebrated the lighting of the 75-foot tall, 45-foot wide Norway Spruce from Oneonta, N.Y. The tree weighs approximately 11 tons. It is adorned with more than 50,000 multi-colored LEDs and topped with a stunning Swarovski star. The tree will be lit from 6:00 a.m. EST to midnight every day and will remain lit for 24 hours on Christmas Day and is located in New York City at Rockefeller Center to see all season long.
The iconic Christmas special aired on Wednesday, Dec. 2 from 8:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. EST on NBC. Due to social-distancing protocols, there was not a live audience present.