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Justin Bieber and Javier Colon to Perform on the 14th Annual "Christmas In Rockefeller Center" Special Wednesday, November 30
NBC will celebrate the lighting of the world’s most famous Christmas tree with a live broadcast from Rockefeller Center in New York City on Wednesday, November 30th from 8 to 9 p.m. ET in the US. The star-studded holiday special will feature performances by Justin Bieber, The Voice winner Javier Colon and numerous other superstars, as well as The Radio City Rockettes.
The 79th annual holiday extravaganza will feature a Norway Spruce tree that is 74 feet high, 46 feet in diameter and weighs 10 tons.
The tradition of the Rockefeller Christmas tree dates back to the Great Depression. First erected in 1933, the inaugural tree was decked with 700 lights and placed in front of the then eight-month-old RCA Building, now the GE Building. The Christmas tree gathering was enhanced in 1936 with the opening of the Rockefeller Plaza outdoor ice-skating pond. NBC-TV televised the tree lighting for the first time in 1951 on The Kate Smith Show and as part of the nationwide Howdy Doody television show from 1953-55.
The event will be co-hosted by Al Roker and Savannah Guthrie, both from NBC’s TODAY.
ABOUT THE UMG PERFORMERS:
Justin Bieber – Justin’s latest album, Under the Mistletoe is his third #1 album debut all before his 18th birthday! It follows My World 2.0 (April, 2010) and Never Say Never: The Remixes (February, 2011). Never Say Never: The Remixes was the accompaniment to Justin’s concert documentary film Never Say Never which went on to become the highest grossing concert film in US history. Under the Mistletoe, Justin’s first Christmas album features duets with Mariah Carey (on her # 1 holiday classic, “All I Want for Christmas is You”); Usher on “The Christmas Song” (“Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire”); Boyz II Men on “Fa La La”; Busta Rhymes on “Drummer Boy”; and The Band Perry on “Home This Christmas.” Justin has sold over 11 million albums worldwide to date, and has amassed over 2.2 billion video views on YouTube, over 36 million Facebook fans and has more than 13 million Twitter followers.
Javier Colon - Javier Colon captivated America as the winner of the inaugural season of NBC's hit television show, The Voice. After touring with The Derek Trucks Band for two years, he released two major label albums via Capital Records—Javier in 2003 and Left of Center in 2006. Both releases illustrated a daring creativity that expanded beyond the confines of pop music, while still retaining an undeniable sense of melody. Colon eventually split with Capitol and released The Truth – Acoustic EP on his own label, Javier Colon Music, in 2010. Original song and debut single "Stitch By Stitch" not only clenched the top prize on The Voice for Colon, but it also became something of a phenomenon. During the first week of its digital release, the song exceeded sales of 145,000 and peaked at #17 on the “Billboard Hot 100” chart. Colon even performed "Stitch By Stitch" on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno. His Universal Republic debut album, Come Through For You will be released on November 21 and his single, “As Long As We Got Love” features Natasha Bedingfield. Colon writes his own music, constantly keeping himself open to inspiration.
For more information on the "Christmas in Rockefeller Center" visit NBC.com's "Movies & Specials" site: http://www.nbc.com/specials.
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