It’s officially the holidays in New York City! The Rockefeller Center Christmas tree lighting took place Wednesday night. With the flip of a switch, all 50,000 lights illuminated the 75-foot Norway Spruce. Hundreds of people filled Midtown for the event, spending hours out in the cold. 🎄 What’s your favorite NYC holiday tradition? | CBS New York

Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree Lighting 2025 ✨ #thenycwalkingshow #newyorkcity #rockefellerchristmastree #newyork #nyc | The NYC Walking Show

Merry Christmas Eve! Rockefeller Center glows all night, with the tree lit for 24 hours. A perfect Christmas Eve night awaits you. | Rockefeller Center

Michael Rockefeller — son of New York Governor Nelson Rockefeller — disappeared off the coast of Netherlands New Guinea in 1961 during an expedition to collect tribal art. The official story claims he drowned while swimming for help after his boat capsized, but locals and researchers have long whispered a far more disturbing possibility: that he reached shore and was k!lled by Asmat tribespeople during a period of conflict and revenge killings. A sensational claim in 1979 alleged that his mother