Updated 12/02/2009 10:13 PM
Rockefeller Center Tree Shines Bright
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It was standing room only as tens of thousands of people watched Mayor Michael Bloomberg flip the switch Wednesday night at the annual tree lighting in Rockefeller Center.
Aretha Franklin, Shakira, the Radio City Rockettes and others were also on hand for the celebration.
This year's tree is a 76-foot, 10 ton Norway Spruce that hails from Easton, Connecticut.
The massive tree was hoisted into place last month and decorated with 30,000 lights and a Swarovski crystal star.
The tree will remain in place until January.