A number of New York City roads will be closed for the tree lighting ceremony at Rockefeller Center this Wednesday.

Crews are set to adorn the conifer with five miles of light strands, totaling more than 50,000 multicolored LED bulbs. A dazzling Swarovski star, featuring 3 million crystals, will crown the tree as its sparkling finale.

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The Blue Spruce from Colchester was lit up at 6 p.m. with hundreds packed onto Church St. The holiday season has begun in Vermont's Queen City after another successful Church Street tree lighting in Burlington. The Blue Spruce from Colchester was lit up at 6 p.m., with hundreds packed onto Church Street.