Photo Coverage: 2010 Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree Lighting
Photos from the lighting of the Rockefeller Center Christmas tree November 30, 2010 in New York City.


People stand behind barricades before the lighting of the Rockefeller Center Christmas tree November 30, 2010 in New York City.

Police and onlookers stand by the Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree before its annual lighting ceremony November 30, 2010 in New York City. Crowds of thousands gathered to watch the 12-ton, 74-foot tall Norway spruce be illuminated in one of New York's cherished holiday rituals.

Onlookers stand by the Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree before its annual lighting ceremony November 30, 2010 in New York City. Crowds of thousands gathered to watch the 12-ton, 74-foot tall Norway spruce be illuminated in one of New York's cherished holiday rituals.

Onlookers stand by the Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree before its annual lighting ceremony November 30, 2010 in New York City. Crowds of thousands gathered to watch the 12-ton, 74-foot tall Norway spruce be illuminated in one of New York's cherished holiday rituals.

Onlookers stand by the Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree before its annual lighting ceremony November 30, 2010 in New York City. Crowds of thousands gathered to watch the 12-ton, 74-foot tall Norway spruce be illuminated in one of New York's cherished holiday rituals.

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