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It may be Christmas every day at LollyChristmas.com but, in New York City the Christmas season doesn’t officially kick off until the day after Thanksgiving or, for some, until the iconic Rockfeller Christmas tree gets lit up for the first time. The official tree lighting ceremony for the 2019 tree will take place on Wednesday, December 4th at 30 Rockefeller Plaza.

Each year NBC hosts the event with a live broadcasted event featuring holiday performances from some of the tops names in entertainment — including the Radio City Rockettes. The tree will then remain lit and on display until the evening of January 6th.

On Christmas Day, the lights will stay on for a full 24 hours.

Where does the tree go after it comes down? For the thirteenth consecutive year, the tree will be donated and turned into building materials for Habitat for Humanity.

For more information on location and visiting hours, visit RockefellerCenter.com.

Stay merry!

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After announcing that she was making a Christmas album earlier this summer, Lea Michele officially announced her first solo holiday record, CHRISTMAS IN THE CITY!

The former Glee actress has recorded several Christmas albums for the hit FOX television series, but this it the first time she’s been able to create her own collection filled with renditions of her favorite seasonal classics, including “Silver Bells”, “It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year”, and “Do You Want to Build a Snowman?” from Disney’s Frozen.

“It was always my dream to make a Christmas record,” Michele, exclusively told PEOPLE. “Christmas is so special to me. It’s such an important time of year for me and my family that I have so many incredible memories from.”

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The 24hr holiday programming for Lifetime’s It’s A Wonderful Lifetime event won’t officially kick off until October 25 but, it looks like the network will be playing a few holiday movies long before that.

According to TV Guide, three encore Christmas movie presentations will air and then repeat into the wee morning hours of October 1st. That’s as far as the listing goes but, tomorrow we’ll know if more movies continue to air early on in October.

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Cobie Smulders attended the premiere of her new ABC drama, “Stumptown,” wearing the most sparkly red dress, which I have officially dubbed the Ultimate LCD – aka – ‘Little Christmas Dress’!

The actress wore a red sequined Alex Perry Fall 2019 “Maxen” Strapless Mini Dress with an off-the-shoulder attached cape.  Imagine dancing the night away to Mariah Carey’s “All I Want for Christmas (Is You)” under Christmas lights wearing this number?

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She & Him announced yesterday that they will be embarking on a holiday tour this December to sing Christmas classics across North America.

The indie pop/folk duo comprised of actress/musician Zooey Deschanel — known for her beloved role as Jovie in 2003’s “Elf” — and musician M. Ward, will hit the road for the Christmas Party Tour 2019, which is named after their second Christmas album that was released in October 2018.

“We’re so excited to announce that we will be playing holiday shows again this December! In addition to returning for shows in LA and the Bay Area, we’ll be coming to the East Coast for shows in New York, Philadelphia, Washington DC and New Haven,” the duo said in an Instagram statement.