{"id":497,"date":"2007-12-14T17:10:10","date_gmt":"2007-12-14T21:10:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nyhabitat.com\/blog\/2007\/12\/14\/new-york-habitat-and-the-citys-big-bright-christmas-tree\/"},"modified":"2012-10-26T15:30:37","modified_gmt":"2012-10-26T19:30:37","slug":"new-york-habitat-and-the-citys-big-bright-christmas-tree","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nyhabitat.com\/blog\/2007\/12\/14\/new-york-habitat-and-the-citys-big-bright-christmas-tree\/","title":{"rendered":"New York Habitat and the City\u2019s Big, Bright Christmas Tree"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a title=\"Rockafeller Center Chistmas Tree New York\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nyhabitat.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/12\/800px-rockefellertree2005.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft\" style=\"width: 357px; height: 222px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nyhabitat.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/12\/800px-rockefellertree2005.jpg\" alt=\"Rockafeller Center Chistmas Tree New York\" width=\"329\" height=\"202\" align=\"left\" \/><\/a><strong>The Christmas season is arguably the best time to visit <a title=\"Travel Guide to New York City\" href=\"\/blog\/category\/new-york\/\">New York City<\/a><\/strong>. No matter what your religious background may be, the holiday buzz about Manhattan is impossible to ignore. Each year, Rockefeller Center fills with throngs of festive tourists and frustrated businessmen shuffling by on their way to work.<\/p>\n<p>Tucked into a crowded corner of Midtown Manhattan, on the edge between <a title=\"New York Midtown West Travel tips\" href=\"\/blog\/category\/new-york\/new-york-travel-guide\/new-york-neighborhoods\/midtown-west\/\">Midtown West<\/a> and <a title=\"Travel Guide to Midtown East, NY\" href=\"\/blog\/category\/new-york\/new-york-travel-guide\/new-york-neighborhoods\/midtown-east\/\">Midtown East<\/a>, New York\u2019s take on the European square spruces itself up around the holidays with a large, outdoor ice-skating rink and an illuminated, 84-foot-tall spruce. <strong>This year,<\/strong> New York Habitat has plenty of <a title=\"Vacation Rentals in Midtown West, NY\" href=\"\/new-york-apartment\/vacation\/manhattan\/midtown-west\">Midtown West accommodation<\/a> <strong>choices, as well as <a title=\"Apartment Rentals in Midtown East, NY\" href=\"\/new-york-apartment\/furnished\/manhattan\/midtown-east\">Midtown East apartments<\/a> for travelers wanting to get a glimpse of the city\u2019s towering Christmas tree.<!--more--><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The annual tree lighting ceremony took place on November 28th complete with live music and ice-skating performances. The ice-skating rink is open to anyone brave enough to stumble across the ice as tourists look on (many of them do) from the promenade above. Unlike in <a title=\"Open air skating rinks in Paris\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nyhabitat.com\/blog\/2007\/10\/29\/new-york-habitat-covers-paris-open-air-skating-rinks\/\">Paris\u00a0where the ice rinks<\/a> are a great place to people watch, the ice rink atRockefeller Center puts the skaters on display, for better or worse. The Art Deco tower at 30 Rockefeller Plaza anchors Rock Center and the glassed-in top floor offers some of Manhattan\u2019s best views.<\/p>\n<p>Available for the holidays is this elegant <a title=\"New York Accommodaiton: 2 bedroom rental in Midtown East (Ny-12498)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nyhabitat.com\/new-york-apartment\/vacation\/12498\">two-bedroom rental apartment in Midtown East (NY-12498)<\/a>, just a few blocks from the festivities at Rockefeller Center. Those in need of a respite from the holiday hubbub can hide out in this expansive <a title=\"new York Accommodation: 1 bedroom rental in Midtown West - Chelsea (NY-14521\" href=\"\/new-york-apartment\/vacation\/14521\">one-bedroom rental in Midtown West-Chelsea (NY-14521)<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Rockefeller Center during December and January encapsulates the holiday season in New York:hectic, cold, overcrowded and brimming with an intoxicating spirit.<\/p>\n<p>If you make it to the Rockefeller ice skating rink send us your comments on the experience.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Christmas season is arguably the best time to visit New York City. 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