The 2013 Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree will be lit for the first time on Wednesday, December 4, 2013 with live and taped performances from 7–9 PM, at Rockefeller Plaza, between West 48th and West 51st Streets and 5th and 6th Avenues. Tens of thousands will crowd the sidewalks for the event and hundreds of millions will watch it live across the globe.