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Tree Lighting Ceremony To Be Held At Bryant Park's Winter Village

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) -- The Christmas tree at Bryant Park's Winter Village will light up for the holiday season Friday night.

This year's tree is a 50-foot Norway spruce that will be lit during a fireworks display.

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Olympic-medalist Johnny Weir will be among the talented skaters to hit the ice rink for a special performance that will include live music.

The event gets underway at 6 p.m.

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Ridgewood, New Jersey is also hosting its tree lighting Friday. It's scheduled for 7:30 p.m. at the train station.

And in Montclair the annual tree lighting event gets underway at 6 p.m. at Church Street Plaza.

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On Wednesday, Mayor Bill de Blasio flipped the switch during the 84th annual lighting of the Rockefeller Center Christmas tree.

More than 50,000 multi-colored LED lights brought the 94-foot Norway spruce to life.

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