Holiday Christmas Tree Lightings 2008
December 2008 - January 2009
The best free entertainment during the holidays are the numerous tree lightings all over the city.
Holiday Christmas Tree Lightings 2008
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New York City Holiday Shopping Fairs 2008
December 2008 - January 2009
Every year, these temporary holiday shopping bazaars spring up in parks and public spaces around the city.
Vendors set up booths to sell unique holiday gift items -- many of them hand-made.
New York City Holiday Shopping Fairs
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Ice-Skating Rinks in New York City
December 2008 - January 2009
There's nothing like gliding gracefully across the ice with the wind in your hair and the New York City skyline as your backdrop.
Top 7 Ice-Skating Rinks in New York City
Ice-Skating Rinks in New York City
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Central Park Holiday Lighting 2008
Central Park Holiday Lighting 2008: Hosted by the Women's Committee of the Central Park Conservancy and organized by the Central Park Conservancy's Education and Public Programs Department, this event includes fun holiday activities, live music, and refreshments for the entire family.
07 December 2008
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Winter Solstice Concerts at St John the Divine
Winter Solstice Concerts at St John the Divine: In celebration of the winter solstice - the shortest day and longest night of the year - the Cathedral of St John the Divine hosts special concerts.
18 - 20 December 2008
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Candlelight Carol Festival 2008
Candlelight Carol Festival 2008: The hugely popular Candlelight Carol Festival at Manhattan's Riverside Church is a wonderful way to celebrate the Christmas season.
21 December 2008
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Times Square New Year's Eve Celebration
Times Square New Year's Eve Celebration: Times Square has been a magnet for New Year's Eve revellers for nearly 100 years. If you're up for one of the world's biggest and most famous New Year's Eve parties.
31 December 2008
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New Year's Eve Fireworks in New York City
New Year's Eve Fireworks in New York City: In New York City, New Year's Eve is celebrated with vigour as the traditional midnight fireworks are let off in Central Park, South St Seaport and Prospect Park in Brooklyn.
31 December 2008
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Lights on the Lake 2009
Lights on the Lake 2009: Onondaga Lake Park creates a two-mile drive-through light show to mark the festive season. The Lights on the Lake display includes the Land of Oz, Twinkling Fantasy Forest, Victorian Village and Fairytale Magic Grand Finale, as well as animated scenes.
25 November 2008 - 4 January 2009
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Santaland at Macy's 2008
Santaland at Macy's 2008: Macy's Department Store at Herald Square hosts its annual Christmas extravaganza. A spectacular 12,000 square feet of the eighth floor is bedecked in twinkling lights, sparkling stars and outsized lollipops to create Santaland.
25 November - 24 December 2008
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Grand Central Kaleidoscope Light Show
Grand Central Kaleidoscope Light Show: For a month leading up to New Year, New York's stunning Grand Central Station joins in the festive spirit as a spectacular light and sound show transforms the main concourse's famed Sky Ceiling.
01 December 2008 - 01 January 2009
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Radio City Christmas Spectacular 2008
Radio City Christmas Spectacular 2008: A spectacular show at the dazzling 1930s art deco landmark Radio City Music Hall, this music and dance revue has been going strong since 1933, making it staple Christmas fodder along with The Nutcracker, the turkey and the Rockefeller Center Christmas tree.
07 November - 30 December 2008 |
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Rockefeller Center Tree Lighting 2008
The lighting of the spectacular Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree signals the start of the festive season in New York City. With more than 25,000 colourful twinkling lights, the tree is loved by children and adults across the land.
November 2008 - January 2009
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Ice Skating at Rockefeller Center 2008
Ice Skating at Rockefeller Center 2008: Few scenes are more heart-warming than the rink full of happy skaters cavorting in front of the spectacular floodlit towers of New York's Rockefeller Center.
October 2008 - January 2009
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