Lifestyle@Lighting the Rockefeller Center Tree 2007

he 84-foot-tall Christmas tree at Rockefeller Center in New York City was lit on Wednesday night.

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A man swept the stage before the start of the ceremony.

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Onlookers gazed out of nearby windows to see the tree-lighting ceremony.

Photo: Josh Haner/The New York Times

Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg and the Radio City Rockettes lit the tree.

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Crowds started gathering early in the day in order to get a good view of the festivities.

Photo: Seth Wenig/Associated Press

Lighting the Rockefeller Center Tree

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