Updated 12/7/2021
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The Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree
There is nothing like the Holiday season in NYC and the Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree at “30 Rock” has been a holiday beacon and tradition for over eight decades now to New Yorkers and visitors from around the world. It is also a tradition for me to visit the tree this time of year and it never fails to lift my spirits. I missed it last year due to Covid but I wasn’t going to miss it two years in a row. This tree is a Norway Spruce standing 79 feet tall, 46 feet wide and weighing 12 tons and sparkles with over 50,000 multicolored LED lights. It is, of course, magnificent!
The Art Deco Outdoor Ice-Skating Rink
The art deco outdoor ice-skating rink in the lower level was installed in 1936. It was originally intended to be temporary but was so popular when it opened that it became a permanent attraction and today it is one of the most famous skating rinks in the world. The iconic golden statue of “Prometheus” was sculpted by Paul Manship in 1934 and stands in a fountain basin.
The Met Christmas tree and Neapolitan Baroque Creche
The vivid 18th century Neapolitan nativity scene of the Holy Family shown here with an abundant array of lifelike figures with silk-robed angels hovering above in the 20 foot tall blue spruce tree is gorgeous!
The Temple of Dendur
Every time I visit NYC I make a pilgrimage to the Met to see this magnificent temple given to the US by Egypt in 1965 and awarded to the Met in 1967 and installed in The Sackler Wing in 1978. It is a perfect place for meditation and contemplation, an oasis in the middle of the busy city. You can close your eyes and almost make yourself believe you are in Egypt! Indeed, the Met houses one of the greatest exhibits of ancient Egyptian artifacts in the world.