The Rockefeller Center Christmas tree can be seen through the Channel Gardens following a lighting ceremony, Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2014, in New York. Weighing in at approximately 13 tons, the 85-foot tall, 90-year-old Norway Spruce will be adorned with 45,000 energy efficient LED lights. (AP Photo/Jason DeCrow) (Jason DeCrow)
82nd Annual Rockefeller Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony NEW YORK, NY - DECEMBER 03: Mariah Carey performs at the 82nd annual Rockefeller Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony at Rockefeller Center on December 3, 2014 in New York City. Michael Loccisano/Getty Images/AFP
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82nd Annual Rockefeller Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony NEW YORK, NY - DECEMBER 03: Singer LeAnn Rimes performs on stage at the 82nd annual Rockefeller Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony at Rockefeller Center on December 3, 2014 in New York City. Michael Loccisano/Getty Images/AFP
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FILE - The 2014 Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree is raised by crane on Rockefeller Plaza, in New York, in this, Nov. 7, 2014 file photo. On Wednesday evening, Dec. 3, 2014 the air will reverberate with the voices of Lady Gaga, Tony Bennett, Mariah Carey, Cyndi Lauper and other music stars for the nationwide live broadcast of the lighting ceremony. Since the Great Depression, the Rockefeller Center tree has represented Christmas in New York City. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File) (Richard Drew)
The Rockefeller Center Christmas tree is on display before a lighting ceremony, Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2014, in New York. Weighing in at approximately 13 tons, the 85-foot tall, 90-year-old Norway Spruce will be adorned with 45,000 energy efficient LED lights. (AP Photo/Jason DeCrow) (Jason DeCrow)
A group of protesters with signs makes their way up a congested Fifth Avenue sidewalk near Rockefeller Center as they rally against the decision not to indict the police officer involved in the death of Eric Garner during a ceremony to light the Rockefeller Center Christmas tree, Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2014, in New York. (AP Photo/Jason DeCrow) (Jason DeCrow)
Cyndi Lauper Cyndi Lauper performs at the 82nd Annual Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony on Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2014, in New York. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP) (Charles Sykes)
From inside a building, a woman photographs the Rockefeller Center Christmas tree as it stands lit following a ceremony in New York on Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2014. Weighing approximately 13 tons, the 85-foot tall, 90-year-old Norway Spruce is adorned with 45,000 energy efficient LED lights. (AP Photo/Jason DeCrow) (Jason DeCrow)
Spectators gather to watch a lighting ceremony for the Rockefeller Center Christmas tree, Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2014, in New York. Weighing in at approximately 13 tons, the 85-foot tall, 90-year-old Norway Spruce will be adorned with 45,000 energy efficient LED lights. (AP Photo/Jason DeCrow) (Jason DeCrow)
Nueva York
Miles celebraron en el corazón de Manhattan este miércoles en la noche cuando vieron encender el árbol de Navidad del Rockefeller Center.
Niños y jóvenes se sumergieron en las panorámicas de la temporada, incluyendo los 45.000 focos ahorradores LED que iluminaron el árbol de 26 metros de alto, 90 años de edad y 13 toneladas.
El evento incluyó presentaciones de cantantes como Mariah Carey y Cyndi Lauper.
"Siempre quise venir. Teníamos que venir. En Londres tenemos árboles grandes, pero no así de enormes", dijo Lianne Payne, de 20 años, originaria de Gales.
Su novio Carwyn Richards, de 21 años, contó que ella lo arrastró hasta ahí. "No me gusta estar en medio de una multitud", agregó.
Patricia Donnelly, de 70 años, llegó desde Connecticut para ver la iluminación por primera vez en 20 años.
La ceremonia de encendido inició horas después de que un jurado decidiera no procesar penalmente a un policía blanco que causó la muerte por asfixia a un hombre negro mientras trataba de arrestarlo por vender cigarrillos sueltos.
El alcalde de Nueva York, Bill de Blasio, canceló su participación en el encendido del árbol y se reunió con el padre de Eric Garner y otros líderes comunitarios en Staten Island mientras en las calles las personas protestaban por el fallo del jurado.
Pero pese a la fuerte presencia policiaca y a los cientos de manifestantes, la tradición anual salió según lo planeado.