New York, NY (Top40 Charts/ National Park Foundation) Today, the
National Park Service and the
National Park Foundation announced that actor and producer Tom Hanks and singer-songwriter, actress, and producer Rita Wilson will co-host the 92nd annual
National Christmas Tree Lighting ceremony. Wilson will also perform during the show. Additionally, multi Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter and actor NE-YO, multiplatinum-selling artist Steve Miller, and country star
Chely Wright will join pop phenomenon Fifth Harmony, Grammy-winning legend Patti LaBelle, pop world duo Nico & Vinz, and award-winning vocal group
The Tenors in performing a collection of holiday favorites. Follow @TheNationalTree on Twitter and visit www.thenationaltree.org for the most up-to-date event information.
This year's
National Christmas Tree Lighting will take place on Thursday, December 4 on the Ellipse at President's Park, one of America's 401 national parks, in Washington, D.C. The ceremony begins at 4:30 p.m. ET with the
National Christmas Tree Lighting pre-show, co-hosted by 94.7 FRESH FM's Tommy McFLY and ABC7/WJLA-TV's Jummy Olabanji. The event will air on public television throughout the month of December. For broadcast times, check local listings or the
National Christmas Tree Lighting website.
Presented by the
National Park Service and the
National Park Foundation, the official charity of America's national parks, and produced by Bounce AEG, the
National Christmas Tree Lighting kicks off a four-week holiday celebration at President's Park. This year's ceremony marks the 92nd annual
National Christmas Tree Lighting, an American holiday tradition started by President Calvin Coolidge in 1923.
Thanks to Google's Made with Code, the premier sponsor of the 2014
National Christmas Tree Lighting, girls across the country will experience the beauty of code by lighting up holiday trees at President's Park. Beginning on December 2, girls can head to madewithcode.com to code a design for one of the 56 state and territory trees. Girls can select the shape, size, and color of the lights, and animate different patterns using introductory programming language and their designs will appear live on the trees. Other event supporters are GE Lighting, Amtrak, Guest Services Inc., Hargrove, Hudler Carolina Tree Farms, Loews Madison, Nicolas Holiday, and Uber.
For more information about the event and its history, please visit www.thenationaltree.org and follow the
National Christmas Tree on Twitter at @TheNationalTree. Join the conversation online using the hashtag #NCTL2014.
ABOUT THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
More than 20,000
National Park Service employees care for America's 401 national parks and work with communities across the nation to help preserve local history and create close-to-home recreational opportunities.
The
National Park Service has cared for the White House and its grounds since 1933. President's Park, which includes the Ellipse and Lafayette Park, was officially included in the national park system in 1961.
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