New York, NY (Top40 Charts / National Park Foundation) Two-time Rock and Roll Hall of Famers
David Crosby, Stephen Stills, and Graham Nash; Grammy-nominated singer Aloe Blacc; chart-topping singer/songwriter Kelsea Ballerini; and the Joyous String Quartet have been added to the lineup for the 2015
National Christmas Tree Lighting, presented by the
National Park Service and the
National Park Foundation, the official charity of America's national parks. Find out who else has been announced so far at www.thenationaltree.org.
Keep up with the
National Christmas Tree on Twitter at @TheNationalTree and follow #NCTL2015 on social media for more information about the event and its history.
This year's kick-off to the holiday season in our nation's capital marks the 93rd annual
National Christmas Tree Lighting and will be held Thursday, December 3, 2015, on the Ellipse at President's Park (White House). Produced by Bounce AEG, the ceremony begins at 4:30 p.m. ET with the exclusive
National Christmas Tree Lighting pre-show. The event can be seen on public television throughout the month of December. For broadcast times, check local listings or the
National Christmas Tree Lighting website.
An American holiday tradition started by President Calvin Coolidge in 1923, the
National Christmas Tree Lighting is a great example of the countless ways there are to #FindYourPark. Launched in March 2015, Find Your Park/Encuentra Tu Parque is a public awareness and education movement to inspire people from all backgrounds to connect with, celebrate, and support America's national parks and community-based programs. Celebrating the
National Park Service Centennial and setting the stage for the Service's next 100 years, #FindYourPark invites people to discover and share their own unique connections to our nation's natural landscapes, vibrant culture, and rich history.
ABOUT THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
More than 20,000
National Park Service employees care for America's 409 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.
Visit us at www.nps.gov.
ABOUT THE NATIONAL PARK FOUNDATION
The
National Park Foundation is the official charity of America's national parks and nonprofit partner to the
National Park Service. Chartered by Congress in 1967, the
National Park Foundation raises private funds to help PROTECT more than 84 million acres of national parks through critical conservation and preservation efforts, CONNECT all Americans with their incomparable natural landscapes, vibrant culture and rich history, and INSPIRE the next generation of park stewards. Find out more and become a part of the national park community at www.nationalparks.org.
