NEW YORK -- Thousands ... in the city on Nov. 9. It's approximately 70 years old, stands 74 feet tall and weighs 11 tons. It has been adorned with more than 50,000 colorful lights on five miles ...

Fifty-thousand multi-colored lights were illuminated on Rockefeller Center's iconic Christmas tree Wednesday evening to cheers from the crowds gathered to witness the annual New York City tradition.