When Does The Rockefeller Tree Get Lit 2025 Calendar. On christmas day, the tree is lit for all 24 hours, and on new year's eve, the tree will be lit from 5 a.m. The rockefeller center christmas tree is almost always lit the wednesday after thanksgiving.

On christmas eve, the tree will be lit for an entire 24 hours, whereas on new year’s eve the spruce will be illuminated from 5 a.m. The lighting of rockefeller center’s towering christmas tree—traditionally on the first wednesday after thanksgiving—is a perennial highlight.