By 4:30 pm, the winter sun has set and visitors can truly appreciate the time and effort of stringing the 78,000 lights.

Your lighting job at home may not seem so tough after seeing this!

Everything is lit up beautifully and although it gets a little crowded throughout the plaza, be patient and take your time. The Christmas spirit can easily be lost if you let the jostling get to you.

You'll get quite a thrill skating here in the evening as the golden god Prometheus looks on just below the tree.

Surely, many visitors to Rockefeller Center will be taking in the famed Radio City Christmas Spectacular at Radio City Music Hall.