Rockefeller Center and Other Christmas Displays in New York

The magic of the Holiday season truly comes alive in New York City. As you walk along the bustling, crowded city streets the smell of roasting chestnuts fills the cold winter air. You might be on Fifth Avenue headed to St. Patrick’s Cathedral, (460 Madison Ave.), to view the Nativity Crèche and feel the lovely peace and beauty of the magnificent architecture of the Cathedral around you. No matter what your faith or spirituality the Cathedral is a truly wonderful place to visit any time of year. Especially at Christmas it does evoke the Holiday and all that it should mean to every person.

The location of the Cathedral is near Rockefeller Center and Radio City Music Hall. Two more places where you can take in the beauty of the season. Rockefeller Center is the home of the annual Christmas tree that you see every year on TV. You approach the tree erected in the plaza along the walkway lined with beautiful lighted Angels holding their heavenly horns to herald the birth of the “Newborn King”. The tree overlooks the famous ice skating rink, which is open beginning October 8, 2005. Check their website for pre season and holiday season schedules and prices. The tree will be lit this year on November 29, 2005 at 9:00 p.m. and will remain lit through January 6, 2006.

Not to be missed is a stroll on Fifth Avenue to view the department store windows and the magical, mechanical displays within. The huge glass windows are usually roped off so that visitors can walk along past the windows and marvel at the creative displays inside. This is a particularly wondrous site for little ones. But adults too can step into the moment and feel like a child again.