{"id":107091,"date":"2025-10-23T18:12:44","date_gmt":"2025-10-23T22:12:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?p=107091"},"modified":"2025-10-23T18:12:44","modified_gmt":"2025-10-23T22:12:44","slug":"country-music-icon-reba-mcentire-set-to-take-the-stage-as-host-of-christmas-in-rockefeller-center-special","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2025\/10\/23\/country-music-icon-reba-mcentire-set-to-take-the-stage-as-host-of-christmas-in-rockefeller-center-special\/","title":{"rendered":"Country Music Icon Reba McEntire Set to Take the Stage as Host of &#8220;Christmas in Rockefeller Center&#8221; Special"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-107092\" src=\"http:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Christmas_Rock_Center.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"666\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Christmas_Rock_Center.webp 666w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Christmas_Rock_Center-300x169.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 666px) 100vw, 666px\" \/>Country music icon and multi-media entertainment mogul Reba McEntire will, for the first time, host this year&#8217;s &#8220;<em><strong>Christmas in Rockefeller Center<\/strong><\/em>&#8221; on NBC.<\/p>\n<p>The annual two-hour telecast will air live on Wednesday, December 3 @ 8PM ET on NBC and simulcast on Peacock. In a tradition spanning over nine decades, the beloved special will celebrate the holiday season with the lighting of one of the world&#8217;s most famous trees in the heart of New York City.<\/p><div id=\"morty-1599203917\" class=\"morty-content\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-4937602850188786\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4937602850188786\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"5227734695\" \ndata-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\ndata-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>In addition to her hosting duties, McEntire will perform throughout the evening from the historic Rockefeller Center. 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