Bank of America Winter Village at Bryant Park will kick off its holiday season Tuesday, Dec. 2, at 5:30 p.m. with its annual tree lighting ceremony featuring American actor and chef David Burtka as host.

The free event will showcase performances by Olympic and championship figure skaters, including 2022 U.S. National Champion and Olympian Mariah Bell, 2022 U.S. Olympians Kaitlin Hawayek and Jean-Luc Baker, and two-time U.S. National Medalist Emmanuel Savary. Tony Award-winner Matt Doyle will make a special guest appearance.

This year’s tree stands 45 feet tall and weighs more than 8,000 pounds. It features over 1,200 oversized ornaments, including giant glimmering pine cones and traditional holiday bells, and will be lit with approximately 12,000 lights.

Performances will also include t

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