Hudson Valley Tree Shines In Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree Lighting

NEW YORK, N.Y. -- Hundreds of thousands of people stood in the rain to watch the 10-foot tree from the Hudson Valley glow in the annual Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony on Wednesday night.

Hundreds of thousands of people stood in the rain to watch the 10-foot tree from the Hudson Valley glow in the annual Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony. Photo Credit: *Twitter/NBC News*

Karin Carrasco

12/03/2015 10:00 a.m.

The tree made its way to Manhattan from Gardiner in Ulster County.

Although there was no direct threat, backpacks and umbrellas were banned in an effort to tighten security, said Time Warner Cable.

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