Subtitles section Play video Print subtitles CROWD FOR THE LIGHTING OF THE ROCKEFELLER CHRISTMAS TREE. OF THE ROCKEFELLER CHRISTMAS TREE. THE LOUNGE JOURNALNG JOURNEY TO CHRISTMAS TREE. THE LOUNGE JOURNALNG JOURNEY TO THE TREE BIAS'S BIG NIGHT THE LOUNGE JOURNALNG JOURNEY TO THE TREE BIAS'S BIG NIGHT HERE. THE TREE BIAS'S BIG NIGHT HERE. >> Reporter: WHEN HERE. >> Reporter: WHEN CAROL PLANTED HER >> Reporter: WHEN CAROL PLANTED HER SPRUCE, SHE KNEW IT CAROL PLANTED HER SPRUCE, SHE KNEW IT WAS DESTINED FOR SPRUCE, SHE KNEW IT WAS DESTINED FOR GREATNESS. WAS DESTINED FOR GREATNESS. >> I ALWAYS SAID GREATNESS. >> I ALWAYS SAID YOU'LL BE IN >> I ALWAYS SAID YOU'LL BE IN ROCKEFELLER CENTER YOU'LL BE IN ROCKEFELLER CENTER SOME DAY AND YOU'LL ROCKEFELLER CENTER SOME DAY AND YOU'LL WITH A BEAUTIFUL TREE. SOME DAY AND YOU'LL WITH A BEAUTIFUL TREE. >> Reporter: WHEN THE WITH A BEAUTIFUL TREE. >> Reporter: WHEN THE TREE WAS CHOSEN, >> Reporter: WHEN THE TREE WAS CHOSEN, PEOPLE COULDN'T GET TREE WAS CHOSEN, PEOPLE COULDN'T GET ENOUGH. PEOPLE COULDN'T GET ENOUGH. >> WHAT DO YOU THINK? ENOUGH. >> WHAT DO YOU THINK? >> AMAZING. >> WHAT DO YOU THINK? >> AMAZING. >> Reporter: DOWN >> AMAZING. >> Reporter: DOWN BELOW, RENOWNED >> Reporter: DOWN BELOW, RENOWNED ARCHITECT AND STAR BELOW, RENOWNED ARCHITECT AND STAR MAKER OVERSEES THE ARCHITECT AND STAR MAKER OVERSEES THE PLACEMENT OF 3 MILLION MAKER OVERSEES THE PLACEMENT OF 3 MILLION CRYSTALS. PLACEMENT OF 3 MILLION CRYSTALS. >> ALWAYS REPRESENTS CRYSTALS. >> ALWAYS REPRESENTS HOPE OF HUMANITY. >> ALWAYS REPRESENTS HOPE OF HUMANITY. >> Reporter: FOR A HOPE OF HUMANITY. >> Reporter: FOR A CLOSER LOOK, WE HEADED >> Reporter: FOR A CLOSER LOOK, WE HEADED SEVEN STORIES UP. CLOSER LOOK, WE HEADED SEVEN STORIES UP. >> YOU KNOW WHAT IT SEVEN STORIES UP. >> YOU KNOW WHAT IT SMELLS LIKE? >> YOU KNOW WHAT IT SMELLS LIKE? >> CHRISTMAS. SMELLS LIKE? >> CHRISTMAS. IT SMELLS LIKE >> CHRISTMAS. IT SMELLS LIKE CHRISTMAS. IT SMELLS LIKE CHRISTMAS. >> Reporter: FOR CHRISTMAS. >> Reporter: FOR WEEKS, ELECTRICIANS >> Reporter: FOR WEEKS, ELECTRICIANS HAVE BEEN STRINGING WEEKS, ELECTRICIANS HAVE BEEN STRINGING 50,000 LIGHTS AND HAVE BEEN STRINGING 50,000 LIGHTS AND WIRES TO MAKE SURE 50,000 LIGHTS AND WIRES TO MAKE SURE EVERYTHING IS PERFECT. WIRES TO MAKE SURE EVERYTHING IS PERFECT. THIS STAR IS GOING TO EVERYTHING IS PERFECT. THIS STAR IS GOING TO BE THE CENTER OF NEW THIS STAR IS GOING TO BE THE CENTER OF NEW YORK UNIVERSE BUT BE THE CENTER OF NEW YORK UNIVERSE BUT BEFORE WE LIGHT IT UP, YORK UNIVERSE BUT BEFORE WE LIGHT IT UP, WE HAVE TO HEAD DOWN. BEFORE WE LIGHT IT UP, WE HAVE TO HEAD DOWN. >> AS THE FINAL WE HAVE TO HEAD DOWN. >> AS THE FINAL TOUCHES ARE SET. >> AS THE FINAL TOUCHES ARE SET. CAROL SCHULTZ IS READY TOUCHES ARE SET. CAROL SCHULTZ IS READY FOR THE MOMENT SHE'S CAROL SCHULTZ IS READY FOR THE MOMENT SHE'S BEEN WAITING MORE THAN FOR THE MOMENT SHE'S BEEN WAITING MORE THAN HALF A CENTURY TO BEEN WAITING MORE THAN HALF A CENTURY TO SHARE. HALF A CENTURY TO SHARE. >> WHEN I SEE THE TREE SHARE. >> WHEN I SEE THE TREE LIT UP, I'LL PROBABLY >> WHEN I SEE THE TREE LIT UP, I'LL PROBABLY CRY. LIT UP, I'LL PROBABLY CRY. MY HOME IS IT WILL CRY. MY HOME IS IT WILL BRING HAPPINESS TO MY HOME IS IT WILL BRING HAPPINESS TO PEOPLE AND I HOPE THEY BRING HAPPINESS TO PEOPLE AND I HOPE THEY ENJOY IT. PEOPLE AND I HOPE THEY ENJOY IT. >> Reporter: LESTER, ENJOY IT. >> Reporter: LESTER, THAT WAS THE SAME TREE >> Reporter: LESTER, THAT WAS THE SAME TREE IN CAROL'S LIVING THAT WAS THE SAME TREE IN CAROL'S LIVING ROOM.
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