Tree Lighting Ceremony on Wall Street

Today, I watched part of the Tree Lighting Ceremony held on Wall Street. It was freezing cold, but I was keen to see a Christmas tree be lit, since unfortunately it had been too crowded last week to watch the one held at Rockefeller Center. But that is what you can expect when major artists like Alicia Keys perform.

Thankfully, the ceremony on Wall Street had a much smaller crowd. It was organized by the NYSE Euronext, and it was their 86th tree lighting ceremony. When I got there, it was freezing. Of course, I had not worn my heavy overcoat, nor did I have a cap. Being as smart as I am, I had worn ordinary shoes rather than boots, and had a very, very thin pair of gloves, which really did nothing for me. I stood in the cold, feeling a bit like an idiot, because temperatures were really low...like 20 degrees or so...brrrr.

Anyway, some of the performances were worth watching, before the tree lighting actually took place. I am not familiar with most of the performers, but found one group quite fun - the Manhattan Transfers. One of their tunes was very engaging. It's called "Spain (I Can Recall)".

Most delightful was the countdown to the tree lighting. Do enjoy the clip. After the tree lighting, I stayed on for another 15 minutes to catch Billy Ray Cyrus perform. Personally, his music is not my cup of tea (i.e., country music), but a lot of the girls were screaming like crazy....I think it's because he's the dad of a famous singer/actress called Miley Cyrus (of Hannah Montana fame). I am not familiar with her stuff, and personally, I don't really want to get familiar with it....too "tweenybopper" for me. After watching his performance I left, because my toes had turned into frozen ice cubes so to speak. And I really didn't want to get to the point where frostbite sets in. Just not worth it, you know?