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Brett Eldredge Will ‘Glow’ on NBC’s ‘Rockefeller Christmas’

Brett Eldredge will be a part of this year’s Rockefeller Christmas tree lighting ceremony, which airs December 4 on NBC. Eldredge, who is known for his 2016 Christmas album Glow,…

Nancy Brooks // Country Writer, Beasley Media Group
Brett Eldredge Will 'Glow' on NBC's 'Rockefeller Christmas'

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Brett Eldredge will be a part of this year's Rockefeller Christmas tree lighting ceremony, which airs December 4 on NBC.

Eldredge, who is known for his 2016 Christmas album Glow, will perform on the special which also features Chicago, John Legend, Idina Menzel, Lea Michele, Ne-Yo, Gwen Stefani, Straight No Chaser, Derek & Julianne Hough, Skylar Astin and Alex Newell from NBC's Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist are scheduled to make appearances, in addition to Miss America 2019, Nia Franklin, and the Radio City Rockettes.

This year marks the 87th year of the Rockefeller tree lighting. The 2019 tree — a Norway spruce — will scale 77 feet and be 46-feet wide, weighing 12 tons. After Christmas, the lumber will be donated to Habitat for Humanity and be used to build homes.

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Nancy Brooks // Country Writer, Beasley Media GroupEditor
Nancy Brooks has been working in the country music industry for almost 30 years. She has interviewed pretty much any country star you can think of. In the late 1990s, she started working with Dolly Parton. And yes, Nancy reports that Parton is as sweet as you would think. She loves her life in country music and has been backstage at every CMA Awards show since the late 1990s. Many of her stories are from her one-on-one interviews. She was there at the beginning of the incredible careers of many music superstars today, including Taylor Swift, Shania Twain, and Blake Shelton, and has interviewed them multiple times throughout the years.
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