“The Iconic Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree of 2022: A Must-See in New York during the Holidays”

This is arguably the best-known symbol of Christmas in New York: the rockefeller center tree in the heart of midtown Manhattan, a must as the holidays approach. The characteristics of this tree, 2022 edition: 25 meters high, 15 meters wide and 14 tons. He would be, according to experts, between 85 and 90 years old. Under this tree, another strong symbol of Christmas: the ice rinks.

The one at Rockefeller Center is one of the most famous, especially during the holidays, although there is always a line to skate for a few minutes. When it was first installed in 1936, it was a trialit was supposed to be temporary, but since then, New Yorkers can’t imagine Christmas without it.

Christmas in New York is also about smells: roasted peanuts, chestnuts, hot drinks, such as “Chai tea latte”mulled wine, with its vapors of spices, cloves and cinnamon or “eggnog”, eggnog, a cocooning drink at the end of the year, made from milk, cream, egg yolk and sugar…

>> A letter from America, a series of exceptional episodes to be found every Tuesday. A sound postcard to help us better understand this America of today, both so familiar and sometimes totally disconcerting. An RTL Originals podcast.