Radio City X'mas Spectacular

Earlier this month, we saw the Radio City X'mas Spectacular at Radio City Music Hall. This family show celebrates its 75th. anniversary this year and it is still a firm favorite. Like the Macy's Thanksgiving Parade, this show featuring the lovely, leggy ladies called The Rockettes is a "must see" - at least once in a lifetime.

Long lines during the opening weekend on Sunday, November 11th.

We arrived at the door about 9.40 a.m. for the ten o'clock show and the line was already more than a block long. But, the security check was, thankfully, quick. We got in with extra time, settled into our seats, collected our program booklets and our little starlit wands :)

The lovely, sparkling Christmas-tree shaped Swarovski chandelier at the lobby.

The Rockettes through the years.

The show begins after a wild 3D ride with Santa on his sleigh. Wooooo...!

NY at Christmas - sightseeing during the holiday season.

Finding a present for a little girl - Ragdolls at Santa's toy workshop. The gift finds you.



Dancing and singing Santas.


Toy soldiers fall after being Kaboom-ed!


March of the three wisemen, with camels and other animals on stage! I decided to take a short movie instead of still photos (flash photography prohibited but I could still see flashes around me). We don't wanna scare those camels now, do we?


Living Nativity Scene - the Finale.

Tip: The best time to see the Radio City Rockettes and Santa is opening week; when tickets are still not premium-ly priced and the Rockettes are still fresh and eager :) Doing 3-4 shows a day is not easy and I bet they all sweat buckets doing over 1,500 kicks per day. For opening weekend, we paid $70 per ticket with good seats. Of course, we bought our tickets over 2 months ago, directly from the Radio City Box Office (no surcharge, unlike Ticketmaster). It pays to be an early bird. Hee..hee!