JO DEE MESSINA TO HELP RING IN CHRISTMAS SEASON AT ROCKEFELLER CENTER TREE-LIGHTING CEREMONY LIVE ON NBC-TV WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 2;

STAR-STUDDED LINE-UP INCLUDES ROD STEWART, ROB THOMAS, THE MUPPETS, MICHAEL BUBLE, ARETHA FRANKLIN, ALICIA KEYS, BARRY MANILOW AND MORE

THEY WILL ALL JOIN IN THE HOLIDAY FUN TO LIGHT UP THE WORLD'S MOST FAMOUS CHRISTMAS TREE FOR NBC'S 12TH ANNUAL 'CHRISTMAS IN ROCKEFELLER CENTER' SPECIAL ON DECEMBER 2 (8-9 P.M. ET/PT)

Jane Krakowski ("30 Rock") and Zachary Levi ("Chuck") To Co-Host

NBC Universal and The Arbor Day Foundation Team Up to Add More Green to the 77th Annual Live Holiday Celebration with an Interactive Viewer Experience

Just three days before her own two Christmas shows in Nashville, multi-platinum country singer/songwriter JO DEE MESSINA will perform at Rockefeller Center in New York City for NBC-TV’s live tree lighting ceremony. The program--which airs from 8 to 9:00 PM (ET/PT)--features a stellar line-up including Rod Stewart, Rob Thomas, The Muppets, Michael Bublé, Aretha Franklin, Alicia Keys, Barry Manilow, The Roots, Shakira and NBC-TV’s Taylor Schilling and James Tupper (“Mercy”), Brian Williams (“NBC Nightly News”), Jane Krakowski (“30 Rock”) and Zachary Levy (“Chuck”). more!

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