The holiday season is right around the corner, and Fox News is ready for it.
The network will present its fourth annual All-American Tree Lighting on Monday, Nov. 20, at 5 p.m. ET. Co-hosted by The Five’s Greg Gutfeld, Jeanine Pirro, Dana Perino, Harold Ford Jr., and Jesse Watters, the lighting will be shown live during the last half hour of the show’s Monday telecast.
The Five will be joined at Fox Square by Bret Baier (and his family), Ainsley Earhardt, Janice Dean, Shannon Bream, Bill Hemmer, the Fox & Friends trio and several other on-air personalities. New York City Mayor Eric Adams is scheduled to be present for the lighting as well.
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*UPDATE (Monday, Nov. 20): Mayor Adams is not attending the Fox tree-lighting ceremony. He was previously slated to do so.
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Fox’s Christmas tree will be located on Fox Square outside the network’s New York headquarters and stand 50 feet tall. It will be adorned with 12,000 ornaments, 340,000 lights and have a patriotic theme featuring red, white, and blue decorations.
The event will feature holiday carolers, special guests, and a blessing of the Christmas tree from Cardinal Timothy Dolan, Rev. Jacques De Graff, and Rabbi Haskel Lookstein. Members of the FDNY and NYPD from stations and precincts around New York City will also attend the tree lighting ceremony.
This year, Fox News is also partnering with the Police Athletic League for a toy drive to benefit New York City youth. Employees participated in volunteer activities and were given a holiday wish list to purchase and wrap gifts for the children. These gifts will be displayed around the Christmas tree.
This year, Fox News is partnering with the First Responders Children’s Foundation (1STRCF), which provides financial support to children who have lost a parent in the line of duty, as well as families experiencing financial hardships due to tragic circumstances. Earlier this month, Fox set up an internal toy drive for staff to donate gifts which will then be wrapped and placed under the tree by the night of the lighting.
TVNewser was on-site and snapped a couple behind the scenes photos of the festivities:
The Five live from Fox Square, pre-lighting.
Jesse Watters, Santa Claus, Jessica Tarlov’s daughter
