Rockefeller Center, National Christmas trees lit in New York, Washington, D.C. (9 images)

The annual Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree in New York and the National Christmas Tree in Washington, D.C., were lit Wednesday night. Each ceremony is a decades-long tradition.

The Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree is lit for the first time this season after the 86th annual Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony at Rockefeller Center in New York City on November 28, 2018. Photo by John Angelillo/UPI

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The Radio City Rockettes perform at Rockefeller Center during the ceremony. The New York-based dancing troupe was founded in 1925. Photo by John Angelillo/UPI

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Attendees take pictures of the Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree. Photo by John Angelillo/UPI

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Revelers look through windows as as the Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree. Photo by John Angelillo/UPI

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