Nov 26, 2007 2:05 pm US/Eastern
CBS 2 HD 'Holiday In Bryant Park'
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CBS 2 HD is a proud partner with Bryant Park.
CBS
On Nov. 27, 2007, at 7:00 p.m., CBS 2 HD presented "Holiday In Bryant Park" at The Pond at Bryant Park in the heart of Manhattan.
See it in its entirety, on demand, right here on wcbstv.com:
'Holiday In Bryant Park' Part I: Ben Vereen & Tree Lighting
'Holiday In Bryant Park' Part 2: Todd Eldredge
'Holiday In Bryant Park' Part 3: Synchronized Skating
'Holiday In Bryant Park' Part 4: Mandy & Chris
'Holiday In Bryant Park' Part 5: Ina & Zimmerman
'Holiday In Bryant Park' Part 6: Bebe & Ben
'Holiday In Bryant Park' Part 7: Carolee Carmello & Finale
The broadcast was presented by Cadillac and BankAmericard.
"Holiday In Bryant Park" attracted thousands of people into the park to be a part of the live television audience. CBS 2 HD anchors Chris Wragge and Kristine Johnson hosted.
Entertainment legend and Tony® winner Ben Vereen crooned Christmas songs along with Broadway stars such as two-time Tony and Emmy Award winner Bebe Neuwirth, Tony® nominee Kelli O'Hara, Drama Desk winner Norm Lewis from the new Broadway show "Disney's Little Mermaid" and the cast of the new Broadway hit "In The Heights."
Skating performances included three-time U.S. national pairs champions Ina and Zimmerman and U.S. and world figure skating champion Todd Eldridge, along with the acclaimed "Haydenettes," 2007 national champions in synchronized skating. Talent Unlimited, featuring a choir of 28 N.Y.C. city high schoolers, accompanied some of the stars.
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WHO- WCBS-TV anchors Chris Wragge & Kristine Johnson, hosts for the evening, were joined by weathercaster Lonnie Quinn
- Entertainment legend and Tony® winner Ben Vereen
- Two-Time Tony® and Emmy Award winner Bebe Neuwirth
- Tony® nominee Kelli O'Hara
- Drama Desk winner, Norm Lewis, from the new Broadway show, Disney's "Little Mermaid"
- Carolee Carmello, currently starring on Broadway in"Mama Mia!"
- The cast of the new Broadway hit, "In the Heights"
- Todd Eldredge: Former World Champion and six-time U.S. Champion
- Kyoko Ina and John Zimmerman: Three-time National Pair Champions; World Bronze Medalists
- Jennifer Robinson: Six-time Canadian Champion & eight-time British Champion
- Marie-France Dubreuil & Patrice Lauzon: Two-time World Silver Medalists
- The Haydenettes: Acclaimed synchronized skating troupe
- A 28-student choir from New York City's Talent Unlimited High School
WHAT"Holiday in Bryant Park" on CBS 2 HD, a special holiday show featuring a host of top Broadway performers, championship skaters, and a tree lighting ceremony. The 50-year old balsam fir tree hails from Québec and is 50 feet tall, has a 20-foot canopy and weighs more than 1,500 lbs. The tree has been decorated by award-winning Canadian designer Brian Gluckstein with 3,000 snowflakes, stars, starbursts and twig wreaths in silver, crystal and glass, along with 30,000 white lights. Surrounded by white doves and more lights, a seven-foot 3D star sits atop the tree.
WHEN- The original special aired Tuesday, Nov. 27, at 7pm., but you can watch it any time on wcbstv.com. Just go to the links above.
WHERE- You can see the Bryant Park Christmas tree for yourself, and enjoy everything else that the park has to offer. Just go to 42nd Street between 5th and 6th Avenues, midtown Manhattan
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New York City's only free admission ice skating rink, The Pond At Bryant Park bills itself as a "winter wonderland in the heart of Manhattan."
CBS 2 HD is a proud partner with Bryant Park, located between 40th and 42nd Streets and 5th and 6th Avenues in Midtown Manhattan.
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