A new pubTV offering: National Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony

For the first time, pubTV stations may broadcast the 60-minute National Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony in Washington, D.C. According to partners WETA, the National Park Service and the National Park Foundation, the ceremony, which takes place Dec. 3, will be available starting Dec. 4 to run throughout the holiday season. It’s the 86th annual lighting. (2008 photo: National Park Service)