NEW YORK, NY – (September 16, 2024) – NBC 4 New York/WNBC and Telemundo 47/WNJU are offering an exciting opportunity for a local youth choir this holiday season. Starting today and continuing through October 13, choral groups are invited to visit nbcnewyork.com/choir or telemundo47.com/choir and submit an entry for this year’s Star Choir competition.
The winner will be invited to perform during NBC’s “Christmas in Rockefeller Center” broadcast, scheduled for Wednesday, December 4. Previous Star Choir winners include P.S. 103 in The Bronx (2021), P.S.14 in Corona, Queens (2022) and High Tech High School of the Hudson County Schools of Technology (2023).
“Our Star Choir winner has quickly become one of the highlights of WNBC’s holiday broadcast. The energy and passion of these young performers continue to make spirits bright,” said Eric Lerner, President and General Manager of NBC 4 New York. “We are thrilled to offer this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to a talented Tri-State youth choir and cannot wait to welcome them to Rockefeller Center – the biggest holiday stage of all.”
“In recent years, viewers from around the world have been introduced to the remarkable singing talents of our Star Choir winners – hailing from Wakefield in The Bronx, Corona, Queens and all across Hudson County, New Jersey,” said Cristina Schwarz, President, and General Manager of Telemundo 47. “Our Telemundo 47 familia is excited to make this amazing opportunity available to the community. We look forward to seeing their talents shine this holiday season.”
Specific holiday singing competition rules include:
- The contest is restricted to participants residing within WNBC’s viewing areas in New York, New Jersey, Fairfield County, Connecticut and Pike County, Pennsylvania.
- Singing groups must have a minimum of 10 members and a maximum of 35 members.
- All entrants must be between the ages of 6 and 18 years of age.
- Entrants can submit a video performance of any holiday-themed song, up to 3 minutes long.
Entrants chosen for a second round:
- Will be required to submit formal parental consent to proceed in the process.
- Will be asked to perform and submit an original, second performance of “Deck the Halls.”’
For more information about NBC 4 New York, visit NBCNewYork.com. For more information about Telemundo 47, visit Telemundo47.com.
About NBC 4 New York / WNBC
NBC 4 New York / WNBC is the flagship station of the NBCUniversal Local division of NBCUniversal, serving the New York Tri-State area for more than 75 years and featuring Alfred I. duPont-Columbia, Edward R. Murrow, and Emmy® Award-winning journalists who are among the most accomplished in their field.
The station includes the NBC 4 I-Team, New York’s largest televised investigative reporting unit, Better Get Baquero which has recovered more than $11 million for Tri-State consumers and Storm Team 4, certified by WeatheRate for delivering the Tri-State’s most accurate local weather forecast using cutting-edge technology such as Storm Tracker 4, a high-frequency S-Band dual polarization fixed Doppler weather radar. NBC 4 New York’s digital platforms are also among the most read and watched in the New York market and include the NBC 4 App, dedicated Peacock, Roku, Apple TV, Pluto, and Amazon FireTV channels along with unique, out-of-home viewing in local taxis.
About Telemundo 47 New York / WNJU
Telemundo 47 / WNJU is NBCUniversal Local’s Telemundo station with more than 50 years of service to the Spanish-speaking communities of New York, New Jersey and Connecticut. Featuring Emmy® Award-winning journalists and offering more than 27 hours of locally-produced programming each week, the station includes the New York market’s only team of bilingual meteorologists, La Autoridad en El Tiempo who are certified by WeatheRate for delivering the Tri-State’s most accurate Spanish-language television forecast. Their Telemundo Responde investigative unit has recovered more than $4 million to date, with Telemundo 47’s public affairs program Enfoque Nueva York shining a weekly spotlight on the policy issues and local concerns most important to viewers.
Telemundo 47 provides news and information across all platforms, including the Telemundo 47 App, dedicated Roku, Apple TV and Amazon FireTV channels, and across social media. The Tri-State’s Spanish-language broadcasting channel for soccer, Telemundo 47 will offer exclusive Spanish-language coverage of the 2026 FIFA Men’s World Cup™ tournament.
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