LL Cool J to host National Christmas Tree Lighting featuring Patti LaBelle, H.E.R. and Billy Porter

November 16, 2021

Peter Yang

The annual National Christmas Tree Lighting in Washington, D.C. will feature a star-studded lineup hosted by LL Cool J.

H.E.R., Patti LaBelle and Billy Porter will sing holiday classics and join the recent Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee at the ceremony which will be taped on Thursday, December 2 on The Ellipse in President’s Park in the nation’s capital.

The National Christmas Tree Lighting will air Sunday, December 5 at 8:30 p.m. ET/8:00 p.m PT, on CBS.

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