The Empire State Building Shines to “Jingle Bells” with Meghan Trainor

The holidays are here again and so is the Empire State Building Music-to-Light Spectacular!

The annual light show returned this year on Dec. 20 – set to Meghan Trainor’s new holiday song, “Jingle Bells” – and will run nightly through Dec. 25, timed to a 7 p.m. EST broadcast on iHeartRadio’s Z100, 106.7 Lite FM, and 103.5 KTU.

To celebrate the show’s premiere, Meghan visited the building’s world-famous Observatory Experience – voted the number one attraction in the world by Tripadvisor travelers – for a lighting ceremony and special Q&A with fans.

2024 Holiday Music To Light Show with Meghan Trainor

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NYC's Favorite Holiday Tradition

The annual Holiday Music-to-Light Spectacular celebrates the holidays in New York City with the landmark’s thousands of LED lights atop the world-famous tower synced to holiday tunes by notable artists like the Backstreet Boys, Jimmy Fallon, Ed Sheeran, and more. Choreographed by famed lighting designer Marc Brickman and his Tactical Manoeuvre team, the light show spreads holiday cheer to fans in New York City and around the world via ESB’s Earthcam.

For real-time information about the Empire State Building’s tower lights, text CONNECT to 274-16.

A Very Trainor Christmas

To kick off the spectacle, Meghan flipped the famous light switch in a ceremony at the Observatory Experience. After she toured the immersive exhibits and took in the views from the famed Observation Decks, Meghan sat down with Z100’s Crystal Rosas to chat about her favorite holiday traditions, her family, and the honor of lighting the Empire State Building.

Meghan Trainor and Crystal Rosas at the Q&A

Meghan Trainor and the ESB Besties dance for a TikTok

Meghan Trainor on the 86th Floor Observatory

Deck the Halls

Each corner of the Empire State Building is adorned with over-the-top décor, from the iconic Fifth Avenue Lobby to the reimagined 102^nd Floor Observatory. Guests who visit the Empire State Building Observatory during the holiday season can pose for holiday photos in dedicated corners of the 80^th and 86^th Floors among Christmas trees, snowflakes, twinkle lights, and a candy cane arch. The Fifth Avenue Lobby windows feature a festive display of elaborately wrapped gifts, teddy bears, and holiday ice cream sundaes by Ghirardelli Chocolate.