Lights, ice rinks, snow, the magic of New York during the Christmas period

This text corresponds to part of the transcription of the report above. Click on the video to watch it in full.

When the first snowflakes fall on New York on Friday, December 26, everyone becomes a child again for a moment. New York in winter feels like being in a movie set where everyone can now be the hero. “We see it in the movies, but being in New York in real life, with the snow, how could it be more magical?”says a tourist.

New York is so iconic during the end-of-year holidays that, over the course of a month, 7.5 million visitors flock there to immerse themselves in this unique atmosphere where everyone plays the game, from department stores to bicycle taxis.

A couple from Rennais had been planning the trip for almost a year. They have just landed. “It’s a bit of a shock at the immensity of all these screens, this light, this activity,” they say. They discover Times Square for the first time under snowstorms. And New York knows how to maintain the myth, constantly renewing itself to attract a new audience.

To avoid turning into icicles, find refuge in the legendary Radio City Hall, the largest indoor theater in the world. With, like every end of the year, a grandiose spectacle. The famous Rockettes are celebrating their centenary. Their specialty, the perfectly synchronized leg lift. From microphones to tap shoes and thousands of costumes, the best known of which is that of the wooden soldiers.

To end the day, you would like to gain some height. Head to the 67th floor of the Rockefeller. But that’s the only downside to snow in New York: the skyscrapers are lost in the mist.