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The 63rd annual Macy's Great Tree Lighting at Lenox Square Mall on Thursday, Nov. 25, 2010.

Atlanta mayor Kasim Reed attends the 63rd annual Macy's Great Tree Lighting at Lenox Square Mall on Thursday, Nov. 25, 2010. For more than six decades, generations of Atlantans have welcomed the holiday season with the lighting of the Macy's Great Tree.

Macy's All Star Cheer Squad performs for the crowd before the 63rd annual Macy's Great Tree Lighting Show at Lenox Square Mall on Thursday, Nov. 25, 2010. American Idol Season 5 runner-up Katharine McPhee; fan favorite country singer and songwriter Chuck Wicks; Platinum selling R&B artist Bobby V and Atlanta native Austin Renfroe take the stage to celebrate the annual event.

American Idol Season 5 runner-up Katharine McPhee performs for the crowd before the 63rd annual Macy's Great Tree Lighting Show at Lenox Square Mall on Thursday, Nov. 25, 2010.

Abi Hall (left), 11, greets Macy's Pink Pig during the 63rd annual Macy's Great Tree Lighting at Lenox Square Mall on Thursday, Nov. 25, 2010. For more than six decades, generations of Atlantans have welcomed the holiday season with the lighting of the Macy's Great Tree.

Several thousands of people wait for the 63rd annual Macy's Great Tree Lighting at Lenox Square Mall on Thursday, Nov. 25, 2010. For more than six decades, generations of Atlantans have welcomed the holiday season with the lighting of the Macy's Great Tree.

Atlanta native Austin Renfroe performs for the crowd during the 63rd annual Macy's Great Tree Lighting Show at Lenox Square Mall on Thursday, Nov. 25, 2010.

Country singer and songwriter Chuck Wicks (right) and his group perform for the crowd before the 63rd annual Macy's Great Tree Lighting Show at Lenox Square Mall on Thursday, Nov. 25, 2010.

Bernard McKoy and his wife Jackie Bernard (left), of McDonough, enjoy live performance during the 63rd annual Macy's Great Tree Lighting Show at Lenox Square Mall on Thursday, Nov. 25, 2010. For more than six decades, generations of Atlantans have welcomed the holiday season with the lighting of the Macy's Great Tree.

Crystal Bryan (center left) and her boyfriend David Materese, both of Newnan, listen to live performance during the 63rd annual Macy's Great Tree Lighting Show at Lenox Square Mall on Thursday, Nov. 25, 2010. For more than six decades, generations of Atlantans have welcomed the holiday season with the lighting of the Macy s Great Tree.

Platinum selling R&B artist Bobby V performs for the crowd during the 63rd annual Macy's Great Tree Lighting Show at Lenox Square Mall on Thursday, Nov. 25, 2010.

Fireworks go off after the 63rd annual Macy's Great Tree Lighting at Lenox Square Mall on Thursday, Nov. 25, 2010. This year's Great Tree is a 62-foot White Pine that weighs in at 12,000 pounds, and was donated by Larry and Kathryn Rymer of Ocoee, Tenn. Thursday, November 26, 2009.

Fireworks go off after the 63rd annual Macy's Great Tree Lighting at Lenox Square Mall on Thursday, Nov. 25, 2010. This year's Great Tree is a 62-foot White Pine that weighs in at 12,000 pounds, and was donated by Larry and Kathryn Rymer of Ocoee, Tenn. Thursday, November 26, 2009.

Fireworks go off after the 63rd annual Macy's Great Tree Lighting at Lenox Square Mall on Thursday, Nov. 25, 2010. This year's Great Tree is a 62-foot White Pine that weighs in at 12,000 pounds, and was donated by Larry and Kathryn Rymer of Ocoee, Tenn. Thursday, November 26, 2009.

Fireworks go off after the 63rd annual Macy's Great Tree Lighting at Lenox Square Mall on Thursday, Nov. 25, 2010. This year's Great Tree is a 62-foot White Pine that weighs in at 12,000 pounds, and was donated by Larry and Kathryn Rymer of Ocoee, Tenn. Thursday, November 26, 2009.

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Atlanta mayor Kasim Reed attends the 63rd annual Macy's Great Tree Lighting at Lenox Square Mall on Thursday, Nov. 25, 2010. For more than six decades, generations of Atlantans have welcomed the holiday season with the lighting of the Macy's Great Tree.

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