Media Advisory - National Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony VNR Coordinates

Media Advisory - National Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony VNR Coordinates

WHAT: The 2009 National Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony

WHO: President Barak Obama, and First Lady Michelle Obama

-- Randy Jackson, American Idol host, music producer and musician.

-- Sheryl Crow, a multi-platinum, nine-time Grammy Award winning
singer-songwriter, three American Music Awards and a People's Choice
Award winner;

-- Common, a Grammy Award winning artist who has worked with producers
Kanye West, Will.i.am, Pharell and others;

-- Ray LaMontagne, a singer-song writer whose most recent album, "Gossip
in the Grain" debuted at number three on the Billboard Charts.

-- Jordin Sparks is a Grammy-nominated pop star and the 2007 winner of
American Idol.

-- Celtic Woman, a group comprised of four Irish vocalists and one Celtic
violinist, describe themselves as "putting a modern twist on a Celtic
sound."

-- Jazz saxophonist Joshua Redman, and jazz pianist Brad Mehldau will
perform a duet.

-- The United States Marine Band, under the baton of Colonel Michael J.
Colburn, will be this year's featured service band.

WHEN: Thursday, December 3rd, 2009 at 5:00 p.m. EST

WHERE: President's Park on the Ellipse south of the White House.

(Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20090630/DC40408LOGO)

Free VNR Available: A roughly three-minute Video News Release (VNR) providing the evening's highlights will be edited and fed via satellite on December 3rd between 7:00 p.m. EST and 8:00 p.m. EST, one hour after the completion of the show.

The VNR will be available at Galaxy 17 Ku Transponder 24 Slot 3 (91.0w); Uplink 14477 (H); Downlink 12177 (V); Symbol Rate of 3.9787 with FEC of 3/4.

Contact:
National Park Foundation
Mark Shields
(202) 354-6480
mshields@nationalparks.org

/PRNewswire -- Dec. 3/

Photo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20090630/DC40408LOGO
AP Archive: http://photoarchive.ap.org/
PRN Photo Desk, photodesk@prnewswire.com
Source: National Park Foundation

Web Site: http://www.nationalparks.org/

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