UNICEF Snowflake
A holiday beacon to New Yorkers since 1984,
the Snowflake is now dedicated to furthering the program's of
UNICEF
Lighting Ceremony
Monday November 28 2005 7:00P
5th Avenue at 59th Street
With Sir Roger Moore | Sarah Jessica
Parker | Indie.Arie | Obi Bermudez | Barry Bostwick | Wyclef
Jean | the cast of Mamma Mia! | Mindy Smith | Young
People's Chorus of New York City
Broadcast WCBS Ch2 with hosts Lynda
Lopez & David Price
Information
United
States Fund for UNICEF
The original snowflake was 16 feet
long, weighed
three-quarters of a ton, and was bedangled with 12,000 Baccarat crystals.
The folks at UNICEF decided to take it up another notch and
re-commissioned Ingo Maurer to make the snowflake that floats 80 feet above holiday crowds strolling
along Fifth Avenue and 57th Street even more impressive. The new
glitzy bit of bling boasts 16,000 Baccarat crystals and has
grown a bit, now measuring 23 feet in diameter, 28 feet in
height, and weighing in at a somewhat portly 3,300 pounds The outdoor
crystal chandelier is intended as a vehicle to raise funds and
awareness to help UNICEF "brighten the world for children" |
