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/  

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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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