The 2025 run of the Christmas Spectacular Starring the Radio City Rockettes marked the production’s highest attendance in 25 years. The production at Radio City Music Hall sold more than 1.2 million tickets across 216 performances.
Guests from all 50 states and 125 countries attended the Christmas Spectacular, which celebrated the Radio City Rockettes' 100th anniversary year. The limited engagement opened November 6, 2025, and continued through January 5, 2026.
“This milestone Christmas Spectacular season is a testament to the unique talent and cultural resonance of the Rockettes that has endured for 100 years,” stated Jessica Tuttle, executive vice president, Productions at MSG Entertainment. “Propelled by the Rockettes and their universal appeal, the Christmas Spectacular continues to be an inspiring and uplifting holiday tradition for people across the globe—reinforcing that the powerful combination of live performance, sisterhood, and joy transcends generations.”
The annual holiday engagement spotlights the Radio City Rockettes and features extravagant numbers throughout a 90-minute production. The 2025 Christmas Spectacular featured such classics as "Parade of the Wooden Soldiers" as well as a new Santa Claus-themed scene introduced in 2024, set to Jerry Herman's Mame classic "We Need a Little Christmas."
The Radio City Rockettes, the longest-running precision dance company
in America, are known for their unity, athleticism, and iconic style
that combines ballet, jazz, and tap, as well as techniques of modern and
contemporary dance.
The Christmas Spectacular has been a staple of the New York holiday season since its opening in 1933. More than 73 million people from across the world have seen the production. Madison Square Garden Entertainment Corp. produces the annual holiday show.