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Tonight in New York City, The Five and special guests lit FOX News Media’s All‑American Christmas Tree on FOX Square, kicking off the holiday season with a proud, public celebration of faith, family, and country. The event—held Friday, November 21, 2025—reminded Americans that our traditions still matter and that civic life belongs in the public square, not locked away by elite downtown gatekeepers. This was a Christmas celebration done the right way: loud, public, and unapologetically American.
Standing 50 feet tall and wrapped in red, white and blue, the tree was festooned with tens of thousands of lights and ornaments and topped with a dove that symbolizes hope and peace. The spectacle was not some sanitized, corporate afterthought; it was an All‑American display meant to unite neighbors and honor the season’s meaning. Watching a national broadcaster celebrate Christmas openly should be unremarkable, yet in our current climate it feels refreshingly defiant.
The night included a stirring live performance by Grammy‑winning contemporary Christian artist Chris Tomlin, accompanied by a choir, and a lineup of familiar Fox faces who led the festivities for a grateful crowd. Fox’s decision to feature Christian music and public prayer sends a message: religion is not a private inconvenience to be hidden, it is a cornerstone of American life and civic renewal. That kind of cultural backbone is exactly what communities need as the holiday season arrives.
Faith leaders and first responders were front and center, with clergy offering prayers and New York’s police and fire personnel honored for their service and sacrifice. Those men and women keep our streets safe while politicians in comfortable offices posture and pontificate; tonight we thanked the people who actually do the hard work of protecting communities. A nation that remembers to bless and honor its guardians is a nation that remembers its obligations and its soul.
Fox News also used the occasion to support charity and community, partnering with Marine Toys for Tots and Samaritan’s Purse’ Operation Christmas Child to make sure needy children don’t miss out on Christmas joy. Conservatives have always known that giving starts at the grassroots—neighbors helping neighbors—not only in government programs—and it was right to spotlight those proven, effective charities. This is the kind of civic generosity that strengthens families and restores trust in local institutions.
Let’s not forget why resilience mattered: in past years the tree was targeted by arson, an ugly reminder that some try to extinguish our traditions with cowardly acts. Fox and the city responded by relighting and rebuilding—not by cowering—and tonight’s ceremony was a rebuke to anyone who thinks intimidation will change the heart of America. We will keep celebrating our faith, our holidays, and our history even when the cultural elites try to shame us into silence.
If you’re tired of holiday cheer being erased by political correctness or left‑wing cancel culture, take heart: ordinary Americans and patriotic institutions are still standing up for Christmas and community. Support local charities, thank a first responder, take your kids to a tree lighting, and refuse to let cynical elites privatize prayer and tradition. This year’s All‑American Tree Lighting was a reminder that the spirit of America lives in people who show up, give back, and refuse to surrender their holidays to fear.
