NEW YORK – – NBC 4 New York/WNBC and Telemundo 47/WNJU have announced the return of their Star Choir competition for all Tri-State Area youth choirs this holiday season. Starting today and continuing through October 9, local groups can submit their application to nbcnewyork.com/choir or telemundo47.com/choir.  

Apply here.

The winner will be invited to perform during NBC’s “Christmas in Rockefeller Center” broadcast, scheduled for Wednesday, December 3.  Previous Star Choir winners include P.S. 103 in The Bronx (2021),  P.S.14 in Corona, Queens (2022), High Tech High School of the Hudson County Schools of Technology (2023) and Neptune High School’s Scarlet Sound A Cappella Choir (2024).

“We’re delighted to bring back our Star Choir competition for its fifth year. The incredible energy and talent this performance brings to our broadcast is one of the highlights of the Christmas in Rockefeller Center program. It’s the perfect representation of our Tri-State community during the holiday season,” said Eric Lerner, President and General Manager of NBC 4 New York.

“Our Star Choir competition offers our local youth choirs the special opportunity to shine on a national stage and showcases the strength and best of our communities. Each holiday season, we look forward to meeting a new group of exceptional young performers who inspire us,” said Cristina Schwarz, President, and General Manager of Telemundo 47.

Specific holiday singing competition rules include:

  • The contest is restricted to participants residing within WNBC’s viewing areas in New York, New Jersey, Fairfield County, Connecticut and Pike County, Pennsylvania.
  • Singing groups must have a minimum of 10 members and a maximum of 35 members.
  • All entrants must be between the ages of 6 and 18 years of age.
  • Entrants can submit a video performance of any holiday-themed song, up to 3 minutes long.

Entrants chosen for a second round:

  • Will be required to submit formal parental consent to proceed in the process.
  • Will be asked to perform and submit an original, second performance of “Deck the Halls.”’

For more information about NBC 4 New York, visit NBCNewYork.com.  For more information about Telemundo 47, visit Telemundo47.com. 

About NBC 4 New York / WNBC
NBC 4 New York / WNBC is the flagship station of the NBCUniversal Local division of NBCUniversal, serving the New York Tri-State area for more than 75 years and featuring Alfred I. duPont-Columbia, Edward R. Murrow, and Emmy® Award-winning journalists who are among the most accomplished in their field. 

The station includes the NBC 4 I-Team, New York’s largest televised investigative reporting unit, Better Get Baquero which has recovered more than $11 million for Tri-State consumers and Storm Team 4, certified by WeatheRate for delivering the Tri-State’s most accurate local weather forecast using cutting-edge technology such as Storm Tracker 4, a high-frequency S-Band dual polarization fixed Doppler weather radar. NBC 4 New York’s digital platforms are also among the most read and watched in the New York market and include the NBC 4 App, dedicated Peacock, Roku, Apple TV, Pluto, and Amazon FireTV channels along with unique, out-of-home viewing in local taxis.

About Telemundo 47 New York / WNJU
Telemundo 47 / WNJU is NBCUniversal Local’s Telemundo station with more than 50 years of service to the Spanish-speaking communities of New York, New Jersey and Connecticut. Featuring Emmy® Award-winning journalists and offering more than 27 hours of locally-produced programming each week, the station includes the New York market’s only team of bilingual meteorologists, La Autoridad en El Tiempo who are certified by WeatheRate for delivering the Tri-State’s most accurate Spanish-language television forecast. Their Telemundo Responde investigative unit has recovered more than $4 million to date, with Telemundo 47’s public affairs program Enfoque Nueva York shining a weekly spotlight on the policy issues and local concerns most important to viewers. 

Telemundo 47 provides news and information across all platforms, including the Telemundo 47 App, dedicated Roku, Apple TV and Amazon FireTV channels, and across social media. The Tri-State’s Spanish-language broadcasting channel for soccer, Telemundo 47 will offer exclusive Spanish-language coverage of the 2026 FIFA Men’s World Cup™ tournament.