{"id":231587,"date":"2025-09-16T14:45:18","date_gmt":"2025-09-16T14:45:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/231587\/"},"modified":"2025-09-16T14:45:18","modified_gmt":"2025-09-16T14:45:18","slug":"nbc-4-new-york-and-telemundo-47s-tri-state-star-choir-comptetition-returns-for-the-fifth-year-nbc-new-york","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/231587\/","title":{"rendered":"NBC 4 New York and Telemundo 47\u2019s Tri-State Star Choir comptetition returns for the fifth year \u2013 NBC New York"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>NEW YORK &#8211; &#8211; NBC 4 New York\/WNBC and Telemundo 47\/WNJU\u00a0have announced the return of their Star Choir competition for all Tri-State Area youth choirs this holiday season.\u00a0Starting today and continuing through October 9, local groups can submit their application to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nbcnewyork.com\/choir\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">nbcnewyork.com\/choir<\/a> or <a href=\"http:\/\/www.telemundo47.com\/choir\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">telemundo47.com\/choir<\/a>. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnewyork.com\/on-air\/contests\/nbc-star-choir-2025-round-1\/6369970\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Apply here.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The winner will be invited to perform during NBC\u2019s \u201cChristmas in Rockefeller Center\u201d broadcast, scheduled for Wednesday, December 3.\u00a0 Previous Star Choir winners include <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnewyork.com\/entertainment\/ps-103-ensemble-stars-win-the-nbc-4-star-choir-contest\/3425506\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">P.S. 103 in The Bronx<\/a> (2021),\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnewyork.com\/news\/queens-school-wins-star-choir-contest\/3969196\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">P.S.14 in Corona, Queens<\/a> (2022), <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnewyork.com\/entertainment\/holidays\/star-choir-winners-high-tech-high-school-in-secaucus-new-jersey-to-perform-at-rockefeller-tree-lighting\/4887475\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">High Tech High School of the Hudson County Schools of Technology<\/a> (2023) and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnewyork.com\/entertainment\/holidays\/jersey-shore-student-choir-nbc-new-york-telemundo-47-star-choir-winner\/6011260\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Neptune High School\u2019s Scarlet Sound A Cappella Choir<\/a> (2024).<a\/><a\/><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re 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\u2019s the perfect representation of our Tri-State community during the holiday season,\u201d said Eric Lerner, President and General Manager of NBC 4 New York.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur 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,\u201d said Cristina Schwarz, President, and General Manager of Telemundo 47.<\/p>\n<p><a><strong>Specific holiday singing competition rules include:<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The contest is restricted to participants residing within WNBC\u2019s viewing areas in New York, New Jersey, Fairfield County, Connecticut and Pike County, Pennsylvania.<\/li>\n<li>Singing groups must have a minimum of 10 members and a maximum of 35 members.<\/li>\n<li>All entrants must be between the ages of 6 and 18 years of age.<\/li>\n<li>Entrants can submit a video performance of any holiday-themed song, up to 3 minutes long.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Entrants chosen for a second round:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Will be required to submit formal parental consent to proceed in the process.<\/li>\n<li>Will be asked to perform and submit an original, second performance of \u201cDeck the Halls.\u201d\u2019<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>For more information about NBC 4 New York, visit <a href=\"https:\/\/linkprotect.cudasvc.com\/url?a=http%3a%2f%2fwww.nbcnewyork.com%2f&amp;c=E,1,XPUsLYIG91Jeez4INizAWxoMZAvJI3ZDRCOS8JgAUfzEnWfUs_h8e4Pj4DNHyclib9zGBBPK1gnDyHPcR-q6cIzcCiaaXqqz1UnB5zZX3gBX&amp;typo=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NBCNewYork.com<\/a>.\u00a0 For more information about Telemundo 47, visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.Telemundo47.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Telemundo47.com<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>About NBC 4 New York \/ WNBC<\/strong><br \/>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\u00ae Award-winning journalists who are among the most accomplished in their field.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The station includes the NBC 4 I-Team, New York\u2019s 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\u2019s 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\u2019s 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.<\/p>\n<p><strong>About Telemundo 47 New York \/ WNJU<br \/><\/strong><a>Telemundo 47 \/ WNJU is NBCUniversal Local\u2019s Telemundo station with more than 50 years of service to the Spanish-speaking communities of New York, New Jersey and Connecticut<\/a>.\u00a0Featuring Emmy\u00ae Award-winning journalists and offering more than 27 hours of locally-produced programming each week, the station includes the New York market\u2019s only team of bilingual meteorologists, La Autoridad en El Tiempo who are certified by WeatheRate for delivering the Tri-State\u2019s most accurate Spanish-language television forecast. Their Telemundo Responde investigative unit has recovered more than $4 million to date, with Telemundo 47\u2019s public affairs program Enfoque Nueva York shining a weekly spotlight on the policy issues and local concerns most important to viewers.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>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\u2019s Spanish-language broadcasting channel for soccer, Telemundo 47 will offer exclusive Spanish-language coverage of the 2026 FIFA Men\u2019s World Cup\u2122 tournament.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"NEW YORK &#8211; &#8211; NBC 4 New York\/WNBC and Telemundo 47\/WNJU\u00a0have announced the return of their Star Choir&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":231588,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5122],"tags":[5229,44679,425,405,403,5226,5225,5228,5227,124827,67,586,132,5230,68,2969],"class_list":{"0":"post-231587","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-new-york","8":"tag-america","9":"tag-christmas","10":"tag-local","11":"tag-new-york","12":"tag-new-york-city","13":"tag-newyork","14":"tag-newyorkcity","15":"tag-ny","16":"tag-nyc","17":"tag-rockefeller-center-christmas-tree","18":"tag-united-states","19":"tag-united-states-of-america","20":"tag-unitedstates","21":"tag-unitedstatesofamerica","22":"tag-us","23":"tag-usa"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/115214518087639489","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/231587","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=231587"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/231587\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/231588"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=231587"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=231587"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=231587"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}