Why do millions of tourists flock to NYC for Christmas? We go on an adventure through Midtown Manhattan to find out why, from the locals who work to make the holidays in a special for anyone who visits. Filmed by https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcDwLodXV1ghBfUiAObSTow, check out her bonus NYC Christmas vlog: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Npwv4LkhotA Edited by G Gatto & Ariel Viera. Featuring: Council Member Keith Powers - https://www.instagram.com/keithpowersnyc Christina Hansen - http://carriageon.com/ Charlene Wang https://www.instagram.com/nycharlene Megan Marod -https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTWbWeyQbZ6wPZWhVUtDY4A Dimitrios Katsiklis - https://stnicholaswtc.org/ Andreas Vithoulkas - Reverend Protopresbyter of the Ecumenical Throne Union Square Vendors: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCelI8v2zI1Ky0USPClIb5fg Anne-Laure - https://www.craftspring.com/ Charly Uzcategui - https://terrartnyc.com/ Sarah Khosaba - https://www.gunthersbk.com/ Jeff Golden - https://www.sillypuppets.com/ Anastasia Komarov - https://nochewingallowed.com/ Fleurenz Villar - https://www.fleurenz.com/ Metropolitan Opera Singers: Jason Hendrix, Rachele Schmiege, Craig Montgomery: https://www.metopera.org/ ——— 🗽 Get your In-Depth NYC Guide: https://thatch.co/@arielviera 👍 Support the show with a virtual tip: https://PayPal.me/ArielViera 🌟 Get Full Access to Bonus Videos: https://www.patreon.com/urbanist 🧡 Become a YouTube Member: null ►Get Official Urbanist Merch: null ►Prints of Urbanist photos: https://urbanist.darkroom.com/ MY GEAR (affiliate links) Live Streams: iPhone 13 Pro Max: https://amzn.to/3EECXpB DJI OSMO Mobile 6 (gimbal): https://amzn.to/4asjA0t DJI Mic: https://amzn.to/3S40V0d Manfrotto Mini: https://amzn.to/3bfImUL Big Camera: Panasonic GH5II: https://amzn.to/3CspQ8d 12-35mm lens: http://amzn.to/2QITgI7 DJI Ronin S (big gimbal): https://amzn.to/38mcJG2 Vlog Camera: Sony ZV1: https://amzn.to/2Ew7hWE Zhiyun Crane M2 (small gimbal): https://amzn.to/3jiKZ9B Tiny Camera: DJI Pocket 2: https://amzn.to/2Xh3d2a ►My Amazon Wish List (gear + books that will be directly used for the show): https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/C6T9GOX3C82V?ref_=wl_share ►My fiction novella RETROWAVE: https://www.amazon.com/Retrowave-Ariel-Viera/dp/B088LBXBYV ☕️ Other ways to tip: ►Cash App: https://cash.app/$ArielViera ►Venmo: https://venmo.com/thearielviera