Jon Bon Jovi and Chicago ring in Christmas season at Rockefeller Center tree lighting

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Virginia Sherwood/NBCThe holiday season in New York City officially got underway on Wednesday with NBC’s lighting of the iconic Rockefeller Center Christmas tree — with Jon Bon JoviChicago and more supplying the music.

Bon Jovi performed his band’s new song “Unbroken,” which is featured in the Netflix documentary To Be of Service, which highlights veterans living with PTSD and the service dogs that help them. He was joined on stage by service members belonging to all four branches of the military.

All proceeds from “Unbroken” will go to the patriotic service dog foundation, a non-profit organization that provides service dogs to veterans and first responders in need.

The legendary rock group Chicago also braved the cold to offer their take on the holiday classics, “Winter Wonderland” and “Let It Snow.”

The night, which also featured Radio City Music Hall’s high-stepping Rockettes dance troupe, among others, concluded with the lighting of Rockefeller Center’s 75-foot-tall tree blazing with five miles of multi-colored LEDs.

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