Blake Lively - unveils Swarovski Star for Christmas

With Christmas around the corner, it's that time of year again when the Swarovski crystal star will sit atop the Rockefeller Center Christmas tree. Gossip Girl star Blake Lively (Serena) was given the honour to unveil this annual creation in midtown Manhattan.

"I'm so excited that I could be a part of this today. Every year I come with my nieces and nephews and we look at the tree, but I never thought I would be here unveiling the star," Blake said. "When I was growing up, my family would come to New York every year to see the tree," the California native added.

The star will sit atop the 74-foot-tall tree and contains a mindbogglingly 25,000 crystals. Naturally, Blake wore her Swarovski crystal-adorned blazer to the event.