For the first time ever, the Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree went green by employing LED lights to save energy. And after being taken down, the tree was further recycled by using it as lumber to build houses.

Happy Birthday to the son of Jerry Stiller & Anne Meara, Ben Stiller. Also receiving birthday wishes today include American Idol pop sensation Clay Aiken, 1985 Heisman Trophy winner Bo Jackson, and British rocker Billy Idol.

The Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree is usually a Norway spruce, standing between 75 and 90 feet tall. The Norway spruce is not indigenous to the U.S., so it is almost always selected from a nursery or forest specializing in ornamental plantings.

Kim Delaney is celebrating her 47th birthday today. Also enjoying birthday celebrations include New Kids on the Block’s Jonathan Knight, Lost’s Jeff Fahey, and Deal or No Deal’s Howie Mandel.

This comical Christmas movie is “Fred Claus,” which also happens to be the name of Vince Vaughn’s character.

The Daily Show’s Jon Stewart is celebrating his 46th birthday today. Also receiving birthday cards include David Letterman’s bandleader Paul Shaffer and four time Academy Award-nominated actor Ed Harris. Today would’ve also been the 41st birthday of Anna Nicole Smith.

The name of this TV movie is “Christmas Do-Over.”

Today would’ve been the birthday of Bruce Lee. Actually receiving birthday wishes include Caroline Kennedy, actress Robin Givens, and Melrose Place’s Brooke Langton.

The Walt Disney World Christmas Day Parade airs on ABC each year. Interestingly enough, the parade is actually taped one month prior to Christmas Day.

Happy Birthday to the diva of divas, Tina Turner. Also celebrating a birthday today is “The Man of a Thousand Voices,” Rich Little. Today would’ve also been the birthdays of Tony Award-winning entertainer Robert Goulet and Peanuts cartoonist Charles Schulz.