Radio City cancels all "Christmas Spectacular" shows due to COVID

The Radio City Christmas show is the latest New York City tradition forced to cancel because of COVID-19. Performances of the "Christmas Spectacular" have been canceled for the rest of the season due to breakthrough cases in the cast.

The Friday announcement came hours after Radio City canceled all four of its Friday performances, and after several Broadway shows canceled their performances, underscoring how the coronavirus pandemic is once again disrupting life in the U.S.

One week ahead of Christmas, federal health officials are seeing an uptick in cases primarily fueled by the Delta variant, with fears that holiday gatherings and the highly infectious Omicron variant will create yet another surge.