VIDEO: Pentatonix Light Up NYC with Performance of 'Dance Of The Sugar Plum Fairy'

Acapella supergroup PENTATONIX teamed up with iHeartRadio, EMPIRE State Realty Trust and lighting designer and Emmy nominee Marc Brickman for a special holiday light show at New York City's iconic EMPIRE State Building. Below, watch the group's performance of "Dance Of The Sugar Plum Fairy" at the special event.

Pentatonix formed in 2011 and came to prominence the same year by winning the third season of THE SING-OFFon NBC, their victory earning them $200,000 and a recording contract with Sony Music. After being dropped from their label (Epic Records) after The Sing-Off, they formed their popular Youtube channel and distributed their music through Madison Gate Records, a small independent label owned by Sony Music that distributes movie soundtracks. They also made effective use of social media to interact with their fan base. Having now eclipsed 7 million subscribers and more than 738 million cumulative views, the PTXofficial Youtube page is currently the 12th most subscribed-to music channel (as of 12 December 2014). Their music video for "Daft Punk" recently surpassed 110 million views.

Their debut EP PTX, Volume 1 was released in 2012, followed by PTXmas the same year, with their third release, PTX, Vol. II, debuting at number 1 on Billboard's Independent Albums chart and number 10 on the Billboard 200 in 2013.[

In December 2014, That's Christmas to Me was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) and became the group's first accredited release in the US.[12] The album is the highest charting Holidayalbum by a group since 1962. Pentatonix also received a nomination at the 57th GRAMMY AWARDS in the Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella category for their "Daft Punk" medley from PTX Vol 2 Bio source

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