Jimmy Fallon says lighting up Empire State Building to his new song 'Wrap Me Up' was a dream come true

MIDTOWN MANHATTAN, NEW YORK CITY: In a festive collaboration, iHeartMedia and the Empire State Building joined forces to hold the 'iHeartRadio Jimmy Fallon Holiday Pop-up Party Presented by State Farm' on Tuesday, December 19. 

The highlight of the event was Jimmy Fallon illuminating the Empire State Building's lights to celebrate his new song, 'Wrap Me Up', a collaboration with Meghan Trainor. 

He took to X (formerly Twitter) to express his feelings and wrote, "Flipping the switch at the iconic Empire State Building to the sounds of "Wrap Me Up" was a dream come true. A massive thank you to @iHeartRadio and @StateFarm for making this monumental New York moment possible." 

All about the iHeartRadio Jimmy Fallon Holiday Pop-up Party event

The festivities kicked off at 9 pm EST and were broadcast live on iHeartMedia AC, hot AC, and CHR radio stations nationwide. Renowned morning host Elvis Duran of iHeartMedia's 'Z100' WHTZ New York was the night's host, adding a touch of star power to the celebration.

The spectacular light show was also available for streaming on the Holiday Season Radio channel of iHeart.

Fallon also appeared for an interview led by Duran, where he expressed, "This is so cool. I've seen this on the internet. I saw them do it for, I want to say Ed Sheeran, and I saw Grateful Dead maybe once did a thing, but I never thought that I would have the opportunity," as per iHeart's website. 

Leading up to the main event, iHeart's listeners got to immerse themselves in the holiday spirit with "iHeartRadio's Holiday Favorites," a one-hour program hosted by none other than the late-night host.

Elvis Duran talks to Jimmy Fallon about his excitement about lighting up the Empire State Building on 'The Tonight Show' 

On Monday, Duran appeared on 'The Tonight Show' to chat about the upcoming event and Fallon was clearly excited to talk about it. 

The iHeart radio host said, "Well, first of all, you made all of us cry when we were doing rehearsal for this thing because I could see how much it meant to you." 

Later in the show while talking about the event, Duran noted, "If you're in New York City looking up at the Empire State Building...Um, we play your song. They listen to it on the radio. And we choreograph the light show at the top."

He added, "And when you saw this for the first time, you actually got a tear in your eye."

Subsequently, Fallon stated, "I did. Well, I did because when I think of the Empire State Building, I think of New York City. It's a...I think, you know, before coming here as a kid, I grew up...I was born in Brooklyn. I was raised in Saugerties, New York. I'm a New Yorker all the way."

"And I just love the Empire State Building, this iconic building, one of the most iconic buildings in the world. And the fact that I'm even in there is one thing. The fact that you're lighting it up to my song and having the lights dance? It's beautiful," added the late-night host. 

"You're owning the city right now Jimmy," expressed Duran. 

As noted, the light and music display is going to be up every night for a week, starting on December 19.