The holiday season at the White House has become a public moment, part of our national traditions. The lighting of the National Christmas Tree is televised. Visitors and dignitaries get to glimpse ...

On Christmas Eve at the White House, Franklin Roosevelt would read aloud Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol" to family and friends. Not everything has always gone according to plan.

In 1929, First Lady Hoover began the tradition of an official White House Christmas tree and from there it has only grown. Each First Lady handles the responsibility of the decorations and theme ...

The 2024 White House Christmas decorations center on the theme “A Season of Peace and Light,” inspired by the values of faith, family, service, kindness and community that define the holiday ...

The reason for the absence of a White House Christmas tree during Theodore Roosevelt's presidency is unknown. Sources have various theories for why a Christmas tree was not displayed.

This year, Jill decided on the theme "A Season for Peace and Light". In total, 83 Christmas trees, more than 28,125 ornaments, over 9,800 feet of ribbon, 165,000 holiday lights and a White House ...

83 Christmas trees; 9,810 feet of ribbon; Over 28,125 ornaments; 165,075 holiday lights; The gingerbread house is made of 25 sheets of gingerbread dough, 10 sheets of sugar cookie dough, 65 pounds ...

The Cleveland family tree, ca. 1896. Credit: White House Historical Association; President Dwight D. Eisenhower, First Lady Mamie Dowd Eisenhower, and family in the State Dining Room, 1960 ...

More than 300 volunteers spent the past week decorating the White House's public spaces and its 83 Christmas trees with nearly 10,000 feet of ribbon, more than 28,000 ornaments, over 2,200 paper ...

White House Christmas ornament available at Home Depots in the DC region for the first time This year's ornament celebrates the presidency of Gerald Ford. To stream WUSA9 on your phone, you need ...

The one-hour special will premiere on Sunday, Dec. 15 at 6 p.m. EST. and will be available to stream starting the same day and time. Watch past White House Christmas specials on Max and discovery+.

NEWLAND, N.C. — A tree from Cartner’s Christmas Tree Farm in Newland arrived at the White House on Monday, Nov. 25. The 20-foot tall tree is much more than a Fraser fir. It stands as a symbol ...