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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 White House is decked out for the holidays once again. For her final White House Christmas decorations as first lady, Jill Biden chose the theme of "A Season of Peace and Light," writing in ...

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 ...

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+.

There are 83 Christmas trees throughout the White House. Approximately 9,810 feet of ribbon, over 28,125 ornaments, and over 2,200 doves were used this year to decorate the White House.

First lady Jill Biden receives the official 2024 White House Christmas Tree on the North Portico of the White House in Washington on Monday, Nov. 25, 2024, as her grandson, Beau Biden, Jr., stands by.

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 ...