Politics Picking the White House Christmas tree is all about height, sight and light It’s tall, sturdy and fragrant. Meet the White House Christmas tree.

She demonstrated the task of replacing a white bulb with the designated “extra” red light replacement, then showed the lights flash on and off, giving her festive tannenbaum some extra sparkle.

The effort to decorate the White House with a Christmas theme goes back for several administrations and includes an army of staffers.

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 ...

The White House East Hall christmas tree was to be admired by visitors, while President Franklin Delano Roosevelt also had a family tree on the second floor.

President Biden participated in the annual Christmas tree lighting on the Ellipse on Thursday evening, his last time taking part in the annual tradition before he departs the White House next year ...

President Joe Biden wished Americans merry Christmas Thursday evening as he participated in his final national Christmas tree lighting ceremony at the U.S. Capitol.

Amid musical performances and a visit from Santa, President Joe Biden illuminated the National Christmas Tree outside the White House Thursday evening for the last time in his presidency.

But in 1894 President Cleveland put electric lights on the White House tree, and by 1914, a 16-foot string cost just $1.75. By the 1930s, colored bulbs and cones were everywhere.

Amid musical performances and a visit from Santa, President Joe Biden illuminated the National Christmas Tree outside the White House Thursday evening for the last time in his presidency.

Biden said the White House holiday theme of “wonder, magic and joy” captures the essence of Christmas, which he said is about rediscovering simple joys like familiar songs and favorite recipes ...