The 102nd National Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony will be held on Thursday, December 5 starting at 6 p.m. south of the White House on the Ellipse.

The National Christmas Tree lighting has been an annual event since 1923, and it's always taken place on President's Park. The tree is 48-feet-tall is embellished with 2,500 bulbs that shine in ...

The National Christmas Tree (TOP) stands lit following the 102nd National Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony on the Ellipse on December 05, 2024 in Washington, DC.

An ill wind knocked over the National Christmas Tree outside the White House Tuesday afternoon, two days before it was set to be officially lit by President Biden. The stately 40-foot spruce ...

Now standing upright again, the National Christmas Tree outside of the White House is set to be lit for the 2023 holiday season in a special ceremony.. The 101st National Christmas Tree Lighting ...

In a bold affront to the holiday season, the National Christmas Tree eschewed its festive duties and fell over on Tuesday afternoon, alarming federal park workers and temporarily throwing the ...

The national Christmas Tree Lighting ceremony began in 1923 with President Calvin Coolidge, when he lit a 48-foot balsam fir tree from Vermont with festive bulbs in red, ...

The annual lighting of the National Christmas Tree has offered presidents an opportunity to work off the holiday theme and deliver a unifying message of peace. Over the years, some presidents ...

The annual National Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony, which takes place Thursday on the Ellipse, was a huge downer on Dec. 14, 1973, in the wake of a national fuel shortage.

Here are five faith facts related to the National Christmas Tree: 1. It’s been a place for God-talk by Democrats and Republicans. In 1940, before the U.S. entered the conflict in Europe, ...