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On November 30, 2022, President Joe Biden lighted the National Christmas Tree on the Ellipse near the White House and celebrated the 100th year since the first lighting by President Calvin Coolidge on December 24, 1923. [225] The tree, a 27-foot white fir, today has 64,000 Christmas lights. [226]
Traditionally, the tree in the Blue Room is the official White House Christmas tree. [26] [28] The White House Christmas tree usually stands nearly 20 feet (6.1 m) tall and the crystal chandelier in the Blue Room must be removed for the tree to fit the room. [28]
In the list below, the height of the cut tree is the height of the tree when raised at the White House. The height of the living tree is the height when it was first planted. Several states and territories of the United States have provided these trees. The trees have been placed in a wide variety of locations.
The official White House Christmas Tree is a simply colossal 18.5-foot Frasier Fir. They shipped it in from Fleetwood, North Carolina for the season. The tree has a "neighborhood" theme this year ...
The White House East Hall Christmas Tree was decorated and displayed with visitors in mind. Here, in 1934—during President Franklin Delano Roosevelt's term—the towering evergreen was draped in ...
This year, the official White House Christmas tree is an 18-and-a-half foot Fraser fir from North Carolina. The Blue Room's chandelier has to be removed every year to accommodate the giant trees.
On Christmas Eve 1923, President Calvin Coolidge started an unbroken tradition by lighting the first "National Christmas Tree." The first tree, a cut balsam fir, was placed on the Ellipse by the District of Columbia Public Schools. From 1924 to 1953, live trees in various locations around and on the White House grounds were lit on Christmas Eve.
Selecting the right tree for the White House. All of that work led to Cartner's Christmas Tree Farm being named the 2024 grand champion at the National Christmas Tree Association's contest. Winning the competition traditionally means the champion will supply the White House's official Christmas tree that year.