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The following year, the National Christmas Tree was lit with blue lights and encircled with strings of red and white lights, and decorated with gold balls. [136] The tree-topper that year was not a star but a 4-foot (1.2 m) tall gold spire with a base of golden stars. [ 131 ]
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]
President Biden, fresh from his trip to Angola, is participating in his final White House Christmas tree lighting ceremony Thursday evening, with less than two months left in office. The ceremony ...
President Biden attended the national Christmas tree lighting as he prepares to depart the White House in January as the 46th President of the United States of America.
The official White House Christmas tree was sourced from North Carolina in a tribute to those affected by Hurricane Helene. Jill Biden received the official 2024 White House Christmas tree on the ...
In 1923, President Calvin Coolidge began lighting an official White House Christmas Tree, and also delivered the first formal presidential message for the holiday. In 1927, his proclamation included the statement that, "Christmas is not a time or a season, but a state of mind".
The 111th City of Chicago Christmas Tree will be lit up Friday night, Nov. 22, during the annual Tree Lighting Ceremony in Millennium Park. You can visit HERE on the City of Chicago website for ...
In 2015, the park became the location of the city's annual Christmas tree lighting. Some observers consider Millennium Park the city's most important project since the World's Columbian Exposition of 1893. [4] [5] It far exceeded its originally proposed budget of $150 million. The final cost of $475 million was borne by Chicago taxpayers and ...