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 ...

On Monday, first lady Jill Biden revealed this year’s White House holiday decorations. Among them is the focal point of the Blue Room: the floor-to-ceiling Fraser fir Christmas tree. The ...

Big Number. 98. That’s the number of Christmas trees included in the White House holiday decorations this year, with nearly 34,000 ornaments and 142,000 lights, making it one of the biggest ...

WASHINGTON — The National Christmas Tree in front of the White House fell down during high winds but later was hoisted back upright, and its lighting ceremony will go ahead as scheduled. The ...

Those White House Christmas decorations don't magically appear. This is what it takes. You think your holiday season is hectic? For the hardworking staff that serves the president and his family ...

White House Christmas tree on its way from storm-ravaged WNC region after Helene. Story by Christopher Cann, USA TODAY NETWORK • 1w. N EWLAND – On a cool, foggy morning in the highlands of ...

The White House tree was lit one night after the U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony, which featured House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy on Wednesday. "Now, as ...

White House National Christmas Tree Toppled Over by Wind Gusts. The 40-foot cut Norway spruce was a replacement for the original planted tree, which developed a fungal disease and was removed on ...

The tree selection, held Oct. 28, marked the 16th time a White House Christmas tree has been selected from North Carolina, and the first time the Cartner family farm in Avery County has been chosen.

While the buzz about the White House Christmas tree has been exciting, Cartner said he will be “glad to have all this behind us.” It’s been a tough year because of Helene, and harvest season ...

It would be the 16th time a North Carolina farmer provided the White House with its official Christmas tree. “We’re proud to be part of this tradition,” Sam Cartner said.

The official White House Christmas tree, a 20-foot Fraser fir, is seen at the Cartner's Christmas Tree Farm, Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2024, in Newland, N.C. Credit: AP/Erik Verduzco By The Associated ...