Christmas 2024: It’s that time of year when regions around the world get into the festive spirit. From America to India, churches around the world are lit up for Christmas. But have you ever caught a glimpse of what the White House looks like on Christmas?
US First Lady Jill Biden has chosen holiday decorations for the White House designed to inspire childlike wonder in her guests, Sky News reported. The mansion’s Christmas decorations were themed around magic, joy, and wonder.
US President Joe Biden posted a video of the White House decorations on X, which received 10 million views.
300 designers decorate the White House
A Christmas tree is in each corner, mistletoe frames the hallway, and golden stars are stacked in the shape of a Christmas tree. This is how the White House is decorated for the Christmas season. About 300 designers and decorators volunteered to spend the week before Christmas transforming the mansion.
The White House usually has a formal white look with ornate doors, and at Christmas it sparkles with lights. In addition to that, a huge shining star decorated the roof of the entrance to the White House.
“Child-like wonder and awe inspired this year’s holiday theme…the magic, wonder and joy of this season,” said Jill, the first lady of the United States, speaking at the White House on Christmas. Biden said.
It’s that childlike feeling of wonder and awe, and the magic, wonder, and joy of this season inspired this year’s holiday theme.
According to White House historical records, Christmas was not an official event before the 20th century. The first families traditionally decorated their homes modestly with greenery and celebrated Christmas in secret with family and friends. The first White House Christmas tree, decorated with candles and toys, was built in 1889 for President Benjamin Harrison and his family in the oval room on the second floor, which was then used as a library and family reception room. It was installed in
In 1894, three years after electricity was introduced to the White House, the first electric light was used on a family Christmas tree, much to the delight of President Grover Cleveland’s young daughters. By 1912, President William H. Taft’s children helped decorate the first Christmas tree in the Blue Room on the state floor of the White House.
