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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]
Cut evergreen trees were used in 1923 and from 1954 to 1972. Living trees were used from 1924 to 1953, and again from 1973 to the present (2011). 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.
A ‘beauty contest’ for Christmas trees. The White House Christmas tree is selected at a contest hosted by the National Christmas Tree Association, the national trade association and advocacy ...
The National Christmas Tree and Pathway of Peace trees consumed 7,000 watts over four weeks in 2010, at a cost of about $180. [238] (The National Christmas Tree alone consumed 2,000 watts in 2011.) [212] The lighting scheme used 60,000 LED lights and 265 spherical ornaments in 2013, [220] [221] while consuming just 5700 watts. [220]
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.
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.
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.
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. In 1954, the ceremony returned to the Ellipse and with an expanded focus: the "Christmas Pageant of Peace."