The 2005 Christmas Tree in the White House's Blue Room The White House Christmas Tree, also known as the Blue Room Christmas Tree, is the official indoor Christmas tree at the residence of the president of the United States, the White House. The Blue Room Christmas tree -- a concolor fir from Korson's Tree Farms in Sidney, Michigan. The official White House Christmas tree for 2025, displayed in the Blue Room, comes from Michigan.
It is selected through the National Christmas Tree Association's annual competition. How the Christmas Tree Enters the White House Blue Room 8-10 strong men with ropes lay the tree on it's side over a tarp and pull the tree through the front entrance of the White House, which glides easily straight into the blue room. The Blue Room is where the official White House Christmas tree stands.
This year an 18-foot Concolor fir, grown in the mountains of Central Pennsylvania, was presented to Mrs. Bush by Hill View Tree Farm of Middleburg. In 1978, the booklet highlighted the Victorian dolls on display and provided facts about the Blue Room tree.
The first family also shared this warm holiday message with visitors: "Jimmy, Amy, and I invite you to let your imagination take you back to Christmas celebrations of years ago. This year, we trimmed our tree with antique toys. For the second year in a row, a North Carolina Christmas tree farm was chosen to have one of its trees appear in the Blue Room of the White House this Christmas.
The White House Christmas Tree, also known as the Blue Room Christmas Tree, is the official indoor Christmas tree at the residence of the president of the United States, the White House. The first indoor Christmas tree was installed in the White House sometime in the 19th century (there are varying claims as to the exact year) and since 1961 the tree has had a themed motif at the discretion of. This photograph of the official White House Christmas Tree in the Blue Room was taken by National Geographic photographer Joseph H.
Bailey on December 16, 1975. In 1975, First Lady Betty Ford selected the theme "An Old-Fashioned Christmas in America," also referred to as "A Williamsburg Children's Christmas" as the theme for the Christmas tree. Colonial Williamsburg staff and volunteers.
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