The White House is lit up for the holiday season and decorated to reflect the theme “Gifts from the Heart.”
The White House is lit up for the 2021 holiday season. The theme of this year’s decorations is “Gifts from the Heart.” This view shows the White House from the Ellipse, where the National Christmas Tree is surrounded by smaller trees representing the 50 states. President Joe Biden is reflected in a Christmas tree ornament while arriving to speak on COVID-19 in the State Dining Room of the White House on December 21,2021. A gingerbread White House is displayed in the State Dining Room. The White House says its pastry team used 55 sheets of baked gingerbread,120 pounds of pastillage sugar-paste icing,35 pounds of chocolate and 25 pounds of royal icing. The official 2021 White House Christmas tree, displayed in the Blue Room, is an 18-and-a-half foot Fraser fir from Jefferson, North Carolina. Dating back to the Eisenhower administration, a large Christmas tree has been consistently featured in the Blue Room. Christmas decorations in the Library of the White House on December 23,2021.
