First lady Melania Trump unveiled the 2025 White House Christmas decorations centered on the theme « Home Is Where The Heart Is. »
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue.
On Monday, first lady Melania Trump unveiled the 2025 White House Christmas decorations — her first holiday season of President Donald Trump’s second non-consecutive term and the first White House Christmas decorations since the demolition of the East Wing in October.
The East Entrance and East Colonnade, which featured prominently in Melania Trump’s past White House Christmas decorations with displays of dramatically lit branches and deep-red trees, are no longer part of the route. They were demolished along with the rest of the East Wing.
The White House Menorah, which the Biden administration added to the White House Christmas decorations in 2022, was also absent from the display.
Melania Trump centered the White House Christmas decorations around the theme « Home Is Where The Heart Is », featuring nods to the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, her Be Best initiative, and military families.
I visited the White House for an early look at this year’s holiday display. Take a look.I entered the White House through the North Portico stairs.
In previous years, White House tours began at the East Entrance.On my way in, I saw Melania Trump’s Christmas wreaths with red bows in the White House windows.
The wreaths also appear on this year’s official White House Christmas card.The East Room featured a tribute to the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence.
The East Room decor, which included patriotic nods, was a collaboration with America250, the national organization in charge of planning events for America’s semiquincentennial next year.
