Overview
- Melania Trump framed this year’s theme around the idea that home is a feeling carried within, reflecting her statement about warmth and comfort beyond place.
- Notable features include Lego portraits of President Donald Trump and George Washington plus a 120-pound gingerbread White House.
- Coverage described a Red Room tree covered in thousands of blue butterflies to honor foster children, a cause associated with the First Lady.
- The official Blue Room tree continues to come from a National Christmas Tree Association competition that has selected the tree since 1966.
- The tradition’s roots include the first known White House tree in 1889, early electric lights in 1894, and the Blue Room’s first tree placement in 1912.