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The National Christmas Tree Ceremony Thursday
‘White House Christmas tree’
courtesy of ‘afagen’
It’s the most wonderful time of the year … or at least – it almost is!
The White House Christmas Tree is ready to sparkle in the night sky. The lighting ceremony is scheduled for 5 p.m. Thursday evening, featuring The Obamas and musical guests Sheryl Crow, Common, and Ray LaMontagne. [...]
Lottery for National Christmas Tree Lighting Opens Tonight
‘National Christmas Tree’
courtesy of ‘Murmurmel’
As you may have heard, there’s no more standing in line for tickets to the National Christmas Tree Lighting anymore– this year, the lottery is where it’s at. The submission period starts tonight at 12:01 am and runs through Friday, November 6 at midnight, so get those typing fingers limbered up [...]
New Tradition for National Tree Lighting Tickets
‘National Christmas Tree’
courtesy of ‘Murmurmel’
Getting ready to stand in line for tickets for the National Christmas Tree Lighting ceremony next week?
Don’t bother. The National Park Service is changing the process, much like they did for the White House Easter Egg Roll, to “open the ticketing process up to more Americans across the country.”
The new procedure? [...]
Anti-Photography Bullies at the National Christmas Tree Don’t Want You Getting Pictures of Santa’s Workshop
Over by the National Christmas Tree there is a Santa’s Workshop where children can line up to visit Santa Claus and have a picture taken. I don’t have kids but when I visited Saturday night, the view through the window was a cozy, picturesque scene of a jolly old man smiling as he held wide-eyed [...]
More »First Look: National Christmas Tree
Yesterday was the unveiling of the National Christmas Tree. (Well, as much as you can unveil something that has been there since August.) But there were festivities, and the tree lit up, Christmas joy, and all that. The tree will be lit from now until after Christmas, with nightly performances from Saturday, December 6 to Tuesday, December [...]
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