The reason for the absence of a White House Christmas tree during Theodore Roosevelt's presidency is unknown. Sources have various theories for why a Christmas tree was not displayed.

First lady Jill Biden receives the official 2024 White House Christmas Tree on the North Portico of the White House in Washington on Monday, Nov. 25, 2024, as her grandson, Beau Biden, Jr., stands by.

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The National Christmas Tree Lighting will take place at the White House again with President Joe Biden and numerous performers to usher in the holidays.

The roughly 8-foot tree now standard for the Christmas holiday typically takes about eight years to grow, with a white pine, for instance, growing quickly and white fir and spruce trees taking longer.

The 1,200 white lights, while not fancy, provide consistent illumination throughout the tree. Their testers found it notably sturdy, with branches that held ornaments without sagging.

Sam Cartner Jr., co-owner of Cartner's Christmas Tree Farm, measures the official White House Christmas tree, a 20-foot Fraser fir, on November 13, 2024, in Newland, North Carolina.

The owners of Cartner’s Christmas Tree Farm in Newland, North Carolina, speak about the family-owned farm and how they grew a tree to be selected by the White House.