AP Reporter Describes 2020 White House Christmas Decorations and Theme

White House Christmas Theme

• 🎄 The 2020 White House Christmas decorations feature the theme "Home Is Where the Heart Is," chosen by First Lady Melania Trump.
• 🇺🇸 The decorations also serve as a nod to the upcoming 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence and the founding of the United States.

Christmas Tree and Gingerbread House

• 🌲 This year's official White House Christmas tree, located in the Blue Room, is serving double duty as the Gold Star Tree.
• 🏠 A popular attraction, the gingerbread White House, highlights a sneak peek into the Yellow Oval Room, a private sitting room on the second floor.
• 🏛️ The gingerbread house tradition dates back to the Nixon administration.

Tour Adjustments Due to Construction

• 🚧 Public tours of the White House are resuming, but will be different due to ballroom construction.
• 🚫 Rooms on the ground floor, including the Library, Vermeil Room, and China Room, are off-limits to visitors during the tours.
• 🏗️ The East Wing was demolished in October by President Trump to facilitate the construction of a new ballroom.