First girl Melania Trump on Monday unveiled the 2025 White Home Christmas decorations with the theme “Home Is Where the Heart Is.”
Her decor additionally nods to subsequent 12 months’s 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence in 1776 and founding of the US of America.
In a change this 12 months as a result of the East Wing was torn down, the official White Home Christmas tree, which is all the time on show within the Blue Room, additionally honors Gold Star households, people who misplaced a member throughout active-duty navy service. The tree honoring Gold Star households was sometimes within the East Wing.
The White Home Christmas Tree is seen within the Blue Room of the White Home on Dec. 1, 2025.
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That tree sometimes was within the East Wing and was the primary one guests noticed after they entered by way of these doorways, however the constructing and a lined walkway, or colonnade, connecting it to the White Home had been demolished in October as a part of Mr. Trump’s plan to erect a big ballroom.
An announcement issued by the White Home mentioned Christmas is a time to have a good time what makes the U.S. distinctive and that, whereas each dwelling has its personal traditions, shared values unite Individuals.
“In every community, we are lifted by simple acts of kindness that reflect the enduring American spirit of generosity, patriotism, and gratitude,” the assertion mentioned. “These moments remind us that the heart of America is strong and that Home Is Where The Heart Is.”
The “America 250” brand is seen on a Christmas tree skirt within the East Room of the White Home on Dec. 1, 2025.
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The primary girl chosen each element of the decor, the White Home mentioned. Planning for the vacations begins months upfront.
Public excursions of the White Home had been suspended a number of months in the past due to the ballroom development, however they’re set to renew Tuesday with an up to date route restricted to the State Ground, the primary girl’s workplace introduced in October. The State Ground consists of the East Room; the Inexperienced, Blue and Purple Rooms; the State Eating Room; the Cross Corridor; and the Grand Lobby.
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A portray of President Trump, depicting the assassination try in Pennsylvania, hangs within the Cross Corridor of the White Home, which is lined with Christmas timber, on Dec. 1, 2025.
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Christmas timber embellish the Cross Corridor of the White Home throughout a press preview on Dec. 1, 2025. The theme of this 12 months’s Christmas decorations in “Home is Where the Heart Is.”
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Christmas timber and vacation decorations encompass the Cross Corridor of the White Home.
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Accroding to the White Home, the official White Home Christmas Tree is an 18-foot concolor fir from Sidney, Michigan. It commemorates Gold Star Households with gold stars and ornaments representing the official hen and flower of each U.S. state and territory.
Ornaments dangle from a Christmas tree within the Blue Room of the White Home on Dec. 1, 2025.
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First girl Melania Trump welcomes the official 2025 White Home Christmas Tree exterior the North Portico of the White Home on Nov. 24, 2025. Rex and Jessica Korson, of Korson’s Tree Farms, grew the tree on their second-generation evergreen farm in Sidney, Michigan.
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The East Room is embellished in patriotic pink, white and blue and nationwide symbols, together with golden eagle tree toppers, to focus on the approaching America250 nationwide celebration. Timber are additionally adorned with stars, roses and oak leaves.
Christmas timber embellish the East Room of the White Home on Dec. 1, 2025.
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The Inexperienced Room celebrates household enjoyable, that includes portraits of the Presidents George Washington and Donald Trump, every made utilizing greater than 6,000 Lego puzzle items.
A Lego portrait of President Trump decorates the Inexperienced Room of the White Home as a part of this 12 months’s Christmas decorations.
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Lego portraits of Presidents George Washington and Donald Trump are seen alongside vacation decorations within the Inexperienced Room of the White Home on Dec. 1, 2025.
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1000’s of butterflies embellish the Purple Room and its tree. This decor is a celebration of younger individuals and tribute to Melania Trump’s Fostering the Future initiative , which is a part of her Be Finest child-focused initiative, to assist individuals who have been in foster care.
The Purple Room is lit up for the vacations throughout an advance tour of the 2025 White Home Christmas decorations on Dec. 1, 2025.
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Blue butterflies are seen within the Purple Room as a part of the 2025 Christmas decorations.
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Ornaments dangle from a Christmas tree within the Purple Room of the White Home.
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The gingerbread White Home on show within the State Eating Room reveals off the mansion’s South Portico and gives a glimpse into the Yellow Oval Room, within the non-public dwelling quarters on the second flooring, as it’s at the moment embellished.
The Gingerbread White Home is displayed within the State Eating Room on Dec. 1, 2025.
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