Exclusive Peek: First Lady Jill Biden's Dazzling Christmas Decor Revealed
With 33, 892 ornaments and 142,425 holiday lights, 300 volunteers helped decorate the famous landmark
Winter charm has finally arrived at the White House with the welcoming of the Christmas season as First Lady Jill Biden unveiled this year’s decorative theme.
Inspired by the beauty and innocence of children, ‘Magic, Wonder and Joy’ serenades the halls of the president’s residence which was reportedly decorated with the help of 300 volunteers for over a week.
Hosting the first guests to the experience, Biden invited National Guard and local military families to decors that she said represented “childlike marvel and awe.”
“Children are unbound by time and inherently know beauty: the rich, colorful mosaic of autumn leaves piled high on an emerald blanket of grass; the mesmerizing rhythm of soft, powdery snow as it falls from a glistening night sky,” she said.
The decorations are complimented with 98 Christmas trees, 72 wreaths and over 2.8 miles of kush red ribbons.
Visitors will also delight themselves with vintage train weaves, letters to Santa Claus in old mailboxes, and what is said to be one of the biggest gingerbread houses to have been placed at the White House.
Each room has been designed to provide ‘pure and unfiltered delight’ as would be imagined through a child’s imagination.
“Because, you know, children have something to teach us if we’re wise enough to listen: how to remain present, even as a busy world beckons us; how to open ourselves up to love and wonder and to marvel at every moment, no matter how ordinary; how to find beauty at a Metro stop,” the First Lady stated.
The White House is expecting to host over 100,000 people during the holiday season who will be able to enjoy more than 33, 892 ornaments and 142,425 holiday lights used in the decoration also.
To schedule a tour of the White House to see the decorations, you can email your House representative.
