The official 2021 White House Christmas tree arrived at the North Portico via jingle bell-bedecked horse and carriage and was inspected by first lady Jill Biden. The 18-and-a-half-foot Fraser fir hails from Peak Farms of Jefferson, North Carolina.
First lady Jill Biden kicked off the evergreen annual process of decking the White House halls on Monday afternoon when she received the official 2021 White House Christmas tree. The 18-and-a-half-foot Fraser fir hails from Peak Farms of Jefferson, North Carolina, and was presented by Rusty and Beau Estes, the National Christmas Tree Association's 2021 grand champion growers -- a title they also received during the George W. Bush and Barack Obama administrations.
Read MoreThe arrival of the Christmas tree usually marks the kickoff of the White House's annual holiday festivities, with a flurry of volunteers hauling out the holly and working through the Thanksgiving holiday to spruce up the people's house into a winter wonderland. That process is traditionally overseen by the East Wing.
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