About the sign The giant sign features poinsettias, candles and holly along with the words “Merry Christmas” and uses more than 180 lights. It was just one of many homemade light displays ...

The decades-old tradition, which families decorate their homes with elaborate displays of holiday lights, proved to be more popular than ever.

Adornments can be seen in the Red Room where white paper doves carry messages of peace during the 2024 White House Holiday media preview in Washington, D.C., on Dec. 2, 2024.

For the first time in nearly 20 years, Christmas and the first night of Hanukkah coincide on December 25, 2024. This unique overlap, known as Chrismukkah, celebrates shared values of light, love ...

More than 300 volunteers spent the past week decorating the White House’s public spaces and its 83 Christmas trees with nearly 10,000 feet (3,048 meters) of ribbon, more than 28,000 ornaments ...

More than 300 volunteers spent the past week decorating the White House’s public spaces and its 83 Christmas trees with nearly 10,000 feet of ribbon, more than 28,000 ornaments, over 2,200 paper ...

However, Olson found that the flame had not made it to the Pacific Northwest this year. "The peace light was nowhere in Washington State, Oregon, Idaho, Wyoming or Montana," said Olson.