Jill Bidenon Monday unveiled this year’s White House holiday decorations, themed around the idea of childlike wonder and featuring some 14,975 feet of ribbon, over 350 candles, and more than 33,892 ornaments.

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Santa Clause in his sleigh and a team of reindeer fly through the columns of the Entrance Hall during a media preview of the 2023 holiday decorations at the White House November 27, 2023

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Dr. Biden unveiled the decorations at a Monday event, announcing the theme of “Magic, Wonder, and Joy,” and thanking the more than 300 volunteers who helped decorate the White House for the season. Dr. Biden also invited National Guard families to be the first members of the public to experience the decor.

Candy-themed ornaments hang from the ceiling of the hallway between the East Wing and the Residence during a media preview of the holiday decorations at the White House November 27, 2023

Guests touring the White House during the holiday season will enter the East Wing beneath “the festive branches of an enchanting and magical Christmas tree,” the White House said in a statement, adding that the entrance will help evoke the feeling of lying under the Christmas tree as a child.

The Blue Room can be seen through the doorway in the Cross Hall, which is lined with frosted Christmas tress, during a media preview of the 2023 holiday decorations at the White House November 27, 2023

Also featured in this year’s decor is a Gold Star tree, complete with ornaments engraved with the names of fallen service members as well as a White House sweet shop in the China Room, featuring holiday cakes, cookies, and gingerbread that reminds guests “of familiar recipes that bring generations of families together year after year during the holidays,” the White House announced.

The Cross Hall between the East Room and the State Dining Room is lined with frosted Christmas tress during a media preview of the 2023 holiday decorations at the White House November 27, 2023

Meanwhile, the Red Room will showcase the First Lady’s Joining Forces initiative to support military and veteran families, caregivers, and survivors, and features ornaments created out of the handprints and painted family portraits of military-connected children.

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The White House Christmas tree is seen in the Blue Room during the media preview for the 2023 Holidays at the White House in Washington, DC on November 27, 2023

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As always, one of the highlights of the decor is in the Blue Room, where theofficial White House Christmas Treestands on display. This year’s tree is an 18½ foot Fraser Fir that stands floor to ceiling, and requires the annual removal of the Blue Room’s chandelier in order to accommodate its full height.

The East Room has a countdown to Christmas theme during a media preview of the 2023 holiday decorations at the White House November 27, 2023

This year’s decor also features several nods to the 1823 poem and book “‘Twas the Night Before Christmas,” now celebrating its 200th year. In addition to vintage editions on display along the ground floor corridor, the book will be featured in sugar-cookie form alongside the traditional gingerbread White House.

source: people.com