NEWLAND – On a cool, foggy morning in the highlands of Western North Carolina, the Cartner family watched as a crane lifted a 20-foot Christmas tree in the air and workers loaded it on a truck ...

The 102 nd National Christmas Tree Lighting is back for its annual tradition at the Ellipse at The White House and President's Park.. CBS will broadcast the 2024 National Christmas Tree Lighting ...

The first known Christmas tree inside the White House was in 1889 during the Benjamin Harrison administration, according to the White House. It was a much smaller affair with only a Christmas tree ...

While the buzz about the White House Christmas tree has been exciting, Cartner said he will be “glad to have all this behind us.” It’s been a tough year because of Helene, and harvest season ...

First lady Jill Biden receives the official 2024 White House Christmas Tree on the North Portico of the White House in Washington, Monday, Nov. 25, 2024, as her grandson, Beau Biden, Jr., stands by.

It would be the 16th time a North Carolina farmer provided the White House with its official Christmas tree. “We’re proud to be part of this tradition,” Sam Cartner said.

WHITE HOUSE SELECTS NORTH CAROLINA FAMILY'S CHRISTMAS TREE FARM TO PROVIDE 2024 TREE. After that, according to the White House Association, the president allowed the tradition to continue.

Sam Cartner Jr., co-owner of Cartner's Christmas Tree Farm, measures the official White House Christmas tree, a 20-foot Fraser fir, on November 13, 2024, in Newland, North Carolina.

The official White House Christmas tree, a 20-foot Fraser fir, is seen at the Cartner's Christmas Tree Farm, Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2024, in Newland, N.C. (AP Photo/Erik Verduzco) ...

The official White House Christmas tree, a 20-foot Fraser fir, is seen at the Cartner's Christmas Tree Farm, Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2024, in Newland, N.C. Credit: AP/Erik Verduzco By The Associated ...