This photograph of a model White House on display in an alcove of the East Garden Room was taken by David Wiegold on November 29, 2021 during a press preview of the White House holiday decorations. For their first year in the White House, President Joseph R. Biden and First Lady Dr. Jill Biden chose the theme, "Gifts from the Heart." The theme was meant to honor the things we cherish and bring us together despite the obstacles posed by a pandemic, time, and distance. Decorations in the East Garden Room also included a Christmas tree decorated with the official White House Christmas Ornament and a White House Christmas card display featuring cards from current and previous presidential administrations.

This close up photograph of the Blue Room Christmas tree was taken by David Wiegold on November 29, 2021 during a press preview of the White House holiday decorations. For their first year in the White House, President Joseph R. Biden and First Lady Dr. Jill Biden chose the theme, "Gifts from the Heart." The theme was meant to honor the things we cherish and bring us together despite the obstacles posed by a pandemic, time, and distance. The 2021 tree was an 18 1/2 foot Fraser fir hailing from Jefferson, North Carolina. It was grown by Rusty and Beau Estes of Peak Farms. The tree was adorned with peace doves bearing a ribbon with the names of the 50 states and territories to symbolize "Peace and Unity."

This photograph of the Blue Room was taken by David Wiegold on November 29, 2021 during a press preview of the White House holiday decorations. For their first year in the White House, President Joseph R. Biden and First Lady Dr. Jill Biden chose the theme, "Gifts from the Heart." The theme was meant to honor the things we cherish and bring us together despite the obstacles posed by a pandemic, time, and distance. The mantel and the Blue Room Christmas tree were adorned with peace doves to symbolize "Peace and Unity."

This photograph of President Joseph R. Biden was taken by Thomas Goertel on November 19, 2021 during a turkey pardon ceremony in the Rose Garden. In this photograph, President Biden is seen greeting guests. During the ceremony, Biden formally "pardoned" Peanut Butter and also offered a reprieve to alternate, Jelly. The turkeys were raised Farbest Farms in Jasper, Indiana, and after the ceremony were transferred to Purdue University's Animal Sciences Research and Education Farm in West Lafayette, Indiana. The turkeys were presented by the National Turkey Federation by grower Andrea Welp and Phil Seger, chairman of the National Turkey Federation. Presidents and their families have received turkeys for the holidays as far back as the 1870s. However, the origin of the turkey pardon is said to have started with President Abraham Lincoln in 1863, after he offered clemency to a turkey purchased for Christmas dinner at his son's request. The pardoning of a Thanksgiving turkey became a formalized tradition during the George H. W. Bush administration.

This photograph of holiday decorations in the East Colonnade was taken by David Wiegold on November 29, 2021 during a press preview of the White House holiday decorations. Potted poinsettias are displayed beneath seasonal photographs from prior administrations. For their first year in the White House, President Joseph R. Biden and First Lady Dr. Jill Biden chose the theme, "Gifts from the Heart." The theme was meant to honor the things we cherish and bring us together despite the obstacles posed by a pandemic, time, and distance. Decorations in the East Landing and East Colonnade honored the "Gift of Service."

This photograph of holiday decorations in the East Colonnade was taken by David Wiegold on November 29, 2021 during a press preview of the White House holiday decorations. Potted poinsettias are displayed beneath seasonal photographs from prior administrations. For their first year in the White House, President Joseph R. Biden and First Lady Dr. Jill Biden chose the theme, "Gifts from the Heart." The theme was meant to honor the things we cherish and bring us together despite the obstacles posed by a pandemic, time, and distance. Decorations in the East Landing and East Colonnade honored the "Gift of Service."

This photograph of holiday decorations in the East Colonnade was taken by David Wiegold on November 29, 2021 during a press preview of the White House holiday decorations. Potted poinsettias are displayed beneath seasonal photographs from prior administrations. For their first year in the White House, President Joseph R. Biden and First Lady Dr. Jill Biden chose the theme, "Gifts from the Heart." The theme was meant to honor the things we cherish and bring us together despite the obstacles posed by a pandemic, time, and distance. Decorations in the East Landing and East Colonnade honored the "Gift of Service."

This photograph of holiday decorations in the East Colonnade was taken by David Wiegold on November 29, 2021 during a press preview of the White House holiday decorations. Potted poinsettias are displayed beneath seasonal photographs from prior administrations. For their first year in the White House, President Joseph R. Biden and First Lady Dr. Jill Biden chose the theme, "Gifts from the Heart." The theme was meant to honor the things we cherish and bring us together despite the obstacles posed by a pandemic, time, and distance. Decorations in the East Landing and East Colonnade honored the "Gift of Service."

This photograph of holiday decorations in the East Colonnade was taken by David Wiegold on November 29, 2021 during a press preview of the White House holiday decorations. Potted poinsettias are displayed beneath seasonal photographs from prior administrations. For their first year in the White House, President Joseph R. Biden and First Lady Dr. Jill Biden chose the theme, "Gifts from the Heart." The theme was meant to honor the things we cherish and bring us together despite the obstacles posed by a pandemic, time, and distance. Decorations in the East Landing and East Colonnade honored the "Gift of Service."

This photograph of holiday decorations in the East Colonnade was taken by David Wiegold on November 29, 2021 during a press preview of the White House holiday decorations. Potted poinsettias are displayed beneath seasonal photographs from prior administrations. For their first year in the White House, President Joseph R. Biden and First Lady Dr. Jill Biden chose the theme, "Gifts from the Heart." The theme was meant to honor the things we cherish and bring us together despite the obstacles posed by a pandemic, time, and distance. Decorations in the East Landing and East Colonnade honored the "Gift of Service."

This photograph of holiday decorations in the East Colonnade was taken by David Wiegold on November 29, 2021 during a press preview of the White House holiday decorations. Potted poinsettias are displayed beneath seasonal photographs from prior administrations. The entranceway to the East Garden Room is visible on the left side of this photograph. For their first year in the White House, President Joseph R. Biden and First Lady Dr. Jill Biden chose the theme, "Gifts from the Heart." The theme was meant to honor the things we cherish and bring us together despite the obstacles posed by a pandemic, time, and distance. Decorations in the East Landing and East Colonnade honored the "Gift of Service."

This photograph of a holiday wreath hanging above a doorway leading into the Jacqueline Kennedy Garden was taken by David Wiegold in the East Garden Room on November 29, 2021 during a press preview of the White House holiday decorations. For their first year in the White House, President Joseph R. Biden and First Lady Dr. Jill Biden chose the theme, "Gifts from the Heart." The theme was meant to honor the things we cherish and bring us together despite the obstacles posed by a pandemic, time, and distance.

This photograph of a holiday wreath hanging above a doorway leading into the Jacqueline Kennedy Garden was taken by David Wiegold in the East Garden Room on November 29, 2021 during a press preview of the White House holiday decorations. For their first year in the White House, President Joseph R. Biden and First Lady Dr. Jill Biden chose the theme, "Gifts from the Heart." The theme was meant to honor the things we cherish and bring us together despite the obstacles posed by a pandemic, time, and distance.

This photograph of a model White House on display in an alcove of the East Garden Room was taken by David Wiegold on November 29, 2021 during a press preview of the White House holiday decorations. For their first year in the White House, President Joseph R. Biden and First Lady Dr. Jill Biden chose the theme, "Gifts from the Heart." The theme was meant to honor the things we cherish and bring us together despite the obstacles posed by a pandemic, time, and distance. Decorations in the East Garden Room also included a Christmas tree decorated with the official White House Christmas Ornament and a White House Christmas card display featuring cards from current and previous presidential administrations.

This photograph of a model White House on display in an alcove of the East Garden Room was taken by David Wiegold on November 29, 2021 during a press preview of the White House holiday decorations. For their first year in the White House, President Joseph R. Biden and First Lady Dr. Jill Biden chose the theme, "Gifts from the Heart." The theme was meant to honor the things we cherish and bring us together despite the obstacles posed by a pandemic, time, and distance. Decorations in the East Garden Room also included a Christmas tree decorated with the official White House Christmas Ornament and a White House Christmas card display featuring cards from current and previous presidential administrations.

This photograph of a model White House on display in an alcove of the East Garden Room was taken by David Wiegold on November 29, 2021 during a press preview of the White House holiday decorations. For their first year in the White House, President Joseph R. Biden and First Lady Dr. Jill Biden chose the theme, "Gifts from the Heart." The theme was meant to honor the things we cherish and bring us together despite the obstacles posed by a pandemic, time, and distance. Decorations in the East Garden Room also included a Christmas tree decorated with the official White House Christmas Ornament and a White House Christmas card display featuring cards from current and previous presidential administrations.

This photograph of a model White House on display in an alcove of the East Garden Room was taken by David Wiegold on November 29, 2021 during a press preview of the White House holiday decorations. For their first year in the White House, President Joseph R. Biden and First Lady Dr. Jill Biden chose the theme, "Gifts from the Heart." The theme was meant to honor the things we cherish and bring us together despite the obstacles posed by a pandemic, time, and distance. Decorations in the East Garden Room also included a Christmas tree decorated with the official White House Christmas Ornament and a White House Christmas card display featuring cards from current and previous presidential administrations.

This photograph of a model White House on display in an alcove of the East Garden Room was taken by David Wiegold on November 29, 2021 during a press preview of the White House holiday decorations. For their first year in the White House, President Joseph R. Biden and First Lady Dr. Jill Biden chose the theme, "Gifts from the Heart." The theme was meant to honor the things we cherish and bring us together despite the obstacles posed by a pandemic, time, and distance. Decorations in the East Garden Room also included a Christmas tree decorated with the official White House Christmas Ornament and a White House Christmas card display featuring cards from current and previous presidential administrations.

This close-up photograph of a Christmas tree in the East Garden Room was taken by David Wiegold on November 29, 2021 during a press preview of the White House holiday decorations. For their first year in the White House, President Joseph R. Biden and First Lady Dr. Jill Biden chose the theme, "Gifts from the Heart." The theme was meant to honor the things we cherish and bring us together despite the obstacles posed by a pandemic, time, and distance. Decorations in the East Garden Room included an alcove display featuring a model of the White House, a Christmas tree decorated with the official White House Christmas Ornament, and a White House Christmas card display featuring cards from current and previous presidential administrations.

This close-up photograph of a Christmas tree in the East Garden Room was taken by David Wiegold on November 29, 2021 during a press preview of the White House holiday decorations. For their first year in the White House, President Joseph R. Biden and First Lady Dr. Jill Biden chose the theme, "Gifts from the Heart." The theme was meant to honor the things we cherish and bring us together despite the obstacles posed by a pandemic, time, and distance. Decorations in the East Garden Room included an alcove display featuring a model of the White House, a Christmas tree decorated with the official White House Christmas Ornament, and a White House Christmas card display featuring cards from current and previous presidential administrations.

This photograph of a model White House on display in an alcove of the East Garden Room was taken by David Wiegold on November 29, 2021 during a press preview of the White House holiday decorations. For their first year in the White House, President Joseph R. Biden and First Lady Dr. Jill Biden chose the theme, "Gifts from the Heart." The theme was meant to honor the things we cherish and bring us together despite the obstacles posed by a pandemic, time, and distance. Decorations in the East Garden Room also included a Christmas tree decorated with the official White House Christmas Ornament and a White House Christmas card display featuring cards from current and previous presidential administrations.

This photograph of the 2021 Official White House Christmas Ornament hanging from a Christmas tree in the East Garden Room was taken by David Wiegold on November 29, 2021 during a press preview of the White House holiday decorations. For their first year in the White House, President Joseph R. Biden and First Lady Dr. Jill Biden chose the theme, "Gifts from the Heart." The theme was meant to honor the things we cherish and bring us together despite the obstacles posed by a pandemic, time, and distance. Decorations in the East Garden Room also included an alcove display featuring a model of the White House and a White House Christmas card display featuring cards from current and previous presidential administrations. A tradition since 1981, sales from the Official White House Christmas ornament support the White House Historical Association in its educational mission and work supporting the preservation of the White House Collection. In 2021, the design for the ornament honored President Lyndon B. Johnson, and featured a reproduction of an illustration selected by the Johnsons for their 1967 Christmas card. The painting by Robert Laessig featured the Johnson's Christmas tree in the Blue Room.

In this image, taken by National Geographic photographer Joseph J. Scherschel on December 14, 1969, Bob Hope and performers from the Bob Hope Christmas Show mingle in the Entrance Hall and Cross Hall. Pictured here with Hope are members of the song and dance troupe the Golddiggers. The official White House Christmas Tree is visible in the background. That day, the cast of Bob Hope's Christmas special dined with President and Mrs. Nixon in the State Dining Room, and put on a preview performance in the East Room. Bob Hope's USO-sponsored variety shows entertained American troops around the world for nearly 50 years, and his television specials were an annual tradition for American households for decades. Hope was a recurrent guest at the White House and entertained every president from Franklin D. Roosevelt to Bill Clinton.

In this image, taken by National Geographic photographer Joseph J. Scherschel on December 14, 1969, Bob Hope and performers from the Bob Hope Christmas Show mingle in the Entrance Hall and Cross Hall. Pictured here with Hope are members of the song and dance troupe the Golddiggers. The official White House Christmas Tree is visible in the background. That day, the cast of Bob Hope's Christmas special dined with President and Mrs. Nixon in the State Dining Room, and put on a preview performance in the East Room. Bob Hope's USO-sponsored variety shows entertained American troops around the world for nearly 50 years, and his television specials were an annual tradition for American households for decades. Hope was a recurrent guest at the White House and entertained every president from Franklin D. Roosevelt to Bill Clinton.