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Thursday, November 29, 2007

Video: A White House Christmas

By Ken Herman | Thursday, November 29, 2007, 03:19 PM

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Your invitation to one of the many White House holiday parties may get lost in the mail.

So here’s your chance to see what the big house on Pennsylvania Avenue looks like in its holiday regalia.

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White House Christmas ornament

By Ken Herman | Thursday, November 29, 2007, 03:00 PM

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The theme of this year’s White House Christmas display is “Holiday in the National Parks.”

The tree in the Blue Room is decked out with ornaments from 347 national parks.

The one shown here is from the newest National Park site: The Flight 93 National Memorial near Shanksville, Pennsylvania.

And here’s the annual list of fun facts about holiday season at the White House, which means two-a-day receptions and a constant stream of tourists:

Tourists: 60,000/ Christmas cards sent by the Bushes: 895,000/ Christmas trees: 33/ Feet of garland: 862/ Wreaths: 232/ Cookies: 20,000/ Cakes: 700/ Tamales (handmade): 10,000/ Gallons of egg nog: 320

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