Christmas Comes to the White House

The tree stands in the Blue Room; the large stone urns are filled with birch, beech and crystal branches.
Brooks Kraft / Corbis for TIME

View from the Grand Foyer
The tree stands in the Blue Room, and the large stone urns are filled with birch, beech and crystal branches.

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