White House Holiday Decor

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"Each room is designed to capture this pure, unfiltered delight and imagination" so visitors "see this time of year through the wondrous, sparkling eyes of children,” the first lady said. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

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Stroll along a hallway decorated with oversized holiday candy and other sweets.

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See Santa's sleigh and his eight reindeer suspended above the grand foyer in dramatic fashion.

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Jill Biden wants everyone who visits the White House during the holidays to feel like a kid again.

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"Each room is designed to capture this pure, unfiltered delight and imagination" so visitors "see this time of year through wondrous, sparkling eyes."

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“Magic, Wonder and Joy” is the theme this year, President Joe Biden's third in the White House.

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Jill Biden said it was “so amazing” to see the Christmas tree atop the entrance to the East Wing when they returned from Thanksgiving in Nantucket.

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“When Joe and I saw that last night, we were just, like, mesmerized,” she said.

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The gingerbread White House is made from 30 pounds of chocolate, 50 pounds of icing, 40 sheets of cookie dough, 40 sheets of gingerbread and more!

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The whimsical set of oversized decorations is meant to inspire the feelings of awe and wonder that put children on joyful edge during the holidays.

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Throughout two public floors of the White House, the décor features several nods to the 200th anniversary of “'Twas the Night Before Christmas."

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The Library of Congress provided samples of editions of the book from the past 200 years that are on display in protective cases on the ground floor.

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Jill Biden is particularly fond of the papier mache reindeer suspended in the foyer. “It's like they're leaping from the storybook's pages," she said.

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National Guard families were among the first members of the public to see the decorations, and a performance by the cast of "Frozen."

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The library honors the tradition of bedtime stories with dangling golden moons and shimmering stars.

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Ninety-eight Christmas trees, nearly 34,000 ornaments, over 22,000 bells and more than 350 candles were used in the decor.

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