White House Christmases through the years

Paper Christmas trees and a felt topiary of the first family's dog, Bo, sit in front of portraits of former presidents Calvin Coolidge and Grover Cleavland in the East Garden Room during the first viewing of the 2011 White House Christmas decorations Nov. 30, 2011, in Washington. The theme, "Shine Give, Share," ran throughout the White House with a 400-pound White House Gingerbread House and 37 Christmas trees, including the official 18-foot 6-inch balsam fir tree in the Blue Room that honors Blue Star military families.

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