At the 80th annual outdoor "Pageant of Peace" ceremony outside the White House, President Bush and his wife, Laura, flipped a switch to light the national Christmas tree, Dec. 4, 2003. The tree is a live 40-foot Colorado blue spruce transplanted from York, Penn., to the Ellipse in Washington in 1978.
New York, NY
The Rockefeller Center Christmas tree stands lit in front of the General Electric building in New York's Rockefeller Plaza during the 71st annual tree lighting ceremony, Dec. 3, 2003, in New York.
New York, NY
The Christmas tree at Rockefeller Center is lit in front of a crowd, Dec. 3, 2003, in New York.
New York, N.Y.
A large crowd waits around Rockefeller Center for the annual lighting of the Christmas tree, Dec. 3, 2003, in New York.
New York, NY
The Christmas tree at Rockefeller Center stands lit just after the annual lighting ceremony, Dec. 3, 2003, in New York.
New York, NY
The Rockefeller Center Christmas tree stands lit in front of the General Electric building in New York's Rockefeller Plaza, during the 71st annual tree lighting ceremony, Dec. 3, 2003, in New York.
New York, NY
The Rockefeller Center Christmas tree stands lit in front of the General Electric building in New York's Rockefeller Plaza, during the 71st annual tree lighting ceremony, Dec. 3, 2003, in New York.
Boise, Idaho
Mason Seamons, 3, of Boise, Idaho, reaches up to touch one of the Christmas lights on the state Christmas tree on the steps of the Statehouse at the tree lighting ceremony, Dec. 3, 2003, in Boise, Idaho. The ceremony waas hosted by Gov. Dirk Kempthorne and his wife Patricia.
Oklahoma City, Okla.
The state Christmas tree shines brightly, Dec. 2, 2003, on the south steps of the Capitol in Oklahoma City. Gov. Brad Henry and first lady Kim Henry lit the tree during a ceremony that night.
LaGrange, Ga.
City of LaGrange landscaping associate David Satterwhite stands inside the frame of the city's two-story lighted Christmas tree as he and a city work crew assemble the structure on Lafayette Plaza, Dec. 2, 2003, in LaGrange, Ga.
Jefferson City, Mo.
Missouri Gov. Bob Holden lifts Daulton Peters as he decorates the Capitol Christmas tree, Dec. 2, 2003, at the Capitol in Jefferson City, Mo. The children and families of mobilized and deployed service members made decorations and sent them for the tree. Peters' uncle, Sgt. Tracy Peters, is with the 1138th Engineer Battalion in Iraq.
Bristol, Conn.
Kelsea Zettervall, left, flips the switch during the city tree lighting in front of City Hall, Dec. 2, 2003, in Bristol, Conn. With her in the bucket of fire truck Tower 1 are the city's various pageant queens.
Salt Lake City, Utah
Gov. Olene Walker sings Jingle Bells during the holiday tree lighting ceremony in the State Capitol's rotunda, Dec. 2, 2003, in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Providence, R.I.
A Christmas tree stands tall in the rotunda of the Rhode Island Statehouse, Dec. 2, 2003, in Providence, R.I. Gov. Carcieri and his wife will host the annual tree-lighting ceremony.
Little Rock, Ark.
An Arkansas State Capitol worker helps set up a Christmas tree in the rotunda of the Capitol building, Dec. 1, 2003, in Little Rock, Ark. The 20-foot eastern red cedar was donated by the Bob Staton family of Belleville, Ark.
Bismarck , N.D.
After the lighting of the state Christmas tree, Dec. 1, 2003, at the Capitol, Lanette Rasmussen shows her children Leeah, 2, and Lucas, 4, the Christmas tree ornament they made of their dad, Carey, a National Guardsman stationed in Iraq. The annual event invited people from across the state to create ornaments for the tree.
Atlanta, Ga.
Students from M. Agnes Jones Elementary School in Atlanta are joined by Georgia's First Lady Mary Perdue as they help decorate a Christmas tree on the steps of the Governor's Mansion, Dec. 1, 2003, in Atlanta. The students were part of a choir that sang Christmas carols for Mrs. Perdue.
Madison, Wis.
State Capitol workers put boughs in the official state Christmas tree in the Capitol Rotunda in Madison, Wis., Dec. 1, 2003.
San Antonio, Texas
Santa helps with the Christmas Tree lighting ceremony in front of the Alamo, Nov. 28, 2003, in San Antonio, Texas.
Newark, N.J.
Workers from O'Sullivan Tree Service and United Crane raise an 86-foot Christmas Tree in Military Park, Nov. 26, 2003, in Newark, N.J.