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| In 1923 an organization erected the Christmas tree in Presidents Park that is now known as Ellipse and situated south of the White House. This took place during the tenure of the then US president Calvin Coolidge. The Christmas tree began to be called the National Christmas tree on December 24th 1923. The first National Christmas tree was well known in Washington. | |
On Christmas Eve every year as a tradition the US presidents light the National Christmas tree from the White House. The people in the United States regard this as a National event and celebrate it every year with immense joy and fervor.
Various activities like live musical performances, strolling costumed entertainment and featured guest performances are carried on during the event of the National Christmas tree. The National Christmas tree event continues by the President given his message to the people on Christmas tree. The National Christmas tree is believed to have a lot of significance.
Lighting the National Christmas tree every year represents the times gone by of the country. The National Christmas tree in 1980 was fully lit for 417 seconds. The hostages were been in confinement each second for each day.
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President bush in the year 1985 on Christmas Eve in order to support the American hostages in Lebanon and their families at home intended for the lights of the National Christmas trees to be turned off for an instant. From the time the National Christmas tree came to be introduced the US presidents regard the National Christmas tree to be an incessant and uninterrupted tradition.
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