While other presidents have gone on to use the tree lighting as an opportunity to share a message of peace and national pride, Coolidge was brief in the second-ever ceremony. "I accept this tree ...

WASHINGTON - The 102nd National Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony will be held on Thursday, December 5 starting at 6 p.m. south of the White House on the Ellipse. This year, the tree will be ...

NBC's annual tree lighting ceremony is in November and broadcast live from Rockefeller Center in NYC Skyler Caruso is a Writer and Reporter of PEOPLE Digital Entertainment. She joined PEOPLE in ...

President Joe Biden presided over the lighting of the National Christmas tree for his final time as commander-in-chief on Thursday night.