White House Christmas Through the Ages: How Presidential Holiday Traditions Evolved

Snowballs, gingerbread houses, and NORAD are key aspects of the White House holiday story.

Christmas decorations at the White House with a “Home Is Where the Heart Is” theme on Dec. 1, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times

Presidential and political Christmas traditions have grown into iconic signs of the holiday season.

As the United States approaches its 250th year as an independent nation, Americans can look to the White House for a living record of how faith, family, and politics have endured through political change.