This year’s official White House Christmas tree comes from western North Carolina, one of the areas hardest hit by Hurricane Helene in late September.

The National Christmas Tree Lighting, which is produced by White Rose Way Entertainment, has a long list of featured performers that will make the tradition even more special this year.

AUBURN — With a Christmas tree-grower’s eye honed over decades, Paul Alan Shealer examined a nearly eight-foot-tall Douglas fir Monday at Evergreen Acres Tree Farm. Under the morning sun, the ...

The tree selection, held Oct. 28, marked the 16th time a White House Christmas tree has been selected from North Carolina, and the first time the Cartner family farm in Avery County has been chosen.

First lady Jill Biden receives the official 2024 White House Christmas Tree on the North Portico of the White House in Washington on Monday, Nov. 25, 2024, as her grandson, Beau Biden, Jr., stands by.

NEWLAND, N.C. — A tree from Cartner’s Christmas Tree Farm in Newland arrived at the White House on Monday, Nov. 25. The 20-foot tall tree is much more than a Fraser fir. It stands as a symbol ...

The owners of Cartner’s Christmas Tree Farm in Newland, North Carolina, speak about the family-owned farm and how they grew a tree to be selected by the White House.

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It would be the 16th time a North Carolina farmer provided the White House with its official Christmas tree. “We’re proud to be part of this tradition,” Sam Cartner said.