WASHINGTON (DC News Now) — Hundreds will gather at the Ellipse to spread the holiday joy and see the National Christmas tree come to life. On Dec. 4, the 103rd National Christmas Tree Lighting ...

WASHINGTON (DC News Now) — The National Christmas Tree lighting event will prompt road closures in Northwest D.C. The event will be held on Thursday, Dec. 4. The following streets will be posted as ...

WASHINGTON (7News) — A lottery is now open for the National Christmas Tree lighting ceremony. The event is so popular that tickets to attend are distributed via this lottery. This holiday tradition ...

With 21 days until Christmas Day, the National Christmas Tree has arrived, been decorated, and lit to celebrate the holiday season. The 35-foot-tall spruce tree made its journey from the George ...

The White House is once again gearing up to see the gorgeous lights that will adorn one of its massive Christmas trees. The National Christmas Tree lighting has been an annual event since 1923, and it ...

With just five days until Christmas, the one-hour TV special showing the National Christmas Tree Lighting will air today, Friday, Dec. 20 at 8 p.m. Eastern on CBS. The lighting event took place on ...

Did you know the first electrically lit Christmas tree appeared all the way back in 1882? Inventor Edward H. Johnson — a partner of Thomas Edison — hand-wired 80 red, white and blue bulbs onto a ...

Celebrate the short countdown to Christmas with the 2024 National Christmas Tree Lighting broadcast. Although the tree was lit on Dec. 5, 2024, this is the first broadcast of the event. Country music ...