Christmas tree lighting brightens state Capitol

California rings in the holidays with Capitol tree lighting ceremony
Gov. Gavin Newsom and First Partner Jennifer Siebel Newsom will light this year’s tree with the help of 9-year-old Carter Morris, of Merced.
Christmas tree lighting brightens state Capitol: photos
The tree – a 24-foot Douglas Fir from Crystal Spring Tree Farm in Carbon County – was brought into the capitol two weeks ago. Crews from the Pennsylvania Department of General Services decorated the conifer with 1,250 lights and over 700 ornaments made by pre-kindergarten students.
Older Pennsylvanians create handmade ornaments for state capitol Christmas tree
At the Pennsylvania state capitol in Harrisburg, hundreds of handmade ornaments from across the Keystone State hang from the Christmas tree.
US Capitol Christmas Tree lit ahead of the holiday
On Tuesday night, the 80-foot-tall Christmas tree on the West Lawn of the U.S. Capitol was lit, marking another sign of the unofficial start of the holiday season. The tree, which was driven by two truck drivers from Alaska,
A 9-year-old Kenai girl is the star at the U.S. Capitol Christmas tree ceremony
Rose Burke won an essay contest, so she got to throw the switch to light an 80-foot spruce from Southeast Alaska.
Christmas tree from Alaska, gingerbread Capitol sweeten the season in D.C.
The Sitka spruce, Alaska’s official state tree, was harvested on Oct. 19 from the Tongass National Forest on Zarembo Island. A self-contained watering system built by local high school students kept the tree alive on its weeks-long journey to Washington, D.C.
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The nation’s capital will take a major step into the holiday season within a matter of days as lightings of the U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree and the National Christmas Tree take place. U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree The lighting of the U.
Christmas tree from Alaska lights up the U.S. Capitol
Members of the Wrangell Cooperative Association from Alaska sing after giving a blessing to the Capitol Christmas tree, which was harvested in the Tongass National Forest in Alaska, during the U.S. Capitol Christmas tree lighting ceremony on the West Front of the Capitol, Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
PHOTOS: 2024 Capitol Christmas tree lighting in DC
The U.S. Capitol Christmas tree is illuminated following the U.S. Capitol Christmas tree lighting ceremony on the West Front of the Capitol, Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2024, in D.C. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
Annual Capitol Tree Lighting ceremony held in Harrisburg
Pennsylvania's governor and lieutenant governor kicked off the holiday season at the annual Capitol Tree Lighting ceremony in .
The state Capitol Holiday Tree is now lit. You can see it, and take tours of the capitol, in December.
The state Capitol is open to visitors from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. on weekdays and from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on weekends and holidays.
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U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree rings in 2024 holiday season with thousands of lights
Dec. 3 (UPI) --The U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree lit up the skies with thousands of multi-colored lights Tuesday night for the first time this holiday season, as the west front of the Capitol ...