Meanwhile, in 1841, Queen Victoria’s husband, Albert, had introduced Britain to the Teutonic tannenbaum—the Christmas tree—and the idea spread. In the States, President Franklin Pierce put ...

The annual lighting of the National Christmas Tree has offered presidents an opportunity to work off the holiday theme and deliver a unifying message of peace. Over the years, some presidents ...

This year, Malcolm Franklin, the former Regional General Manager of FIFCO USA- a brewery company, had the honor of lighting the tree. Franklin was diagnosed with glioblastoma in 2023, according to ...