What are the Christmas traditions at the White House?

No matter who the current inhabitants of the White House, the winter months always mark a festive time at the home of the first family.

However, that doesn’t mean Christmas has always been the month-long, extravagant celebration that Americans have come to expect of the White House.

Rather, Christmas traditions of the first family have adapted, or come and gone, with everything from an indoor snowball fight to trees lit with candles all relics from the past.

These are some of the beloved White House Christmas traditions celebrated by the first family each year.