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The White House Christmas 2003
The White House Christmas 2003
Frolicking and eating their way through the sugary snow around the gingerbread house are many literary characters such as the Very Hungry Caterpillar, James and the Giant Peach and the Three Little Pigs.
Frolicking and eating their way through the sugary snow around the gingerbread house are many literary characters such as the Very Hungry Caterpillar, James and the Giant Peach and the Three Little Pigs.
 
At 18-feet tall, the White House Christmas Tree reached from floor to ceiling. To make room for it, the Blue Room chandelier was removed. The tree is decorated with ornaments passed through the Bush family and first displayed by Barabara Bush in 1989. They are on loan from the George H. W. Bush Presidential Library.
In addition to adorning the White House Christmas tree, decorations cover the mantle of the Blue Room. The Blue Room is where The White House Christmas Tree is displayed. This year the Fraser fir was presented by Jim and Diane Chapman of Wisconsin. The tree is decorated with ornaments passed through the Bush family and first displayed by Barabara Bush in 1989.
A tradition since 1967, the Crèche is displayed every year at the White House. It was donated by Charles W. Engelhard, Jr. of Fair Hills, N.J., and is made from carved wood and terra cotta. Nancy Drew and the Hardy Boys by Carolyn Keene
Harry Potter by J.K. Rowling Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
Frog and Toad Together by Arnold Lobel Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Caroll
The Mad Hatter from Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Caroll A replica of the White House, the gingerbread house is created by White House pastry chefs and is more than six-feet wide and 3-feet tall.
Frolicking and eating their way through the sugary snow around the gingerbread house are many literary characters such as the Very Hungry Caterpillar, James and the Giant Peach and the Three Little Pigs.

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