The Obamas Light Up The White House With National Christmas Tree

The Obama family wrapped up warm for the 90th annual lighting of the National Christmas Tree outside the White House on Thursday evening. The president was joined by his wife Michelle and daughters Malia and Sasha, who were given the job of pressing the all-important switch to turn on the twinkling red and green lights.

obamaschristmastree

There was even an embarrassing dad moment, when Obama asked his family to join him in a rendition of Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town. Just a casual sing song in front of a 70,000-strong crowd.

whitehousechristmastree

We think the tree looks pretty impressive, don't you agree? For more Christmas inspiration, shop these no-fuss needle-free styles below:

Loading Slideshow

Festive Florals
Small but perfectly formed, these table top trees will add a beautiful vintage feel to the festive season. Vintage floral fabric trees, from £19 at <a href="http://www.bombus.co.uk/"target="_hplink">Bombus</a>
Small Wonder
Continuing the mini trend, this white glitter bonsai tree couldn’t feel more festive. White glitter bonsai tree, £75 at <a href="http://www.johnlewis.com/"target="_hplink">John Lewis</a>
Festive Flat Pack
Complete with 40 decorative stickers (a selection of hearts and Santas), this 1 metre tall corrugated board tree is one of Ikea’s less challenging self-assembly numbers. Julmys cardboard tree with stickers, £15 at <a href="http://www.ikea.com/"target="_hplink">Ikea</a>
Minimalist Chic
At this price you can buy in bulk and arrange them into a super-chic mini table top forest. Snowflake tree, £7 at <a href="http://www.muji.eu/"target="_hplink">Muji</a>
Indoor/Outdoor
Snowy, festive and no pesky needles. Suitable for indoor or outdoor use. Pre-lit snowy paper Christmas tree, from £50 at <a href="http://www.johnlewis.com/"target="_hplink">John Lewis</a>
Ultimate Space Saver
The bottom two lines of this feel-good sticker tree can be personalised to make it unique to you. Personalised Christmas tree wall sticker, £28 at <a href="http://www.spincollective.co.uk/acatalog/index.html"target="_hplink">Spin Collective</a>
Foraged & Festive
Made from pieces of driftwood foraged from around the UK coastline, these stylish trees can be de-baubled and kept up all year round. Driftwood Christmas tree by Nautilus Driftwood Design, from £56 to £185 at <a href="http://www.notonthehighstreet.com/"target="_hplink">Notonthehighstreet.com</a>
Scandi-Chic
Those Scandinavians certainly know how to do pared-down Christmas style. Birch plywood Christmas tree, from £55 to £395 at <a href="http://www.nordicdesignforum.co.uk/NDF/products.php"target="_hplink">Nordic Design Forum</a>
Cut It Out
Rounding out the festive dozen is this minimalist’s dream tree. Beautifully intricate, it needs no further adornments. White stencil Christmas tree, £16 at <a href="http://www.marquisanddawe.co.uk/"target="_hplink">Marquis & Dawe</a>
Blank Canvas
Leave it as is for a minimal Christmas or go crazy with the poster paints and make it a tree to remember. Giant cardboard Christmas tree by Letterfest, £40 at <a href="http://www.notonthehighstreet.com/"target="_hplink">Notonthehighstreet.com</a>
Get Creative
A bit of chalk, some fairy lights and a bit of imagination – a great look and a space saver too. All lights and decorations from £4 at <a href="http://www.thewhitecompany.com/"target="_hplink">The White Company</a>
Light Up
No messing about with separate (inevitably tangled and/or broken) fairy lights with this one. Pre-lit clear spiral rope light tree, £85 at <a href="http://www.lights4fun.co.uk/"target="_hplink">Lights4Fun</a>

Comments
0
Pending Comments
0
View FAQ

Post Comment Preview Comment

To reply to a Comment: Click "Reply" at the bottom of the comment; after being approved your comment will appear directly underneath the comment you replied to.