Deck the White House halls: Jill Biden wants holiday visitors to feel like kids again

Holiday decorations adorn the Grand Foyer of the White House for the 2023 theme “Magic, Wonder, and Joy,” Monday, Nov. 27, 2023, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

WASHINGTON (AP) — Jill Biden has chosen a White House holiday décor that she hopes will inspire guests to feel like kids again. “Magic, wonder and joy” is her theme. Guests will walk underneath the branches of a tree to enter. They will stroll along a hallway decorated with oversized holiday candy and other sweets. They will see Santa’s sleigh and reindeer suspended above the grand foyer. The first lady unveiled the décor on Monday. It also celebrates the 200th anniversary of the publication of the poem commonly known as ”’Twas the Night Before Christmas.” She plans Wednesday to unveil a holiday ice rink on the White House lawn.