(Scheduled for 4:30 pm today)

Delivery of the 2007 White House Christmas Tree

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Jim and Diane Chapman, owners of a Wisconsin Christmas tree farm, will present the tree to the first lady, Melania Trump.

The Chapmans won the 2017 National Christmas Tree Association contest, but the tree that will be on display at the White House didn’t come from their farm. The Chapmans didn’t have a tree that was tall enough to meet the required height specifications, so they had to procure one from a different farm in Wisconsin. The Balsam fir that Melania Trump will accept on Monday actually comes from Hanauer’s Tree Farms.

“The size and the shape, the color, great trunk. It’s going to fill the room. It’s going to look awesome in the Blue Room and it’s good all the way around,” said White House Grounds Superintendent Dale Haney. “The whole thing is a front and I can just see it make the  holiday season for the White House.”

The Christmas Tree Association says the Chapmans also presented trees to the White House in 1998 and 2003.

Here is the 2007 Christmas tree, decorated for the holidays.

2007 Blue Room Christmas Tree with National Parks Ornaments

Can’t wait to see what the theme for this year’s tree will be, but one thing is for sure – there won’t be ornaments decorated with Chairman Mao! Our President has said that we should say “Merry Christmas!” proudly this year, and I am sure that whatever theme is chosen by our First Lady, it will be one that honors the true meaning of the season, family and faith.