http://projects.newsobserver.com/blogs/blue_room_christmas Comments for "Blue (Room) Christmas" en http://projects.newsobserver.com/blogs/blue_room_christmas <!-- Begin check for Blog Icon --> <!-- End check for Blog Icon --> <!-- Begin check for Teaser Toggle --> <div class="field-item"><p>A Fraser fir from Ashe County was received this morning by Laura Bush as the official White House Christmas tree.</p><p>The 20-foot tree, from Mistletoe Meadows Christmas Tree Farm, rolled up the White House’s north driveway bundled and lying on its side atop a horse-drawn cart in a media event that lasted some three minutes, Barb Barrett reports. </p><p>Bush walked out to welcome the tree, shaking the hand of tree farm owner Joe Freeman and his wife, Linda Jones, as three dozen journalists snapped photos.</p><p>&quot;We’re all thrilled that it’s going to be here in the Blue Room,&quot; Bush told the press.</p><p>The tree was chosen by <strong>Freeman after winning a contest by</strong> the <a href="http://www.christmastree.org/">National Christmas Tree Association</a> to go into the White House. It was cut Friday.</p></div> <div class="node-blog-teaser-footer"> <div class="node-blog-teaser-comments"><a href="http://projects.newsobserver.com/blogs/blue_room_christmas#comment"><img src="http://www.newsobserver.com/images/front_new/icon_discussion.gif" width="11" height="7" border="0" /> Comments (0)</a> <!-- If permissions, display edit link at end of teaser --> <!-- End edit link code --> </div> </div> <!-- End check for Teaser Toggle --> <!-- BEGIN AUDIO ATTACHMENT CODE --> http://projects.newsobserver.com/blogs/blue_room_christmas#comment Christmas George W. Bush Laura Bush Under the Dome Mon, 26 Nov 2007 12:16:20 -0500 ryanteaguebeckwith 3263 at http://projects.newsobserver.com