The holiday season has officially arrived at the State Capitol with the lighting of the Christmas tree. The 24-foot Douglas fir now shines bright in the Rotunda as the tallest Christmas tree the Capitol has had for a decade.

The U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree, adorned in 5,000 LED lights and 10,000 hand-made ornaments, lit up the skies in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday night during a ceremony to ring-in the 2024 holiday season.

The tree – a 24-foot Douglas Fir from Crystal Spring Tree Farm in Carbon County – was brought into the capitol two weeks ago. Crews from the Pennsylvania Department of General Services decorated the conifer with 1,250 lights and over 700 ornaments made by pre-kindergarten students.

On Tuesday night, the 80-foot-tall Christmas tree on the West Lawn of the U.S. Capitol was lit, marking another sign of the unofficial start of the holiday season. The tree, which was driven by two truck drivers from Alaska,

Governor Brian Kemp, alongside First Lady Marty Kemp, Georgia leaders, and guests, will deliver remarks before lighting the tree in the capitol’s rotunda.

Service members and families welcomed the U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree for a public viewing on Nov. 21, celebrating its journey from Alaska’s Tongass National Forest.

The nation’s capital will take a major step into the holiday season within a matter of days as lightings of the U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree and the National Christmas Tree take place. U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree The lighting of the U.

Governor Kay Ivey is preparing to light the Alabama Capitol Christmas tree. The theme of this year’s ceremony is “Every Light a Prayer for Peace.” The official state Christmas tree is a 38-foot Eastern Red Cedar from Bullock County.

Pennsylvania's governor and lieutenant governor kicked off the holiday season at the annual Capitol Tree Lighting ceremony in .