{"id":2470533,"date":"2025-08-04T11:33:02","date_gmt":"2025-08-04T15:33:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/first-lady-accepting-applications-for-white-house-christmas-decorators\/"},"modified":"2025-08-04T11:34:24","modified_gmt":"2025-08-04T15:34:24","slug":"first-lady-accepting-applications-for-white-house-christmas-decorators","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/first-lady-accepting-applications-for-white-house-christmas-decorators\/","title":{"rendered":"First lady accepting applications for White House Christmas decorators"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ffirst-lady-accepting-applications-for-white-house-christmas-decorators%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2470533&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>First Lady Melania Trump&#8217;s office has announced that it is accepting volunteer applications from across all 50 states to help decorate the White House for Christmas.Interested volunteers must be available in Washington, D.C. during the last week of November. Applications are open until September 5, with acceptance notifications sent by October 13. Decorating shifts will begin on November 24 and finish by the end of the month, excluding Thanksgiving Day, with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sweden-warns-parents-quit-plopping-babies-in-front-of-screens\/\" title=\"Sweden Warns Parents: Quit Plopping Babies In Front Of Screens\">daily hours<\/a> from 6 a.m. to 5 p.m. Additionally, the office is seeking volunteer performers, such as choirs and school bands, to participate in events ahead of the Christmas season. <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >unlike individual decorator applications<\/a>, a single request can be submitted for entire performing groups.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Melania Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bidens-restaurant-relief-program-excludes-white-male-owners\/\" title=\"Biden\u2019s Restaurant Relief Program Excludes White Male Owners\">accepting applications<\/a> for White House Christmas decorators<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2180106\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>First lady <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3478821\/melania-kennedy-center-theater-renaming-proposal-first-lady\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Melania Trump&rsquo;s<\/a> office announced on Monday that it is accepting applications from volunteers interested in decorating the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/washington-secrets\/3489452\/trump-economy-trips-up-naysayers-white-house-report-card\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">White House<\/a> for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/finance-and-economy\/3397731\/retailers-fear-impact-trump-tariffs-christmas\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Christmas<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Residents from all 50 states are invited to apply, though they must be available in Washington, D.C., when decorating begins during the last week of November. Interested parties <a href=\"https:\/\/eoppra.my.site.com\/survey\/survey\/runtimeApp.app?invitationId=0KiSJ000000g6nN&amp;surveyName=white_house_christmas_decorator_application&amp;UUID=adc62ec3-60b0-4c3a-bd4a-3c81734eea13\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">can apply online<\/a> by 5 p.m. on Sept. 5 and will be notified of their acceptance by Oct. 13.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/washington-secrets\/3490098\/voter-survey-obama-russiagate-intelligence-team\/\">Voters: Yeah, Obama broke the law with &#8216;Russiagate,&#8217; must be prosecuted<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/business\/3489963\/tesla-elon-musk-30-billion-stock-he-threatened-to-leave\/\">Tesla gives Musk $30 billion more in stock after he threatened to leave<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3490021\/watch-live-gov-kathy-hochul-texas-democratic-lawmakers\/\">WATCH LIVE: Kathy Hochul welcomes Texas Democratic lawmakers to New York<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">First lady Melania Trump stands next to the 2020 White House Christmas tree after arriving at the White House in Washington, Monday, Nov. 23, 2020. This year&rsquo;s tree is an 18.5-foot Fraser Fir, selected and cut from Dan and Bryan Trees in Shepherdstown, West Virginia. (AP Photo\/Andrew Harnik)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The decorating will be completed in a series of shifts, with some volunteers working three days beginning Monday, Nov. 24, and others working three days starting Friday, Nov. 28. Volunteers can also work the full week, though there will be no decorating on Thanksgiving, which falls on Nov. 27 this year.<\/p>\n<p>Every decorating day is expected to last from 6 a.m. ET through 5 p.m. ET.<\/p>\n<p>The first lady&rsquo;s office is also seeking volunteer performers<span style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\">, such as choirs and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/education\/3487928\/linda-mcmahon-celebrates-brown-university-settlement-trump-administration\/\" target=\"_blank\">school<\/a>&nbsp;bands, ahead of the Christmas season. Unlike the decorator application, which requires each person to<\/span> apply themselves, the performer application only requires one applicant for the whole group.<\/p>\n<p>    <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/THr_seahKUI?si=vV9Ok19zAz5TIRwj\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>    <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3487476\/trump-tributes-floated-republicans\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong>ALL THE TIMES REPUBLICANS HAVE FLOATED TRIBUTES TO TRUMP<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>In April, the White House Historical Association <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/washington-secrets\/3376332\/christmas-in-april-with-2025-white-house-ornament-reveal\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">unveiled its 2025 Christmas ornament<\/a>, featuring a recreation of china plates used in past state dinners. The plate is surrounded by a Christmas wreath, with the White House at the top.<\/p>\n<p>President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3489933\/trump-loves-sydney-sweeney-jeans-ad-after-learning-shes-a-republican\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Donald Trump<\/a> said during the White House&rsquo;s Easter Egg Roll on April 21 that his administration is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3386743\/trump-speech-easter-egg-roll-religion-pope-death\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">&ldquo;bringing religion back to America.&rdquo;<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_2180106\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2180106\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Melania Trump seeks volunteers to decorate White House Christmas<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2632,"featured_media":2470534,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Melania-Trump-Christmas-scaled-1024x683.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[60579,32641,32127],"class_list":["post-2470533","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-christmas-decorators","tag-first-lady","tag-white-house"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Melania-Trump-Christmas-scaled-1024x683.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2470533","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2632"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2470533"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2470533\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2470537,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2470533\/revisions\/2470537"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2470534"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2470533"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2470533"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2470533"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}