{"id":2516122,"date":"2025-12-01T12:28:59","date_gmt":"2025-12-01T17:28:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/capitol-tea-burchett-teases-musical-guest-for-15-minute-christmas-party\/"},"modified":"2025-12-01T12:30:23","modified_gmt":"2025-12-01T17:30:23","slug":"capitol-tea-burchett-teases-musical-guest-for-15-minute-christmas-party","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/capitol-tea-burchett-teases-musical-guest-for-15-minute-christmas-party\/","title":{"rendered":"Capitol Tea: Burchett teases musical guest for 15-minute Christmas party"},"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\">20<\/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%2Fcapitol-tea-burchett-teases-musical-guest-for-15-minute-christmas-party%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=2516122&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>Rep. Tim Burchett (R-TN) will host his annual 15-minute Christmas party on December 11 in his small Longworth office at teh Capitol. Known for its brief but festive nature, the event will feature a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-image-claims-to-show-tickets-for-donald-trumps-second-inauguration\/\" title=\"FACT CHECK: Image Claims To Show Tickets For Donald Trump\u2019s \u2018Second Inauguration\u2019\">special musical guest<\/a>, potentially a notable performer from tennessee, Burchett&#8217;s home state and the birthplace of country music. The budget is minimal-described humorously as &#8220;between free and nothing&#8221;-and past parties included simple snacks like Cheez Whiz and Ritz crackers, and also performances by colleagues from his prayer group. The party is open to Capitol Hill staff and is strictly timed to avoid lengthy gatherings.Burchett also mentioned that the party won&#8217;t feature a Santa Claus like last year, and he joked about a kind rivalry with former Rep. George Santos, who hosted a separate Christmas event. Burchett&#8217;s holiday events have shifted from large gatherings, which he ended due to an incident where his underwear was stolen during a party while he was mayor of Knoxville, to a more modest and efficient celebration.  <\/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\">Capitol Tea: Tim Burchett teases 15-minute Christmas party special musical guest<\/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\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2414032\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Rep. Tim Burchett (R-TN) is hoping to bring some <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/tennessee\/\">Tennessee<\/a> star power to the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/congress\/\">Capitol<\/a> when he hosts his famous 15-minute <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/christmas\/\">Christmas<\/a> party later this month.<\/p>\n<p>The gathering, slated for Dec. 11, will be held at his tiny Longworth office from noon to 12:15 p.m., I can exclusively report, and Burchett is teasing a special musical guest for this year&rsquo;s festivities.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3901810\/house-republican-nehls-announces-retirement-from-congress\/\">House Republican Nehls announces retirement from Congress<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/premium\/3892606\/nba-scandals-lead-to-safe-bet-act-full-court-press\/\">NBA scandals lead to SAFE Bet Act full-court press<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3900822\/anthropic-ceo-house-hearing-chinese-ai-cyberattack\/\">House committee invites Anthropic CEO to testify on Chinese AI cyberattack<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;m thinking maybe we&rsquo;ll get somebody to come in from Tennessee, if I can,&rdquo; Burchett told me. &ldquo;I&rsquo;m working on it, but we&rsquo;ll see.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Burchett, who represents Knoxville, the cradle of country music, was tight-lipped about who he&rsquo;s considering but did hint he&rsquo;s looking at performers with some notoriety.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Oh yeah, I&rsquo;m not gonna bring in some clodhopper,&rdquo; Burchett said when asked if the singer might be someone notable.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3483591\/capitol-tea-tim-burchett-skateboard-fetterman-wardrobe\/\"><strong>CAPITOL TEA: TIM BURCHETT&rsquo;S SKATEBOARDING DREAM<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The limiting factor will be Burchett&rsquo;s party budget. If you&rsquo;re familiar with the Cheez Whiz and Ritz crackers he bills as &ldquo;charcuterie,&rdquo; you won&rsquo;t be shocked to hear it&rsquo;s not very big. In years past, Burchett has recruited Reps. Tim Walberg (R-MI), Cliff Bentz (R-OR), and other members of his Thursday prayer group to sing traditional Christmas songs.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It&rsquo;s between free and nothing,&rdquo; Burchett said of his budget.<\/p>\n<p>He has not yet finalized a Santa Claus for the party, but it won&rsquo;t be Rep. Jared Moskowitz (D-FL), who played the part in 2023, or <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/george-santos\/\">George Santos<\/a>, the expelled lawmaker who came as &ldquo;Santos Claus&rdquo; last year. Burchett first began hosting his Christmas party in 2022.<\/p>\n<p>In a bit of holiday rivalry, Burchett took a light jab at Santos for hosting a separate Christmas celebration this year that reprises the Santos Claus theme. The event comes weeks after President Donald Trump commuted Santos&rsquo;s seven<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/president-trump-please-pardon-jon-woods-a-victim-of-process-crimes-like-michael-flynn\/\" title=\"President Trump, Please Pardon Jon Woods, a Victim of Process Crimes Like Michael Flynn\">-year prison sentence<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I started a real trend,&rdquo; Burchett said of the theme, &ldquo;but I&rsquo;m going to let it slide, because he is a friend.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The special guests are just about the only changes you should expect for Burchett&rsquo;s holiday party, which is open to anyone who works on Capitol Hill. I received a resounding yes on whether he&rsquo;ll be breaking out the Mountain Dew and setting up his usual peanut butter and jelly station.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Oh, absolutely,&rdquo; Burchett said. &ldquo;Does a Baptist church got a bus? Of course, I am. I mean, when people are given something over the top, they come to expect it every year.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>As always, he&rsquo;s encouraging visitors to come early &mdash; lines extend down the hall &mdash; and said his 15-minute limit will be strictly enforced. He says the short-and-sweet format was inspired by the &ldquo;wine breath&rdquo; and droning conversations he&rsquo;s had to endure at other office holiday parties.<\/p>\n<p>I also learned that Burchett used to <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >host large gatherings back home<\/a> when he was the mayor of Knoxville, and that he scrapped them after a thief stole his underwear. (He insists this actually happened.)<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3490259\/capitol-tea-jim-justice-babydog-siblings-thom-tillis-parade\/\"><strong>CAPITOL TEA: BABYDOG&rsquo;S 23 SIBLINGS<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Yeah, we used to open up the house, and one year, we had over 100 people, but it got to be too much,&rdquo; Burchett said. &ldquo;I looked on eBay the next week, and somebody was selling my boxer shorts on eBay, and I&rsquo;m pretty sure they took it during my Christmas party.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Nowadays, the Burchett family&rsquo;s holiday celebrations are a low-key affair.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/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>Burchett hints at special guest for 15-minute Christmas party<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2651,"featured_media":2516123,"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\/11\/AP23292620529185_ec140f-e1764604234711.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[35538,60657,68001,46293,68000],"class_list":["post-2516122","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-burchett","tag-capitol-tea","tag-christmas-party","tag-holiday-event","tag-musical-guest"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/AP23292620529185_ec140f-e1764604234711.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2516122","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\/2651"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2516122"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2516122\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2516126,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2516122\/revisions\/2516126"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2516123"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2516122"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2516122"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2516122"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}