Source: Darlene Superville, BLUERIDGE NOW, 11/19/18

As strains of “O Christmas Tree” wafted through the cool air, President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump Monday accepted the official White House Christmas tree that will go on display in the Blue Room and anchor the holiday season at the executive mansion. The 19-and-a-half-foot-tall Fraser fir was cut from a farm owned by Larry Smith of Newland and delivered to the front door of the White House on a green wagon hitched to a pair of horses. A sign on the wagon said “White House Christmas Tree 2018.”

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