The National Christmas Tree Broadcasting Company agreed to broadcast the event on radio.
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17 Facts About National Christmas Tree
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Will H Hays, chairman of the Republican National Committee, was chairman of Amawalk Nursery, and Hays arranged for a live, 30-year-old, 35-foot Norway spruce to be delivered to the capital.
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In 1928, the time of the lighting ceremony was again moved to 8 pm That year, the National Christmas Tree lights were replaced completely by colored floodlights.
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The "Singing National Christmas Tree" was a hit with the public, and although music and choirs continued to perform each year thereafter, the tradition of the Singing National Christmas Tree lasted for several more decades.
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All plants but the National Christmas Tree had been removed from the area in the fall and the ground regraded as part of a widening of E Street NW.
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In 1934, the National Christmas Tree was relocated to Lafayette Park north of the White House.
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In 1941 the National Christmas Tree was relocated to just inside the south fence on the South Lawn of the White House.
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The following year, the National Christmas Tree was lit with blue lights and encircled with strings of red and white lights, and decorated with gold balls.
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The National Christmas Tree used a blue, white, and yellow lighting scheme in 1968.
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When President Johnson lit the National Christmas Tree, this caused another Christmas tree to be lit remotely by radio control in the newly electrified village of Nulato, Alaska.
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Park Service officials feared the National Christmas Tree would be toppled, and attached guy-wires to the tree to keep it upright.
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Carter told the surprised crowd that the National Christmas Tree would remain dark until the American hostages in Iran were set free.
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In 1995, the National Christmas Tree was lit by solar power for the first time at night, using energy stored during the day.
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In 2002, the National Christmas Tree sported a gold, green, and red design with gold garland and wreath-shaped ornaments.
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CNN said in 2013 that the National Christmas Tree was the sixth most beautiful Christmas tree in the world.
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In early 1974, a low stone wall was constructed around the National Christmas Tree to provide partial protection for its roots, and currently serves as the limit of the planting bed below the tree.
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In 2008, after the switch to LED lights, the National Christmas Tree was illuminated by more than 45,000 lights on 900 50-light strings.
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