White House Website Announces Holiday Theme For 2011

The White House website now includes a 2011 Holidays at the White House page featuring photos of White House holiday decorations and blog posts relating to the holiday season. The introductory paragraph reports:

Our theme for this 2011 holiday season is "Shine, Give, Share," which offers an opportunity to pay tribute to our troops, veterans, and their families throughout the White House. This year, the official tour features 37 Christmas trees, 30 are natural trees and 7 are made from paper, felt or aluminum; a gingerbread model of the White House made of 400 pounds of gingerbread, white chocolate and marzipan plus 5 different representations of First Dog Bo Obama. Volunteers from 36 states plus the District of Columbia worked for days to get everything ready.

The White House announced that last week it had sponsored a special holiday "tweetup" for 150 followers of the White House Twitter feed from around the country. The group tweeted during the tour, sharing what they saw and heard.