The 2024 version of “The People’s Tree” is an 80-foot Sitka Spruce that came 4,000 miles from Wrangell, Alaska to take center stage for the holidays. The Capitol has displayed a Christmas tree every year since 1964.

WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) – House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) led the 60 th annual Christmas tree lighting at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. on Tuesday night. “As this tree is placed in front of the Capitol, we remember that this is the People’s ...

The U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree, adorned in 5,000 LED lights and 10,000 hand-made ornaments, lit up the skies in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday night during a ceremony to ring-in the 2024 holiday season.