President Barack Obama and family first arrived to take part in the National Christmas Tree Lighting ceremony in Washington December 1, 2011.
WASHINGTON (Reuters)-President Barack Obama and his family had lit a Christmas tree new national on Thursday night when they attended a concert of the festive holiday.
On stage are decorated with lights and white snowflakes, the President, his two daughters Sasha and Malia, the mother of Michelle Obama and her mother, Marian Robinson, flipped to light up a 26-foot Colorado blue spruce up high.
Speaking to an audience of hundreds, Obama briefly retold the story of the birth of Jesus Christ and religious leaders regarding his faith alone.