Christmas Season in Washington: From articles of impeachment to the National Christmas Tree

President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump took part in the lighting of the National Christmas Tree on Thursday.

Trump wished people a Merry Christmas as part of lighting of the National Christmas Tree, a tradition that stretches all the way back to 1923, when President Calvin Coolidge lit a 48-foot Vermont fir. This year's tree was planted in the Ellipse in President's Park in late October. It replaced the previous National Christmas Tree which stood since 2012.