The First Lady brought along her nephews to receive the tree this morning.

Don’t confuse it with the Capitol or National Christmas trees.

The 18-and-a-half-foot tree will be on display in the Blue Room for the holiday season.

Remember the Christmas-themed White House Hannukah party invitations the Bushes sent out? Well the New York Post followed up today with news that the hubbub over the mistake forced the first family to send out a new round of invites yesterday, this time with a menorah on them and a note saying, “Please accept our apologies as the invitation you previously received had the incorrect artwork on it.” Hopefully however many Jewish leaders there are…

Just how checked out are President and Mrs. Bush? The New York Post reports that they sent out invitations to Jewish leaders for a Hanukkah reception at the White House with a big Christmas tree pictured on the front. The message reads that the couple “requests the pleasure of your company at a Hanukkah reception,” written beneath an image of a Clydesdale horse hauling a Christmas fir along the snow-dappled drive to 1600 Pennsylvania Ave.Nice….