Santa Claus arrives on the Ellipse in Washington, D.C., Thursday, Dec. 6, 2007, for the lighting of the National Christmas Tree. White House photo by Shealah Craighead
President George W. Bush joins Sara Evans in singing "We Wish you a Merry Christmas" on stage at the Ellipse Thursday, Dec. 6, 2007, during the festivities surround the lighting of the National Christmas Tree. White House photo by Shealah Craighead
President George W. Bush and Mrs. Laura Bush arrive on stage at the Ellipse in Washington, D.C., Thursday, Dec. 6, 2007, for the lighting of the National Christmas Tree. White House photo by Shealah Craighead
Seventh-grader Julian Ivey, who just completed a 6-month run on Broadway as Simba in "The Lion King," performs onstage Thursday, Dec. 6, 2007, at the Ellipse during the lighting of the National Christmas Tree. White House photo by Joyce N. Boghosian
The National Christmas Tree is lit on the Ellipse in Washington, D.C., Thursday, Dec. 6, 2007. White House photo by Joyce N. Boghosian