US First lady Michelle Obama receives the official White House Christmas Tree outside the North Portico of the White House in Washington, Friday, Nov. 29, 2013. The tree was grown by Christopher Botek, a second-generation Christmas tree farmer from Crystal Spring Tree Farm in Lehighton, Pa. Four other trees, all from Wyckoff?s Christmas Tree Farm in Belvidere, N.J., will be placed throughout the White House.
(AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)