Plot Synopsis

Each year since 1998, HGTV has taken a behind-the-scenes look at the White House as its staff prepares the residence for the upcoming holiday season. The host takes a tour of the President's home, while meeting with the First Lady and interviewing decorators, artisans, pastry chefs, florists and social secretaries.
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The 2024 special, which premiered on Sunday, December 15, 2024 at 6pm ET/PT on HGTV, features First Lady, Dr. Jill Biden leading a special tour of the rooms with Brian and Mika Kleinschmidt as her theme of, "A Season of Peace and Light," comes to life. As Brian and Mika go from room to room, the couple get a first look at the 2024 Gingerbread White House, created from 25 sheets of gingerbread dough, 50 pounds of royal icing and 45 pounds of chocolate, and they help decorate the Diplomatic Room, now open to the public for the first time. Along the way, they see decorations throughout the White House, including the Gold Star Tree exhibit that honors fallen service members, a collection of bells adorning the East Colonnade, a cascade of peace doves suspended overhead in the Cross Hall, and the majestic 18.5-foot-tall official White House Christmas Tree in the Blue Room. More than 300 dedicated volunteers from across the country bring the theme to life with an array of decorations, including more than 165,075 holiday lights; 83 Christmas trees; 28,125 ornaments; 9,810 feet of ribbon and 2,200 doves.