President Obama And First Family To Light National Christmas Tree December 3 At President's Park

President Obama And First Family To Light National Christmas Tree December 3 At President's Park

STREAMED LIVE AT THENATIONALTREE.ORG AND BROADCAST NATIONALLY ON PUBLIC TELEVISION THROUGHOUT DECEMBER, CEREMONY INSPIRES PEOPLE EVERYWHERE TO #FINDYOURPARK DURING THE HOLIDAYS

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WASHINGTON, Dec. 2, 2015 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ --The First Family will officially light the National Christmas Tree during the 2015 National Christmas Tree Lighting, presented by the National Park Service and the National Park Foundation, the official charity of America's national parks.

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Hosted by Academy Award-winner Reese Witherspoon, this year's National Christmas Tree Lighting features a talented line-up of performers. Two-time Rock and Roll Hall of Famers David Crosby, Stephen Stills, and Graham Nash; multi-platinum selling artists Fall Out Boy; retro-pop-soul singer Andra Day; Grammy-nominated singer Aloe Blacc; Bellamy Young; chart-topping singer/songwriter Kelsea Ballerini; multi-instrumentalist Tori Kelly; musician, producer, and philanthropist Trombone Shorty; the Joyous String Ensemble; and the United States Coast Guard Band will perform a collection of holiday favorites. Miss Piggy will make a special appearance and do a reading with First Lady Michelle Obama.

Keep up with the National Christmas Tree on Twitter at @TheNationalTree and follow #NCTL2015 on social media for more information about the event and its history.

This year's kick-off to the holiday season in our nation's capital marks the 93rd annual National Christmas Tree Lighting and will be held tomorrow, December 3, 2015, on the Ellipse at President's Park (White House). The ceremony will kick off the holiday season in our nation's capital and can be viewed online LIVE at www.thenationaltree.org beginning at 4:30 p.m. ET with the exclusive National Christmas Tree Lighting pre-show. The event can be seen on public television throughout the month of December. For broadcast times, check local listings or the National Christmas Tree Lighting website.

An American holiday tradition started by President Calvin Coolidge in 1923, the National Christmas Tree Lighting is a great example of the countless ways there are to #FindYourPark. Launched in March 2015, Find Your Park/Encuentra Tu Parque is a public awareness and education movement to inspire people from all backgrounds to connect with, celebrate, and support America's national parks and community-based programs. Celebrating the National Park Service Centennial and setting the stage for the Service's next 100 years, #FindYourPark invites people to discover and share their own unique connections to our nation's natural landscapes, vibrant culture, and rich history.

A special thanks to GE Lighting, Amtrak, Christmas Northeast, Inc., Guest Services, Inc., Hargrove Inc., Hudler Carolina Tree Farms, Loews Madison, Southwest Airlines®, and Washington Marriott at Metro Center for their generous support of the 2015 National Christmas Tree Lighting.

ABOUT THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
More than 20,000 National Park Service employees care for America's 409 national parks and work with communities across the nation to help preserve local history and create close-to-home recreational opportunities. The National Park Service has cared for the White House and its grounds since 1933. President's Park, which includes the Ellipse and Lafayette Park, was officially included in the national park system in 1961. Visit us at www.nps.gov.

ABOUT THE NATIONAL PARK FOUNDATION
The National Park Foundation is the official charity of America's national parks and nonprofit partner to the National Park Service. Chartered by Congress in 1967, the National Park Foundation raises private funds to help PROTECT more than 84 million acres of national parks through critical conservation and preservation efforts, CONNECT all Americans with their incomparable natural landscapes, vibrant culture and rich history, and INSPIRE the next generation of park stewards. Find out more and become a part of the national park community at www.nationalparks.org.

MEDIA CONTACTS:

National Park Service
Jenny Anzelmo-Sarles
202-619-7177
jenny_anzelmo-sarles@nps.gov

National Park Foundation
Alanna Sobel
202-796-2538
asobel@nationalparks.org

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