MERRY CHRISTMAS, President Trump
Kevin McCullough | Dec 08, 2025
Here at the beginning of the Christmas season, I find myself enjoying the fullest, most breathtaking sequence of activity I’ve ever had the good fortune to experience.
Every year is full. Every year has its busyness, its traditions, its moments that shine. But this year is… different. This year is special. And this past weekend was the proof.
Friday night was our local tree lighting ceremony. The air was cold — the kind of cold December sharpens into a razor. But no one minded. People were out, huddled next to each other, coffee cups steaming, kids bundled in scarves and mittens almost too thick to bend. And when that switch was thrown and the tree came alive — thousands of lights suddenly blazing into the dark — you could feel the crowd exhale in happiness. It’s here. Christmas has officially arrived. The season begins… and with it comes the beauty, the activity, the memories we’ll hold onto when the lights come down.
Then 24 hours later, I’m watching my bride and our youngest — our ballerina — take in The Nutcracker at Lincoln Center. Her first time. The world-famous dancers. The music that swells Christmas into a fairy tale. And when she came home later that night, hair in a bun still pinned a little crooked, she ran right to hug Dad’s neck — floating with excitement, in awe of what she had seen. Moments like that remind a father what a gift it is simply to be a father.
And then Sunday… Christmas at the White House.
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