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Watch Live: The Obamas Light the National Christmas Tree for the Last Time

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For one last time, Barack and Michelle Obama will light the National Christmas Tree on Thursday evening.

The lighting will take place on the Ellipse at the White House, and President Obama is expected to deliver a few remarks during the event.

The Lumineers, Garth Brooks, Kelly Clarkson, Chance the Rapper, James Taylor and Yolanda Adams are also slated to perform.

The annual event is in its 94th year, according to a NBC4, a local news station in Washington D.C.

You can watch the live stream at 5 p.m. Eastern.

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