--- title: Donald Trump, Melania Trump Share Christmas Day Greeting description: President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump shared a Christmas Day address with the nation on Christmas Day 2017. canonical: https://time.com/5079160/president-trump-merry-christmas-melania/ author: Jamie Ducharme article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-12-25T15:41:02.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-10-12T08:43:31.064Z article:section: Politics og:title: President Trump, First Lady Share Holiday Greeting og:description: ‘MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!’ og:url: https://time.com/5079160/president-trump-merry-christmas-melania/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltcbd363106a9c4e84/6988f68286f68eca726e7b73/president-trump-christmas.jpeg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 3000 og:image:height: 1688 og:image:alt: 95th Annual National Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: President Trump, First Lady Share Holiday Greeting twitter:description: ‘MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!’ twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltcbd363106a9c4e84/6988f68286f68eca726e7b73/president-trump-christmas.jpeg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # ‘MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!’ President Trump, First Lady Share Holiday Greetings > Sponsored content. 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President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump wished “America and the entire world” a merry Christmas in a holiday address posted on Twitter on Monday._  by [Jamie Ducharme](https://time.com/author/jamie-ducharme/)  ## Jamie Ducharme Ducharme is a contributor to TIME. Dec 25, 2017 3:41 PM UTC President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump wished “America and the entire world” a merry Christmas in a holiday address posted on Twitter on Monday.  by [Jamie Ducharme](https://time.com/author/jamie-ducharme/)  ## Jamie Ducharme Ducharme is a contributor to TIME. Dec 25, 2017 3:41 PM UTC President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump wished “America and the entire world” a merry Christmas in a holiday address [posted on Twitter](https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/945287222210781184) on Monday. “In the season of joy, we spend time with our families. We renew the bonds of love and goodwill between our citizens. And most importantly, we celebrate the miracle of Christmas,” President Trump says in the video, before quoting from the Book of Isaiah. [Melania Trump](http://time.com/5038040/trump-white-house-christmas-decorations-2017/) used the address to praise Americans coming together to [support the troops](http://time.com/5078908/trump-sends-greetings-to-troops/), their neighbors and their communities during the holiday season. “At this time of year,” Melania Trump says, “we see the best of America and the soul of the American people.” The President ended the video with a holiday message to the nation. “God bless you, God bless America and have a very, very merry Christmas and happy New Year,” he says. The message comes after Trump said on Twitter Sunday that “people are proud to be saying Merry Christmas again,” a reference to the “war on Christmas” and ongoing cultural debate over the proper end-0f-year greeting. > [](https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/945126026824298497) You can watch the whole address in the video above. ## Transcript My fellow Americans: Melania and I are delighted to wish America and the entire world a very merry Christmas . >> At this time of year, we see the best of America and the soul of the American people. We see children packing boxes to brighten the Christmases Of our brave men and women in uniform. We see families reaching out to neighbors in need and we see communities coming together to serve one another. In the season of joy we spend time with our families. We renew the bonds of love and good will between our citizens. And mostly importantly we celebrate the miracle of Christmas. For Christians, we remember the story of Jesus, Mary and Joseph that began more than 2, 000 years ago. As the book of Isaiah tells us, for to us a child is born. To us, a son is given. And the government will be on his shoulders, and he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. This good news is the greatest Christmas gift of all, the reason for our joy, and the true source of our hope. This Christmas season we celebrate our blessings as Americans and we pray for peace all over the world. On behalf of Melania, myself, Baron and the entire Trump family, God bless you, God bless America and have a very, very merry Christmas and happy New Year. 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