--- title: Michelle Obama Reveals White House Holiday Decor: Watch Live description: First Lady Michelle Obama on Tuesday will welcome military families to the White House for an early look at holiday decorations canonical: https://time.com/4584825/michelle-obama-holiday-decorations-watch-live/ author: Katie Reilly article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-11-29T16:08:15.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-02-23T02:02:07.822Z article:section: Politics og:title: Watch Michelle Obama Welcome Military Families to View White House Holiday Decor og:description: This is her last year celebrating the holidays in the White House og:url: https://time.com/4584825/michelle-obama-holiday-decorations-watch-live/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt27b7a592cd671ffe/6988afee8e06010e8146869d/michelle-obama-white-house-holiday.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 4810 og:image:height: 2706 og:image:alt: Michelle Obama og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Watch Michelle Obama Welcome Military Families to View White House Holiday Decor twitter:description: This is her last year celebrating the holidays in the White House twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt27b7a592cd671ffe/6988afee8e06010e8146869d/michelle-obama-white-house-holiday.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Watch Live: Michelle Obama Welcomes Military Families to View White House Holiday Decorations  by [Katie Reilly](https://time.com/author/katie-reilly/)  ## Katie Reilly Nov 29, 2016 4:08 PM UTC  First lady Michelle Obama walks with dogs Sunny and Bo, as she receives the official White House Christmas tree at the White House on Nov. 25, 2016. First lady Michelle Obama walks with dogs Sunny and Bo, as she receives the official White House Christmas tree at the White House on Nov. 25, 2016.Alex Brandon—AP  by [Katie Reilly](https://time.com/author/katie-reilly/)  ## Katie Reilly Nov 29, 2016 4:08 PM UTC [First Lady Michelle Obama ](http://time.com/4573554/michelle-obama-racism-first-lady/)on Tuesday will welcome military families to the White House for an early look at [holiday decorations](http://fortune.com/2016/11/26/obamas-last-white-house-christmas/)—a tradition that is part of her Joining Forces initiative for service members and their families. On Friday, Obama accepted the official White House Christmas tree, which she has decorated to honor the military in previous years. As they participate in [holiday traditions](http://time.com/4581781/president-obama-thanksgiving-turkey-pardon/) this month and next, both the President and First Lady have acknowledged the bittersweet celebration of their [final holidays in the White House](http://time.com/4581815/president-obama-turkey-puns-thanksgiving-pardon/). “We’re ready. Our last one. We’re excited about it,” the First Lady said Friday, when the tree arrived. 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