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The National Christmas Tree with snow
For as long as I can remember, I have always thought there is something extra special about snow in December. That must come from years of watching Frosty the Snowman and listening to Bing Crosby's "White Christmas." Snow is snow, but let it fall around a Christmas tree in December and it really brings out the kid in a lot of us.
Every time we get a December snowstorm, which seems to be more common over the past decade, I try to get out to photograph the National Christmas Tree and/or the Capitol Christmas Tree with snow. I've been out photographing the trees in snow during the years 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, and 2010. That's not too shabby for a city that often does not get its first snowstorm until January or February.
I've compiled a small collection of Christmas tree photos with snow that begins with the snowstorm of December 5, 2003. Check out the various lights and decorations that have appeared on the National Christmas Tree over the years. This year's display is particularly stunning.
Keep reading to see photos of the National Christmas Tree and Capitol Christmas Tree with snow.
The Capitol Christmas Tree with snow, December 5, 2007. At National Airport, 2.6" of snow fell on December 5, 2007.
By
Kevin Ambrose
| December 23, 2010; 10:30 AM ET
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Posted by: redskirt_ | December 23, 2010 11:14 AM | Report abuse
These are great. Thank u!
Give us a big one for a screensaver. We've all been good this year.
The one with the Capitol would fit nicely.
Posted by: FIREDRAGON47 | December 23, 2010 11:17 AM | Report abuse
Beautiful!! I particularly like the one with the Capitol behind it. It would make a wonderful Christmas Card :) -Katie
Posted by: ThinkGreen | December 23, 2010 11:49 AM | Report abuse
LOVE pics 3 and 4! Thanks for sharing!
Posted by: Islandernole | December 23, 2010 11:58 AM | Report abuse
Nice project... 3 and 4 are also my favorites. Kevin, did you get any eclipse pics?
Posted by: spgass1 | December 23, 2010 12:45 PM | Report abuse
2007 is my favorite, but they're all gorgeous photos! It really would make a great screensaver, especially with "Kevin Ambrose" embedded down in one corner...
Posted by: --sg | December 23, 2010 1:18 PM | Report abuse
Yep, ## 3 and 4. Christmas card potential for sure.
Posted by: tinkerbelle | December 23, 2010 4:26 PM | Report abuse
Thanks everyone! spgass1: I chose sleep over the eclipse, later I wished I had made the effort to get some photos. Next time.
FIREDRAGON47/--sg: Happy Holidays, here is a screensaver image of the Capitol in snow, http://www.weatherbook.com/XMas_screensaver.jpg
Posted by: Kevin-CapitalWeatherGang | December 23, 2010 11:51 PM | Report abuse
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Thanks for sharing the pictures, Kevin--they turned out well.
This is no fault of yours of course, but I would like to know: why is the National Christmas Tree always as ugly as sin? Compare it to the Rockefeller square tree, or the Capitol Christmas tree and the NCT just looks like someone draped a vaguely tree-shaped net of lights over it and stuck white foamcore snowflakes at (mostly) regular intervals over the surface.
There has to be a reason, right? For the record, in your picture the 2003 tree looks pretty, so whoever designed it that year, kudos. For the rest...eesh.