WASHINGTON (AP) — This year’s Christmas ornament from the White House Historical Association honors the tradition of displaying a gingerbread model of the executive mansion as part of the holiday ...

First lady Melania Trump officiated Christmas in the White House on Monday by unveiling the year’s seasonal theme, “American treasures,” with decorations that include 40 red topiary trees, an 18-foot ...

Mark Ramsdell, left, and former White House executive pastry chef Roland Mesnier demonstrate how to build a classic gingerbread house. Dixie D. Vereen For The Washington Post As gingerbread houses go, ...

For 50 years, the sweet smell of freshly baked gingerbread houses has filled the halls of the White House as executive residence chefs bake the confectionary treat — a tradition that provides us with ...