"In 1923, President Calvin Coolidge lit the first National Christmas tree," began President Trump. "Later that night, African-American community centers held an outdoor worship service on these grounds, and during that service the Washington Monument was illuminated with a beautiful cross, a powerful reminder of the meaning of Christmas."

"More than two thousand years ago, a brilliant star shown in the east. Wise men traveled far and they came and they stood under the star where they found the Holy Family, in Bethlehem"... Subscribe for free to Breaking Christian News here

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