White House Christmas decorations honor workers who stayed on the job during the COVID-19 pandemic.
White House Decorations Honor Pandemic Workers
![The East Room is decorated with a Christmas thank-you note theme at the White House ahead of holiday receptions by U.S. President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden in Washington, U.S. November 29, 2021. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst](https://gdb.voanews.com/e95273bd-209a-4a3f-bfde-0cb9f664ecd6_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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The East Room is decorated with a Christmas thank-you note theme at the White House ahead of holiday receptions by U.S. President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden in Washington, U.S. November 29, 2021. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
![A Christmas tree in the East Room is decorated with thank-you notes, during a press tour of White House Christmas decorations ahead of holiday receptions by U.S. President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden in Washingto](https://gdb.voanews.com/82ac110c-fa21-4249-98ee-9a1691e09127_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A Christmas tree in the East Room is decorated with thank-you notes, during a press tour of White House Christmas decorations ahead of holiday receptions by U.S. President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden in Washingto
![A White House gingerbread house sits in the State Dining Room during a press preview of the White House holiday decorations, Monday, Nov. 29, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)](https://gdb.voanews.com/49869197-56e3-481e-96ae-3216681f2c5a_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A White House gingerbread house sits in the State Dining Room during a press preview of the White House holiday decorations, Monday, Nov. 29, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
![A Marine White House Military social aide holds the door to the East Wing entrance of the White House during a press event for the White House holiday decorations, Monday, Nov. 29, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)](https://gdb.voanews.com/e5632b45-9362-4e79-92ae-e660605d557f_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A Marine White House Military social aide holds the door to the East Wing entrance of the White House during a press event for the White House holiday decorations, Monday, Nov. 29, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)