Planning for the holiday season starts in March; by June, White House staffers are holding weekly meetings to discuss the 20 holiday season receptions they’ll host in December; and work begins in earnest after Thanksgiving. This morning The New York Times reveals that holiday celebrations will require:
- 1,600 pounds of lamb chops
- 45 brined turkeys
- 1,200 pounds of sweet potatoes
- a “500-pound gingerbread-and-chocolate White House”
- 62 trees
- 70,000 ornaments
- 4,000 bells
- 6,400 pompoms
But best of all might be the 500 pounds of cookie dough that will make 25,000 holiday-themed cookies, “including some that look like Bo and Sunny, the Obamas’ dogs.”