Melania Trump swaps horror for tradition with lighter approach to Christmas decor

Outgoing first lady unveils America the beautiful' theme in White House, breaking with previous years that featured blood red trees and bare branches

Apart from the odd nod to a funerary urn, first lady Melania Trump broke with tradition this year with her White House Christmas decorations, opting for fairly normal green trees with red and gold ornaments instead of the blood-red foliage or Shining-esque ghost-white branches of previous years.

This year's theme, unveiled on Monday, was America the beautiful", inspired, she said, by Americans' shared appreciation for our traditions, values and history".