Framed photos from White House Christmases past line the hallway of the East Wing. This collection shows Gingerbread White Houses through the years, and includes photos of President Bill Clinton, bottom left, and First Lady Pat Nixon, bottom right, looking at their Christmas houses. In the center photo at top is Roland Mesnier, the longest serving Executive Pastry Chef, who made elaborate structures a White House tradition. The Obamas' 2009 Gingerbread White House, created by Executive Pastry Chef Bill Yosses is on the bottom row, center. Click here to read all about Yosses' 2011 extravaganza.
Click here for all the Holiday Photos of the Day, taken by Eddie Gehman Kohan/Obama Foodorama.