How to Watch White House Christmas Online to See HGTV Go Behind the Scenes of the Landmark’s Controversial Holiday Decorations
Jason Pham
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If you’ve been following the controversy around the White House’s Christmas decorations, you may want to know how to watch HGTV’s White House Christmas special live to see behind the scenes of the landmark’s decorative designs.
White House Christmas is a documentary that follows hundreds of volunteers from across the United States as they decorate the White House for Christmas in just 72 hours. The special also documents the volunteers as they bring First Lady Melania Trump‘s theme of “Home Is Where the Heart Is”—which is meant to highlight the American spirit of “generosity, patriotism and gratitude—to life for the White House’s 2025 holiday decor.
The special comes after Melania faced backlash for her Christmas decorations during the first Trump administration, when she was caught on an audio recording in 2018 seeming annoyed that the responsibility to decorate the White House for the holidays was assigned to her. “Who gives a fuck about Christmas stuff and decoration?” she said in the clip published by CNN.
Fast forward to 2025, and Melania is back to decorating the White House for Christmas. Read on for how to watch HGTV’s behind-the-scenes special.
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How to watch White House Christmas
White House Christmas airs on HGTV, which is available to stream on services like Sling TV. Sling offers three monthly plans with HGTV: Sling Orange, which starts at $45.99 per month; Sling Blue, which starts at $50.99 per month, and Sling Orange + Blue, which starts at $65.99 per month. Sling has another current deal where new subscribers can sign up for Sling Orange + Blue for 50 percent off their first month, which brings the price down to $33.
Sling also has a current deal where new subscribers can also sign up for Sling Orange’s Day Pass for $4.99. Sling also offers a Weekend Pass of Sling Orange for $9.99, and a Week Pass for $14.99.
As for which of Sling’s plans is right for you, Sling Orange offers more than 30 channels, as well as the ability to stream on up to one devices at one time; and Sling Blue offers more than 40 channels, as well as the ability to stream on up to three devices at one time. Sling Orange & Blue, for its part, offers more than 50 channels, the ability to stream on up to three devices, as well as everything included in Sling Blue and Sling Orange. Read on for step-by-step instructions on how to watch White House Christmas with Sling.
- Visit Sling.com
- Click “Try Us Today”
- Enter your information and payment method
- Select your plan between Sling Orange, Sling Blue, and Sling Orange & Blue
- Search for “HGTV”
- Start watching!
When does White House Christmas air?
White House Christmas airs on Sunday, December 14, at 6 p.m. ET/PT and 5 p.m. CT on HGTV.
White House Christmas is available to stream with Sling.
