The 2008 Capitol Christmas Tree – a 55-foot balsam fir – was from Vermont’s Green Mountain National Forest, and was decorated by the Architec to the Capitol's Grounds Division staff with more than 4,500 ornaments crafted by people from across Vermont that reflected the year's theme, “Bringing an Old Fashioned Holiday to the Nation.”

As part of the Architect of the Capitol’s continuing commitment to save energy, strands of LED lights were used to decorate the entire tree.