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White House Christmas decorations have a long history, with the first indoors tree dating back to President Benjamin Harrison's term in 1889. Since then, the presidential house delivers lavish Christmas decorations each year, to inspire the festive spirit of the US citizens. And as gorgeous as the White House Christmas used to be, it all changed when President Trump's wife, Melania Trump, got her chance to deck the halls. Thanks to the First Lady, this year's Christmas decorations inspired so many funny memes, that even we here at Bored Panda, had difficulty in narrowing them down to one list. It started after Melania Trump's Communications Director, Stephanie Grisham, tweeted a photo of the White House's festive decorations, to which the people responded by hilariously poking fun at what looks like a Tim Burton-designed Christmas horror anti-wonderland.

From The Shining to Pan's Labyrinth, the eerie twig-lined hallway got all the attention and Photoshop it deserved, highlighting that the White House definitely looks more frightening than merry. Scroll down to check out what juxtapositions Internet critics had to offer on Melania's Christmas decorations and upvote your favorite entries!

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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

No one is perfect in this world, but Obama and Michelle were one of the best presidential couple ever lived in White house.

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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The Dark force awakens! (it actually did, if you think about what is going on)

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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Loool! This definitely deserves more upvotes! The white witch, the snow queen... all of it is pagan anyway!

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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Look closely...there is a big resemblance in Jack's portrayal of a mad man and the donald

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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

"Old Gods"? Who's coming to Christmas dinner? C'thulhu?

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Vernice Aure
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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Yes, most of the trappings of Christmas were taken from the Pagan festivals. But it was GREEN branches, clippings etc. to remind everyone of the continuity of life and to give cheer during the dark of winter. NOT dead branches and icy white light.

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Sean Gelish
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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Interestingly enough, she's using the same arguments that extreme Christians despise.

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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Hold everything... I didn't even know she was called a floatus OR the fact that she was allowed to have her very own Twitter account.

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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Even "if" Xmas begin as Pagan festival, you really don't need to decorate White house and some Horror House. People look up to this building as a monument of their democracy and values, it should reflect happiness and joy not sadistic energy.

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Lisa McNair
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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

"The Old Gods"..... someone is starting to sound a lot like Cersei Lannister.

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Carolynne Knickmann
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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Christmas began as a after thought to celebrate the birth if Jesus, so the pagan and Jewish converts wouldn't be tempted to revert to their old celebrations, thus Christmas nearly coincides with Hanukkah and Easter with Passover. The early Christian elders wanted to keep their flocks interested by giving them celebrations close to those they had had before.

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Pattie Noah
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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Correct, but not just Jewish holidays. We pagans still celebrate the Winter Solstice and our spring festival of Ostara (named for a Goddess, by the way, whose consort was a rabbit). Hmmm...that name is SO familiar! They also took our Beltaine and made it "May Day".

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Kelly Hartle
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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Yule--the original Celtic pagan festival, was a celebration that the Earth was starting to wake up again. This just looks like its wake.

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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

If Melania was really actually a Lovecraft's Old Gods cultist I would feel very confused as I couldn't help and started to like her ;)

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Do NoT qUeStIoN mY hAlLwAy Of GrEaT dArKnEsS Sounds like something my sis and I would say when we're being idiots.

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Danael Gabalova
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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

"Some of us have not forgotten how to venerate the Old Gods." Which Gods do you worship?!

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Debb Ornelas
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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I think she was thinking about Halloween....not Christmas. The poor thing.

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Monique Boutot
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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

At first I read, 'venerate the old goats'... Nah, that's her husband! ;)

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Joanne Bateman
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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

But....I thought those that now occupy the White House were Christian?????

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Jim Mowreader
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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Listen guys, this "Old Gods" thing kinda disturbs me. I've read the Cthulhu Chick tract, okay?

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Helloise Adams
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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

What would Jesus do? He would make more wine, eat vast amounts of good food, resurrect someone to use as a centerpiece.

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Katie Davis
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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Pagan.. People Against Goodness And Normalcy.. Sounds about right..

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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Wait, isn't Voldy already there? I'm pretty sure he took office January 20, 2017

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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I was just thinking she is in a very dark place both physically and mentally. :o(

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Alana Hodge
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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

They have lived with donald the creep for years and this is what he has done to them.......turn there "Happy, Happy Joy, Joy" to "No- No- No Joy here just us rotting corpses". Silent is there cry for HELP!!! I NEED SOMEBODY

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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Yes. This was where my thoughts went too. This year's theme runs soul deep.

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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Ok now with all the lights on it actually looks kinda festive..... if they had just left it like that everything would have been fine..... although my guess is that Trump would melt under direct lighting so this is just what the White House looks like all the time

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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Bonus points for combining a Slender man reference and a Mr. T reference into a single tweet. #impressive

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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Serious talk now--someone needs to take Melania aside and explain to her that she needs to work on not looking like an adult version of a creepy little girl in a horror movie. The photographer can only do so much.

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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

At least slytherin was a pretty shade of green... gave off more holiday cheer than this graveyard of trees

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