Workers attach ropes to the Capitol Chri
Workers attach ropes to the Capitol Christmas Tree before moving it into position on the West lawn at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, November 28, 2011. The gigantic Sierra white fir from California?s Stanislaus National Forest, will be decorated with more than 10,000 LED lights and some 2,000 handmade ornaments. The lighting ceremony for the 47th Capitol Christmas tree will take place on December 6, led by House Speaker John Boehner ,R-Oh and will be lit up every night through Jan. 1. (credit: JIM WATSON/AFP/Getty Images)