Christmas in June at Ford’s Theatre

The Associated Press

It was 80 degrees outside but snowing inside Ford’s Theatre on Sunday, where President Bush attended a taping of an ABC holiday program. Country singer Wynonna opened the show by performing Winter Wonderland on a stage decorated with white lights, Christmas trees and a sleigh. The Ford’s Theatre gala usually airs July Fourth, but ABC will televise it in December to attract broader viewership. Rep. John Lewis, a Georgia Democrat and civil rights veteran, and Civil War historian James McPherson were awarded Lincoln Medals for exemplifying President Lincoln’s legacy and character through their work, accomplishments or personal attributes. The annual benefit is held at the landmark Washington theater where Lincoln was fatally shot in 1865.

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