The wives of members of President Donald Trump’s cabinet shared some inside details about each of their unique holiday traditions that include everything from a family talent show to cutting down trees, singing, and more.
In a clip posted recently on X from the White House, the spouses of Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum, along with others, talked about their plans for the Christmas and Hanukkah holidays.
From family talent shows and cherished ornaments to Midnight Mass — Cabinet Secretary wives share the Christmas & Hanukkah traditions that make the season special. 🎄❤️ pic.twitter.com/ZJPhTkBlVe
— The White House (@WhiteHouse) December 13, 2025
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Kennedy Jr's wife, Cheryl Hines, revealed that because they have a very big family, they have found creative ways to include everyone in the Christmas festivities.
“So, the holiday is a really fun time for us, and we like to have a talent show,” Hines said. “Not everybody’s as talented as they wish they were. But it doesn’t stop us from singing at the top of our lungs. Or doing some crazy dance. But we always have a really good time together.”
U.S. Trade Representative Ambassador Jamieson Greer’s wife, Marlo Greer, said her favorite holiday tradition is dancing in the Nutcracker with their young son and daughter.
“We love to practice at our home and then to dance around and perform each year,” she added, without revealing if her husband is a participant in or an audience member for the show.
Lutnick’s spouse, Allison Lutnick, explained that she looks forward every year to lighting Hanukkah candles with their children.
“They’re approaching thirty now, so we don’t do chocolate dreidels of eight nights of gifts anymore, though,” she added.
Veteran Affairs Secretary Doug Collins' wife, Lisa Collins, shared that “our favorite holiday tradition is collecting Christmas ornaments everywhere we’ve been in thirty-seven years.”
“[I] have a special tree for those places and they are all dated as a remembrance of where we’ve been and how far we’ve come,” she added.
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Rubio’s wife, Jeanette Rubio, revealed that their family tradition involves going to Catholic Midnight Mass as a family.
“That’s something that’s very important to us,” Mrs. Rubio said. “We celebrate it together because we want to keep what the purpose of Christmas is.”
Burgum’s wife, Kathryn Burgum, said at Christmas time, they love to make a traditional Norwegian flatbread called Lefse. It is made around the holidays.
And last but certainly not least, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy’s wife, Rachel-Campos Duffy, said that her favorite thing to do at Christmas time is “cutting the tree down, which we do live, every year.”
“The other thing is during Advent, every night, we turn down the lights, and we light candles, the candle for each week,” Duffy said. “And we sing 'O’Come oh Come Emanuel’ together. And the kids, especially when they are little, just love it. It’s a moment where we come together in prayer, and it’s so special. And it’s just again another reminder…which is Christmas is about Jesus’ birth.”
Whether your holiday traditions include some of the ones shared above or something completely different, here’s hoping you have a wonderful holiday with your loved ones. And Merry Christmas.
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