Jill Biden's Christmas Video Compared to Melania Trump's

Christmas is right around the corner and each year the First Lady is assigned the task of decorating the White House for the festive season.

They also release an accompanying Christmas video—and people have noticed just how dramatically things have changed from Melania Trump to Jill Biden.

Newsweek reached out to representatives for Melania Trump and Jill Biden for comment via email Thursday.

On Wednesday night, President Joe Biden's wife Jill unveiled her Christmas decorations in a video uploaded to X, formerly Twitter, with the theme this year being "Magic, Wonder and Joy."

In the clip, dancers can be seen tap dancing down a candy-themed hallway before leading to the main Christmas tree in the Blue Room. The White House Christmas tree has been displayed in this room many a time since 1961 but it has also occasionally been displayed in the Entrance Hall.

The dancers continue to perform in front of the tree before making their way through other rooms of the White House, showing how they have been decorated for the holiday period.

The performers' costumes feature lots of sequins, color and nutcracker costumes. Biden doesn't make an appearance in the video—instead, the whole clip focuses on the dancers' performance.

"A bit of magic, wonder, and joy brought to you by the talented tappers of Dorrance Dance, performing their playful interpretation of The Nutcracker Suite. Enjoy!" the first lady's post on X read.

People are divided in the comments, with some people loving the creativity that Jill Biden has shown.

"Totally love it, Ms Biden as much as we have showed the love for your playful creative side and arts," one person wrote.

"I couldn't love this any more than I do!" said another.

A third added: "I enjoyed it, great performance!"

Even though some people are impressed, others have slammed the video.

"Delete this it's horrible," said one, with another adding: "Disney presents Clockwork Orange."

"This is something of nightmares," a different person wrote.

Other X users couldn't help but compare Jill Biden's Christmas video and decorations to that of Melania Trump. However, people are split over who did it better.

"How utterly tacky, tasteless and ANTI Christmas. Melania's was tasteful, seasonal, appealed to everyone and was absolutely breathtaking and gorgeous," one person said.

Someone else disagreed, writing: "Everyone should thank Dr. Jill Biden for bringing Christmas back to the White House after Melania trashed it."

In comparison, Melania Trump's 2020 Christmas video was completely different.

"During this special time of the year, I am delighted to share 'America the Beautiful' and pay tribute to the majesty of our great Nation. Together, we celebrate this land we are all proud to call home," she posted to X on November 30, 2020.

Instead of featuring dancers, the video only includes shots of Melania Trump, the wife of former President Donald Trump, and a variety of Christmas decorations.

The clip started with her looking down at a Christmas tree-lined hallway followed by close-up shots of presents, baubles and chandeliers. Melania Trump can then be seen walking through the differently decorated rooms of the White House as shots of festive details are scattered throughout. It finishes with footage of a toy train that bears the words "America the beautiful." Melania Trump's video is much shorter at one minute, while Jill Biden's goes for more than two.

Melania Trump was often criticized in the press and on social media for her choice of White House decorations over the years.

In 2017, she opted to go for an all-white Christmas theme, including large twigs bathed in white lights in the corridors of the White House.

The following year, Melania Trump's theme for the decorations was "America Treasures," which included blood-red topiary trees in the hallways which critics suggested looked like the capes from The Handmaid's Tale show adapted from Margaret Atwood's dystopian novel.

She has also faced continued criticism over a years-old secret recording of her saying "Who gives a f*** about Christmas stuff?" The recording of the former model featured her complaining about decorating the White House and was released in 2020.

"Give me a f****** break. I'm working like a—my a** off at Christmas stuff that, you know, who gives a f*** about Christmas stuff and decorations?" she said during a conversation about media criticism of her. "But I need to do it, right? Correct?"

The recording was released in October 2020 by Stephanie Winston Wolkoff, a former friend and aide who wrote a book called Melania and Me: The Rise and Fall of My Friendship With the First Lady.

The conversation between the two women had reportedly taken place in June 2018, after Trump had visited an immigration detention facility in Texas—and been criticized for wearing a jacket with the slogan "I really don't care, do U?"

In a statement issued after the release of the tape, Trump said her comment was taken "out of context" and dismissed Wolkoff's book as "idle gossip trying to distort my character."