When the holiday season comes around, real Americans step up — not bureaucrats in Washington, but neighbors, churches, and brave Marines with Toys for Tots delivering joy where it’s needed most. Fox News brought that spirit to life on November 21, 2025 with its All-American Christmas Tree Lighting in FOX Square, an event that put charity and family back at the center of the season.
The Five’s own hosts, including Dana Perino and Jesse Watters, joined Greg Gutfeld and others to lead the celebration and remind viewers that the holidays are about service and community, not culture-war theater. Their presence on the plaza made it clear this was a grassroots moment of giving, not a media stunt detached from ordinary Americans.
Fox’s tree itself was a sight to behold — a 50-foot All-American Christmas Tree decorated with tens of thousands of ornaments and hundreds of thousands of lights, topped by a dove that symbolizes the peace and hope every child deserves. The display was proudly traditional, standing in stark contrast to the sanitized, joyless holiday messaging pushed by elites who seem allergic to patriotism.
Most importantly, Fox teamed up with the Marine Toys for Tots Foundation and Samaritan’s Purse Operation Christmas Child to make sure underprivileged kids wake up with presents and dignity on Christmas morning. That partnership is the kind of public-spirited action conservatives champion — private citizens and established charities filling needs the government ignores or complicates.
Watching Marines hand out toys while volunteers pack shoeboxes should make every taxpayer proud that our civic institutions still work when ordinary people take responsibility. Don’t be fooled by those who say only government programs can solve poverty; evenings like this prove that faith, family, and charity remain the backbone of a healthy society.
The event also featured a moving performance by contemporary Christian artist Chris Tomlin, reminding viewers that faith and fellowship are still welcome parts of public life. Bringing a choir and music into FOX Square underscored the wholesome traditions conservatives fight to preserve in a country increasingly pressured to forget them.
Fox News didn’t just stage a festive backdrop — it used its platform to amplify acts of real charity, with digital coverage that invited viewers to participate and donate rather than passively consume. That kind of civic engagement is what rebuilds neighborhoods and restores hope, far more than partisan theatrics or government handouts ever will.
So here’s a simple call to action for hardworking Americans: support your local Toys for Tots drives, volunteer at churches, and give generously to organizations that actually reach kids in need. The All-American Tree Lighting showed that when we act together with faith and common sense, we deliver joy and hope to the next generation — and we defend the values that make this country worth saving.
