Justin Trudeau just has that effect on people, be it the hoi polloi or one of the most important families in the world.

Remember that gorgeous holiday card portrait of the first family of the United States?

Well, now we know why they have that twinkle in their eyes and smiles that stretch miles.

Yes, Justin Trudeau is the reason for the holiday card.

Pete Souza, chief official White House Photographer, dished details of behind-the-scenes action of how the photo came to life.

March of 2016 saw Trudeau and family visit Washington D.C. Between signing important papers, talking shop and just before the two families sat down to a sumptuous formal dinner, they found time to snap some photos.

The Trudeaus and Obamas spent some time on the Truman Balcony, and at one point the prime minister asked if a photo could be taken with Sophie Grégoire Trudeau and the Obamas, Souza says on his Instagram page.

“Then he said I should do a photo of just the Obamas,” Souza says, and although Souza could’ve refused, he simply clicked. (In all fairness, it is rather hard to say no to Justin Trudeau).

And that is how the holiday card photo came to be.

Fa-la-la-la-la-la-la…

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