LED Christmas Lights

Christmas time is the time of the year where all the family gathers and prepares the house to remember the birth of Christ. Each house on most of the cities around the world is decorated with a variety of Christmas motives like wreaths and garlands; of course the Christmas tree is one of the most important elements along with the Christmas manger. In any case, Christmas Lights constitute an element that cannot be missed in any Christmas decoration.

In terms of decoration, there can be found many elements but without Christmas lights it is impossible to achieve a striking effect. From the beginning of XX century started the tradition of decorating the streets and parks of every city with multiple lights produced by colored bulbs arranged in a way that they used to form patterns such as stars or Christmas trees, they were also useful to decorate each tree of the streets, parks and squares. In the past Christmas lights used to be sponsored by shopping centers and shops, but today each owner is responsible for decorating his or her house with the corresponding lights.

Christmas urban decorations have been have been widely criticized by environmental organizations because of the excessive electric power consumption by Christmas lights, therefore lights used to implicate strong economic costs for the family. Seeking to reduce the environmental impact and high costs of the Christmas lights, more and more people are opting for the use of led Christmas lights. It has been proven on many municipalities that at least sixty percent of usual expenses caused by Christmas lights were saved with the use of energy saving lamps and LED lights. The LED technology of lights is more efficient and durable and spends less electrical energy than normal lamps.

Christmas industry is in a constant process of adaptation to the directives disposed by communities in order to make a more efficient use of electric energy and promote environmental care. This situation has led to replacement of the traditional Christmas motifs of high consumption like conventional incandescent bulbs by motifs made with less noxious products for the environment like Micro light bulbs and LEDs. There can be found a variety of designs in terms of LED Christmas lights like strings which are mostly used to decorate the Christmas tree and the frames of windows, terraces, balconies and exterior walls, and which are also used to decorate shops and stores.

Decorative bright and flashing Christmas lights bring the joy of the season to your house and your garden. All you have to do is choose the most appropriate designs according to the decorative scheme you have planned for your home and then get to work on the decoration.

Some popular places of your house that can be decorated with Christmas light are:

  • The eaves or the lines of the roof
  • On the top of fences, shrubs and trees
  • Around the pillars and posts, you can surround them with a string of lights attached to a wreath and ribbon.
  • You can also surround the frames of windows, doors, and other architectonic structures with a string of Christmas lights.
  • The trails can be beautifully illuminated by strings of Christmas lights.
  • You can also decorate with lights some focal points in your garden.

Take your time to record the measurements of every part of your house that you want to decorate with Christmas lights, including the distances from the place you want to decorate to the power source. The total amount of lights that will be required to decorate trees and shrubs on your garden will depend on your taste. A good general rule is to allocate one hundred lamps for each foot and a half of tree that you want to décor. Therefore an evergreen tree of six feet of height will require at least four hundred lights for a basic level of lighting. Of course if you really love to decorate with a lot of lights, then you can duplicate or triplicate the suggested number of lights.

After you get to know how many lights will be required for your decoration project, the most important decision is which type of lights to use, here you will find the pros and cons of each type of light available, and what makes LED lights the best proposition among them:

  • The incandescent mini-lights; they have been on the market for years, are very expensive and they produce warm light and therefore a great consumption of electric energy. They can be found on different lengths such as 50 or even 300 lights. They come in different combinations of colors.
  • LED Christmas Lights; they are a more recent option for Christmas decoration. They emit a brilliant white light and they remain cold to the touch, even after hours of functioning. They have a variety of unbreakable plastic covers of different colors, so you will probably find some suitable designs for your decoration project. LED Christmas Lights are a little bit expensive, but they will make you save money on electric consumption. They save at least ninety percent of energy and last thousands of hours more than incandescent mini-lights.

Independently of the type of lights you choose, you should remember:

  • If you are going to decorate the exterior of your house with Christmas Lights, make sure that they are classified for external use, you can find that specification on the instructions of the box.
  • Every single lamp must have a lampholder easy to change.
  • For large decorations make sure of buying all the sets required from the same brand and type to ensure consistent results and an easy connection between sets.
  • Buy one or two extra sets of lights in case that you decide to aggregate more lights.

There are specialized lights for a variety of situations, for instance to decorate an area that is far away from the power source, look for a set of LED lights powered by small solar panels.