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The season of Christmas lights is upon us. Streets and homes and entire communities feel festive and joyful. Families are searching for their Christmas decorations. As each year passes the Christmas decorations become more cherished. That is, except for one. Older Christmas lights are being replaced as fast as you can say “Jack Frost”. Out with the old and in with the new is the Christmas lighting exception to the old rule.

At first glance it seems as though Christmas lights and Christmas decorations rarely change. We still use the same wreaths, garlands, mistletoe, stars and angels that out grandparents did. We still hang Christmas lighting from the edges of our roof tops. One of the special things about Christmas is the cherished continuity. It always feels the same. However, in reality Christmas lights have undergone a metamorphosis.

Historically, Christmas decorative lighting was cumbersome. It was heavy and fragile which is always a bad combination. Each individual light was hand screwed into the string of lights. One burnt out light bulbs caused havoc. Each bulb had to be individually tested to find the offending bulb. Each year multiple replacement bulbs were required. In short old fashioned strings of Christmas lights were beautiful and joyous but often a big fat hassle.

Science has made stringing our homes with Christmas lights much easier. These days Christmas lighting is almost entirely composed of efficient LED lighting. These new strings of lights are reasonably priced, energy efficient, durable, light weight and last a long time. Putting the lights up and taking them down is no longer a burden.

Small LED lights are also great for creating focal pieces such as light balls and light stars. These focal pieces are starting to get very popular. At one time they were very expensive but now they can be found reasonably priced at Ikea.

The season of glorious Christmas lighting is upon us. Embrace the opportunity to decorate your home for the festive season. Feel free to experiment with Christmas lights schemes.

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Use natural Christmas decorations: You can make your home festive with fresh evergreen wreaths and other cold-weather plants like holly bushes and mistletoe. Green decorations are biodegradable, will not end up in a dump and add an unexpected touch to any house’s decor. There are lots of Christmas decorations that don’t use electricity at all.

Use LED Christmas lights: LED (light-emitting-diode) Christmas lights cost a little more to buy but they offer large energy savings over regular light bulbs. You may save up to 60% on your electric costs for holiday lights if you switch to LED decorations. Don’t forget that there are lots of things to think about when purchasing LED lights. Some hardware stores are trying out Christmas decoration trade-in rebates to help entice people to change to LED Christmas lights.

Use lights you already have: Try to avoid purchasing all new Christmas decorations each season. One of the greatest ways to save money is to go shopping in your own closets! By using Christmas lights again and again you are keeping lots of plastic out of your local landfill and being wise about using resources.

With a little thought you can decorate for Christmas and still be green. As long as your Christmas decorations are in good shape it should be safe to use them all over your home. Don’t forget that your actions now can be a great gift for tomorrow’s generations. Many of these green decorating tips will put more money in your wallet that you can spend on holiday gifts!

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