The tradition of decorating the tree with lights started right around the same time that the practice of putting up a Christmas tree did. Someone in 18th century Germany had the brilliant idea to decorate their dying pine tree that was inside of their house with lit candles. At the time, only wealthy households could afford to spare candles for this purpose. In the late 19th century electric lights were invented, and it was not much later before someone had the idea of inventing Christmas lights. But most people could not manage the cost of such an extravagance until the 1940s. The first outdoor displays started appearing in the mid-1950s and soon it had become a holiday tradition all over the world. It is no wonder, for it is not difficult to perceive the beauty of a strand of twinkling fairy lights in the dark of night.

These days many people choose to go all out for their Christmas lights and decorations. It can become somewhat of a local competition to see who can create the most breathtaking illuminated display in the neighbourhood. Driving or walking about to see the Christmas lights has become a holiday custom in its own right. Some people invest in generators to handle the influx of electricity during the seasonal celebrations. There have even been cases in which traffic has become congested around houses that are particularly spectacular, causing a disruption in emergency services.

If you want to be the house that slows down traffic in your part of town, you are going to need something better than just a regular strand of still burn lights. The true fairy light enthusiast will appreciate all of these modern innovations in Christmas lighting, and use them to create a light show that is nothing short of miraculous.

Christmas Light Displays

These illuminated displays come in many shaped from Santa's sleigh to stars and snowflakes or penguins and polar bears. Remember what Christmas is really all about with a Rope Light Nativity Scene and Rope Light 8 Point Multi Colour Star with Special Effects.  Santa doesn't like to be alone so you should buy a forest full of glow-in-the-dark reindeer to keep him company on the lawn. You could even do your interpretation of Santa's Workshop with all of the Traditional Style Lamp Post Light Displays, Extra Light Rope Light Santa and Reindeer Arch or 8-star Light Displays.

Icicle Lights & Curtain Lights

Icicle lights are a fun way to dangle columns of lights rather than the traditional row of one.  In this way they mimic the shape of icicles. But most of them come in the form of super bright LED mini bulbs. They are available in multi-coloured and all-white. There are also more interesting versions that incorporated stars and icicle shapes as well as special effects. Curtain lights are similar to icicle lights except that they hang lower, allowing them to encompass a larger area.

Branch & Stake Lights

With Branch and Stake lights it is easy to create a spray of electrical light in unexpected areas. The 30 White Blossom Lights on 1.2 metres of cord can be wrapped around objects just like vines do, and it will glow in the dark! The 40 Red LED Poinsettia Flowers on Brown Branches or 60 Warm White LED Lights on 10 Black Branches look charming at night when incorporated into floral displays. Or line a pathway outdoors with constant shine LED lights on stakes that are shaped like stars, Santa or candy canes.

Solar Powered Lights

Solar Christmas Lights save power by sucking up the rays of the sun during the daytime and then recycling it into light for your Christmas light display. The great thing is that you will not have to be hooked up to a source of power. You could have fairy lights in the middle of the wilderness or on a boat that in anchored in a bay. Now available in classic multi-coloured or all-white, candy cane, star burst and a Merry Christmas sign.

 

 

 


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