Will Santa Miss Me Without my Indoor Christmas Lights?

Written by Mabet Hernandez on July 16, 2010 – 10:57 am -

When “BER” months approach, it gives a ticklish feeling to everyone that Christmas Day is coming. A festive mood can be felt and seen in all places. The young and the not-so-young look forward to celebrate this Holiday season. People would start to get frantic about shopping gifts for their loved ones, planning what to prepare and stocking up goods and foods for the Holidays and most especially, decorating their homes with Christmas decors and lights.

Christmas indoor lights play a very important role on this most celebrated season. Where there is a Christmas tree, and so there are the indoor Christmas tree lights to go with it. They are the highlights of this most extravagant festivity, where everybody gets mesmerized by the blinking and twinkling of these enchanting lights.

As far back as the 17th century, people then used candles attached to the tree’s branches by wax or pins and light them up just before Christmas Eve. Because of the fire risk, Christmas trees are torn down right after Christmas day.

When Thomas Edison invented the first practical light bulb in 1879, his associate, Edward Johnson, thought of stringing some white, blue and red bulbs together through hand wiring, thus the first Christmas lights was ever created. But due to the high cost of materials, it did not become popular not until, then President Grover Cleveland in 1895 decorated the White House Christmas tree with indoor Christmas tree lights. In 1903, indoor Christmas light sets were sold to the public and since then became a part of every household.

Modernization brings about changes, and the simple filament bulbs evolved into a more practical and energy-saving light-emitting diode (LED) Christmas lights. These are energy saving, using only about ten percent of the electricity consumed by the filament bulbs, and safer because LED lights do not get over heat.

These delightful lights have become more accepted in homes and establishments as well. Different types have been invented to suit one’s taste. There are the net lights, which are ideal to hang on the walls, windows, decks or balconies. The rope lights are perfect for wrapping around the balustrades, railings or posts. The trendiest is the fairy lights, which comes in different colored tiny bulbs, flashing and dancing as if they are fairies dancing in unison. This gives the magical atmosphere people of all ages would want to watch all night. The novelty or fun lights are colorful LED berry lights that are used to brighten up parties. All of these are available in all online shopping websites with a vast choice to choose from.

Christmas would not be Christmas without these fascinating indoor Christmas lights. Forget not to turn on those captivating lights so Santa would not miss to stop by and be pleased about not only the beauty and warmth of your homes but also the child’s heart in each and every one of us.

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