Written by Kat Hodgins | Published 10:11 AM, November 22, 2021

Christmas lights decorate a Christmas tree and make it sparkle. It takes some skill and tricks to distribute these tree lights evenly without burning out the bulbs, crowded areas, bald spots or tangled wires.

Putting the lights on the Christmas tree correctly is simple; all you need is a guide (or a little Christmas magic!). Follow our step-by-step instructions to correctly explain how to place lights on the Christmas tree to avoid the headaches that may be caused by decorating indoor or outdoor trees.

Everyone has a different aesthetic when decorating for the holidays. From elegant to whimsical to top, Christmas lights come in different sizes and colors to meet the preferences of many people. The first decision to make is what style you want and whether you need to buy indoor or outdoor lights. Start your search by looking at the three main types of Christmas tree lights below.

Mini string lights are the smallest lights you can get. These lights are usually candle-shaped, with a length and diameter of only a few inches, and are an elegant complement to Christmas trees. Retailers can also refer to these as flashing lights, because the mini light strings with multi-faceted surfaces are designed to have a flashing effect.

Our recommendation: Twinkle Star 200 LED 66-foot fairy light string-buy these mini light strings on Amazon for 19.99 very popular. There are 200 colorful Christmas lights, spaced less than 4 inches apart, and a 66-foot cable , Eight lighting settings, and waterproof design make these outdoor and indoor Christmas lights possible.

Large Christmas lights can make a tree look like it was taken from a holiday movie. These bulbs are about 1.5 inches long and 1 inch in diameter, but can be larger. Usually, large bulbs can be found on outdoor Christmas trees because they can withstand wet or cold weather, but they can also bring a festive atmosphere to indoor Christmas trees.

Our recommendation: Wintergreen Lighting Multicolor Christmas Lights Set-Buy on Amazon, priced at US$24.98. The 17-foot-long light string is designed with energy-saving, bright, and durable LED lights. There are 25 dimmable bulbs in a variety of colors or Monochrome is optional, and there is a plug that can support up to 90 sets of these indoor or outdoor Christmas lights.

Stand out with novel Christmas lights and invite the spirit of the season to your home. The novel Christmas tree lights add variety and interest to the standard tree lights. Using unique shapes, unexpected colors, and a little extra charm, novel Christmas lights are as fun as decorations hanging next to them.

Our recommendation: Hayata 7 Count Colorful Christmas Bubble Lights-Buy it on Amazon for $25.9. Celebrate a wonderful old-fashioned Christmas with these 1940s style colorful bubble lights that will sparkle once heated. These lights have seven bulbs per 6.6-foot-long wire, and a plug that supports 12 strings of these novel indoor lights.

No matter which direction you hang the light in, you need to prepare the tree first. It takes a day for real Christmas trees to settle down naturally after being placed on their shelves. Before placing the Christmas tree lights, the artificial tree needs to be loosened.

As a general rule of thumb, each tree foot should have about 100 mini lights or 50 larger lights, but this number is flexibly adjusted according to your brightness preference, so please adjust accordingly.

If you don't have the habit of coiling Christmas tree lights every year and placing them properly, the first step in putting Christmas lights on the tree is to untie them and place them in a coil that is easy to untie for decoration.

Before putting the Christmas lights on the Christmas tree, be sure to check them. There is nothing more disappointing than wrapping your trees with lights and discovering that they don’t work. Testing the lights at the beginning and replacing any burned out bulbs will help your tree look its best. Keep the Christmas lights on when decorating, so you can better control the spacing between the bulbs. In addition, after plugging in the lamp, you already know that the power cord has reached the power outlet, and there is no need to re-wrap the tree or use an extension cord.

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Starting from the bottom of the tree, weave the light above and below the branches in a soft S-shape. Wrap them upward on the tree, just like wrapping a May pole, and continue to weave around the branches in an S shape. Don't rush to this part, and take a step back regularly and take a look at your tree. If the lights are evenly spaced, the lights will always look better; it will be easier to make adjustments when placing the Christmas lights, not afterwards.

When placing the lights on the Christmas tree, push them in different directions and into the branches near the center of the tree-this helps to generate light from the inside of the tree, which attracts the eye.

Reposition the lights while continuing to work on the tree. As more light strings are needed, please connect them after using up the current Christmas light strings. If you concatenate all the strings together at the beginning, it will become cumbersome to wrap them around the tree.

If there are any extra lights after reaching the top, you can start to wrap them back under the tree or adjust the lower lights to make sure the string of lights ends at the top. After placing the Christmas lights on the Christmas tree, please make final adjustments before adding decorations and decorations.

Many people place lights horizontally on their Christmas trees because they have learned to do so. It will be faster to place the Christmas lights vertically on the tree, which also makes them easier to remove. Vertical packaging can also prevent overuse of lights, as fewer bulbs are needed to produce an effect similar to placing Christmas lights horizontally.

When placing the Christmas lights on the tree vertically, the first step is very similar to placing the lights horizontally. Insert the Christmas lights, replace any burned or damaged bulbs, and prepare the coil light string that is easy to fall apart.

When you place the lights on the tree, keep the lights plugged in, as this will make it easier to view and adjust them as you move. Divide the tree into three parts (or more if it is a larger tree) because you will add lights to one part at a time.

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Starting from the bottom, string the lights into an inverted V shape (or triangle) to delimit the first area to be filled with lights. Then it's a simple matter of jagged your light (vertical or horizontal) from one end of the section to the other, flooding the tree with light in the way that most appeals to you. For more dimensions, you can push the light into deeper branches. Once the part is full of Christmas lights, it is easy to adjust to evenly separate them. Avoid tangles by adding more light strings.

Repeat step 2 to add lights to the rest of the Christmas tree. Starting from the inverted V, fill the branches with lights and adjust the spacing. When starting a new part, make sure that the inverted V blends seamlessly with the previous part, making sure that no area is missing Christmas lights.

This technique leaves more wires at the top of the tree, which can be hidden with a beautiful tree top. Decorations and decorations will also hide a lot of wires, so don't try to hide it.

Use this guide to eliminate the holiday headache of placing Christmas lights on the Christmas tree. If hiding the rope is important to you, choose a light string with a green rope to blend into the branches. Although 100 mini lights or 50 larger lights per foot of tree are unofficial standards, you can add as many lights as you want, provided the plug supports it (this will be outlined in the manufacturer's instructions). Whether you need to learn how to place lights on indoor or outdoor Christmas trees, these steps will surely give you a well-lit Christmas tree this year.

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