Now that the tree is up and in its stand, it’s time to string on the lights. A good rule of thumb is that 100 lights are needed per foot of tree. For example, if you have a 7-foot tree, you will ...

Use net lights to hug your home’s bushes and create an adorable display that will add holiday charm to your front yard without taking up too much time. 6. Use Tiny String Lights Getty Images ...

1. Wrap lights around the Christmas tree trunk To get your tree to look super sparkly and bright, TikTok user kellyfitzsimons_ _ has a clever hack that gives your tree a magical festive glow.

It can also add up to a lot of lights - if you have a 20-foot tree to light, 2000 lights might be overkill. So, for lighting a tree in the front yard, use around fifty bulbs per foot.

Colter Zimmer, 13, puts up Christmas lights with his mom, Julie Zimmer, at their home in Crofton, Md., on Nov. 22. (Evelyn Hockstein for The Washington Post) ...

The artificial Christmas tree has more than 3,000 branch tips and over 2,000 color-changing LEDs, making it ultra full and sparkly. Starting at $349, the festive Home Depot product comes in three ...

The tree comes with 800 lights—exceeding our 100-per-foot-of-height rule of thumb for a well-lit tree—and incandescents have a lovely soft warmth that LEDs can’t match.

Tree Dazzler, a gizmo from TeleBrands, the direct response marketing company based in Fairfield, aims to take the fuss out of Christmas tree setup by sidestepping traditional strands of lights.