Community Chat

[Lori Kaye]

I turn my lights on only at night or like others say on dreary days. I had to replace my prelit tree this year after having it for 7 years. If I had a tree that wasn't prelit I would leave the lights on longer because the lights would have to come off anyway each Christmas. 

[circles]

I turn it on when I get up....I am home all day...and it stays on till I go to bed...I do shut it off if I leave the house...but turn it back on when I get home....

I bought one of the Santa's Best with the different settings...so each day when I turn the tree on...I put a different color for the day...I don't use the blinking..fading...all those odd things...I just like the colors...

[Caligurll]

I turn the lights on as soon as I get up in the morning.  I enjoy seeing it lit all day!

[Sweetbay magnolia]

Depends on my mood, or the amount of outside light, as others have said.  I think my tree looks nice without lights on, too (and yes, I'm one of those who would fret if even just one bulb goes, so I tend to conserve).

That's my inside tree - the outside one on the porch is lit pre-dawn 'til full sunrise, and then at dusk 'til I retire.  I like it during the day, too, unlit.  It's got red "needles" (red lights at night, too) and I decorated it with Norway spruce cones that I copped from a huge tree up the road (they had fallen to the ground onto the easement - public property!).

[Preds]

When we are here they are on.

[CelticCrafter]

Mine is usually lit all day unless I have errands to run in the morning, then I won't put it on until I get back and I'm in for the day.

[colliegirls]

I like my stairway garland, and my two lit wreaths inside, lit the entire time I am home also.

I don't ever have any trouble seeing them during daylight, they are bright lights (but not those awful blinding blue white LEDs!!!). I do close the shutters when the afternoon sun hits the tree so my ornaments and picks do not fade.

[AngelPuppy1]

@colliegirls

This is what we do as well!  We like to make the most of it while we can!  Its so nice to look over at it and see it sparkling. The time passses so quickly.  

[AngelPuppy1]

@Buck-i-Nana

That is so sweet!!!!  

[brii]

I have the timers set for 4 pm.  But if it's a dreary day or I'm wrapping or baking, I will turm them on earlier.

They're lit when we open presents Christmas Day.