It’s Almost Christmas

White Christmas lights were first fashioned to mimic the original form of Christmas lighting, match-lighted white candles. And like their candle counterparts, white Christmas tree lights produce a warm glow that never loses its attraction or fascination for holiday decorating.

Thanks to technological advances in LED lighting, you can now select more than one type of white Christmas lights, in a range of shades of white light designed to decorate everything from banisters and wreaths to Christmas trees and outdoor light poles.

Which white Christmas lights are best?

Choose warm white LED Christmas lights to achieve a lighting effect closest to incandescent lightbulbs. This shade of white continues to be the most popular choice for decorating evergreen trees and wreaths, both indoor and out, as well as for decorating outdoor poles, banisters and greenery. Choose warm white Christmas lights whenever you want a soft, cozy effect from your lighting.

LED white Christmas tree lights are also available in a frosted white option when you want a soft, muted white lighting that is toned down a few notches from the warm white color. Although white Christmas lights can be used as a counterpart to other colored lights, both warm white and warm frosted Christmas lights should not be mixed with other colors in order to enjoy the best lighting effect.

For a show-stopping Christmas lighting effect, choose pure white Christmas lights, which offers a true crisp white color with just a tinge of blue. This a great lighting choice for using with decorations that need a bright display of pure white light. Unlike warm white or frost white Christmas lights, pure white Christmas lights are perfect for using with other colored light sets including red, green and blue. The brilliance of these lights accents and intensifies the colored light sets it is paired with so each set is shown off to its best advantage.

Try using pure white Christmas lights for decorating purposes beyond the holidays to add lighting to patios, garden areas and porches. Pair pure white with red and blue colored lights for a patriotic display on railing and banisters. Wind around patio tiki torches or garden statuary for extra illumination. Use as a lighting motif for side entrances in place of spotlights or harsher lighting options.

Amazon offers a number of white Christmas lights including:

• GE Energy Smart 100 LED Mini Warm White Holiday Indoor/Outdoor Lights – use anywhere and save money
• Noma #40004-88 HW 100CT Clear Light Set – twinkle lights got five stars on Amazon
• White LED Multi-Function Christmas Lights- sturdy, good for outside