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How many lights is that, exactly?

Better Homes and Gardens recommends three 100-light strands per foot of fresh Christmas tree. That's three boxes of lights per foot, so an eight foot tree should consume twenty-four boxes of lights. Seems like a lot. If you keep reading, you'll also notice that they recommend eighty boxes of lights for what they deem "showcase" lighting. That's 8,000 lights for that same eight foot tree. Seriously?

The article also mentions, and the packaging for my lights confirm, that only three strands of lights should be hooked together, presumably to reduce the risk of fire. How do you get power to eighty strands of lights?

The tree in my house is maybe seven feet tall and is about to have three strands of lights put on it. Yes, that's 300 lights for a seven foot tree. Better Homes and Gardens doesn't have a category for a tree that devoid of lighting, so I'm going to call it "ultra-subdued with a splash of not burning down the house." Not quite as catchy as "showcase" lighting, but maybe I'll be able to sleep this holiday season. Maybe.

Posted at 07:50PM Dec 05, 2006 by Chris in Personal  |