Light Up The Tree

Today we are talking about Christmas Tree Lights, and what many different kinds there are. Back in the middle of the 17th Century they used candle to light up the tree. It didn't become widely established in Germany until two Century later and then it really started to spread. They use to glue the candles on with wax, by putting a little on a branch and holding the candle on it until it harden. Sometimes they used pins to attach the candles to the branches. In 1890 candle-holders were first used for Christmas candles. Between 1902 and 1914, small lanterns and glass balls to hold the candles started to be used.

The first known electrically illuminated Christmas tree was the creation of Edward H. Johnson, an associate of inventor Thomas Edison.

In the United Kingdom, electrically powered Christmas lights are generally known as fairy lights.

San Diego in 1904, Appleton, WI in 1909, and New York City in 1912 were the first recorded instances of the use of Christmas lights outside.

Incandescent light bulbs have been commonly used in Christmas lights until recently. These lights produce a broad-spectrum white light, and are colored by coating the glass envelope with a translucent paint which acts as a color filter. Some early Japanese-made lamps, however, used colored glass. While incandescent light sets are less expensive to purchase than similar LED sets, the operating cost is significantly more. The paint on the incandescent bulbs suffer from fading or flaking when exposed to weather. Older bulbs were also coated on the insides of the bulbs to prevent this effect, but were more costly to manufacture.

There are also lots of different sizes and shapes of Christmas lights. You can use anyone of theses to get the effect that you want your tree to give.

Happy Lighting!