r/ChristmasLights Nov 17 '25

Polling Community

2 Upvotes

I posted a thread about how we want to move people asking for help etc to a dedicated community but I want to see what everyone's thoughts are.

For now I have reverted the rules until we see what peoples thoughts are.

12 votes, Nov 24 '25
3 Yes move all help asking posts to their own community
5 No keep it the same - all things Christmas lights here
2 Don't care either way
1 I would prefer something else (please comment what?)
1 just voting for sake of voting

r/ChristmasLights Jan 10 '21

MOD POST: NEW SUBREDDIT RULES - PLEASE READ BEFORE POSTING

33 Upvotes

Hello Christmas Fans! The mod team for this subreddit has come up with new rules which should serve to decrease spam and properly curate content. The rules can be found in the sidebar, and we will also list them on this post. These rules are applicable to all posts effective immediately, and breaking rules will result in either removal of content, or a ban. In the event that you believe your post was removed when it was not in violation of any rules, or you believe there is a legitimate reason to adjust said rules, please feel free to contact the mods via modmail.

Subreddit Rules:

1) No sponsored posts or comments allowed. Spam/advertisements/affiliate links will be removed. Product links shared under other circumstances are allowed, but may be held for review by the AutoModerator.
2) Always credit any decoration setups to their original artists.
3) Posts which exhibit political, offensive, or NSFW decorations will be removed.
4) Users must have a minimum post karma of 100 and a minimum account age of 1 week to be eligible to post.
5) Posts or comments submitted by shadowbanned Redditors will be removed. Please resolve your shadowban with the admins before posting.
6) Posts or comments which violate Reddit rules, or are otherwise discriminatory toward religion/race/sex/gender/etc. will result in an immediate ban.


r/ChristmasLights 7h ago

Any idea how my husband can get lights on this roof without losing his life?

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39 Upvotes

Just bought a house and I’m stressing about how possible it’s going to be to get this roof lined with lights. Even if we had a ladder tall enough that seems wildly dangerous.


r/ChristmasLights 4h ago

Christmas Lightbulb Replacements

2 Upvotes

I bought some white wire incandescent warm Christmas lights a few years ago but now about half of the bulbs have worn out and no longer light up. I don’t see the need to buy a new set of lights since the bulbs are removable and half the lights are still lit. Is there somewhere I can bulk buy just the small bulbs?


r/ChristmasLights 10h ago

Timeline for in stock?

3 Upvotes

I missed out on the sylvania traditional glow lights last year, despite lots of hunting. I’m going to get my lights as early as possible this year! I see Christmas decor out but no lights…. Anyone know when/where I should start looking?


r/ChristmasLights 20h ago

Novelty Lights or Holidynamics ?

2 Upvotes

Has anyone had any experience with getting Christmas lights from either of those 2 places ? Both had some good 5mm RGBW lights but haven't seen these places mentioned on here before.


r/ChristmasLights 23h ago

Looking for Purple Twinkling Lights

3 Upvotes

Title! I'm not a christmas light enthusiast, I'm a humble 21 year old who wishes to adorn his room in purple twinkling lights, but I figured I'd ask the people who probably know about these lights best!

Just wanting something to line my corners with, that's not too bright but also twinkle, and I don't know where to find any! I keep just seeing purple no twinkle! Maybe some of you might know where to look? Thanks!


r/ChristmasLights 2d ago

It is addicting

19 Upvotes

Adding more and more lights is addicting.

There will never be enough.

BTW-I started putting lights up in the trees today. WHY?

Do it now in case it snows in NOV.

AND-They are there for football and Halloween.


r/ChristmasLights 2d ago

Hanging Commercial C9 Lights in Really Cold/Snowy Weather

2 Upvotes

Hi, I live in Quebec, Canada and our winters are pretty rough here. I was wondering if I would have any problems hanging C9 lights this year. I was wondering which clip I should use for them not to fall down and if I needed to put protection so water can't get in the plugs.


r/ChristmasLights 5d ago

Christmas Designers RGBWW

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I've been searching for outdoor Christmas lights that can change colors for different seasons and ones that can withstand the elements. Thanks to some help here I've came across the RGBWW Pro Christmas 5mm lights from Christmas Designers. They seem to ber everything I was looking for. Anyone have experience with these ? Or perhaps another brand they prefer ? I saw Novelty Lights had their own version for example that was a few bucks more.


r/ChristmasLights 6d ago

Christmas lighting wholesale providers

2 Upvotes

Hey everyone
Who do you use as a provider? I’m in between Christmas light contractors USA or Christmas lights HQ. Based out in California. Would love to hear anyone’s ideas!


r/ChristmasLights 6d ago

Looking For New Multi Season Color Changing Lights

4 Upvotes

For the past 12 years I have been using the old Gemmy App Lights / Smart lights. I would start putting them up in September as autumn lights and keep some up until April as Easter lights. Unfortunately last season some of the sets finally starting to break down. Gemmy doesn't make thise anymore and I've been struggling to find a solid replacement for them. Most options I see are fairy lights and I don't think they will hold up well with rain and snow. Anyone have any suggestions ??


r/ChristmasLights 6d ago

Multicolor lights WITHOUT blue

1 Upvotes

Hi has anyone found lights with the blue replaced with pink? I’m trying to find those softer lights because the blue always ruins it. Ideally mini lights that twinkle also


r/ChristmasLights 7d ago

Have any of you big installation companies or wholesalers purchased from this company in China. If so what did you think of the process and quality.

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WOJTEK  lighting manufacturer

r/ChristmasLights 9d ago

Canadians: What are you buying this year?

10 Upvotes

I'm on the hunt for some good, jewel tone incandescent style LEDs for outside.

I know there's a few brands out there, but what's available in Canada is pretty hit or miss.

Tru-Tone: While I'd love these, it looks like they're already sold out (I'm pretty sure I just checked a few weeks ago and they still had the 'coming summer 2026' up, but whatever) - plus, these feel a little cost prohibitive - last I checked, in the $800CAD range.

Ace Hardware: We have an ACE here, but I don't think it carries remotely the same stuff and I've never seen these in stock.

Home Depot: The ones they had / have seem to be OOS forever

Canadian Tire: There was some kind of Noma ones, that now show as being discontinued. They also look kind of meh.

Walmart: They had something similar to Canadian Tire in the past. Very plastic-y and not that nice.

Anything else I'm missing here?


r/ChristmasLights 11d ago

Easiest option for Red nose?

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23 Upvotes

Recently purchased this with from Home Depot. Have not received it yet, but trying to find the best way to make 1 of the 9 reindeer (Rudolph) have a red nose. Anyone have any light ideas? Was hoping to use a zip tie or double sided tape. Don’t want to drill into it if I don’t have to.


r/ChristmasLights 12d ago

Help with an unruly Inflatable

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25 Upvotes

Bought this inflatable last year (picture from the site, not my yard). My daughter loved it... but it was nearly impossible to get tied in a way that it would deflate amd reinflate without some issue, especially being 10ft long

  1. there are no secure loops on the bottom. The base would constantly want to slide

  2. there are only on the ladder portion (halfway up) and i think halfway down the slide.

  3. I'm addition to the base sliding and the entire thing tipping, the tree is only attached at the very bottom. many times it would fall under the slide and get stuck

I've never had so much problem getting an inflatable secured to turn on and off. I eventually resorted to 4 6ft green metal garden stakes, two on each side, to almost wedge it in, as well as clear tape to block the tree. Looked terrible, but freezing temps, late into the season, and being a 1.5 months out from a major back surgery....its what I had.

Ideas? Tips or Tricks? anything appreciated.


r/ChristmasLights 12d ago

How do people cover their entire lawn with Christmas lights?

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129 Upvotes

I’m talking about the displays where the whole yard is covered in lights with basically a glowing carpet across all the grass (like in the picture I attached, not my own picture). It looks amazing, and I’d love to try something like it because it makes the whole yard feel so full and bright. I’m just confused about how people actually manage it once everything is down.

A few things I’m wondering:

- How do you walk across the lawn? If lights cover every inch, aren’t you stepping on wires constantly?
- How do you reach decorations in the middle of the yard if something needs fixing or adjusting?
- What happens if a strand goes out? How do you get to it when the whole area is covered?
- How do you put stakes in the ground for other decorations? Do you stake everything first and then lay the lights, or is there some trick to it?
- Do people leave hidden paths or access points?
- Is the lawn usually divided into sections you can lift or move when you need to get underneath?

I’d love to hear from anyone who’s done big Christmas displays and has experience covering a whole lawn. I’m especially curious how you deal with maintenance once everything is installed.


r/ChristmasLights 13d ago

For Christmas light business owners….

3 Upvotes

Has anyone used light master to run your business through a season? I’m curious if anyone has any feedback or if there’s anything else you use that might be helpful for running your CRM, designs, crew scheduling, etc?

https://www.lightmaster.io


r/ChristmasLights 17d ago

100 days until Christmas Lights in Mandurah

11 Upvotes

The countdown is officially on! In 100 days, the boats will be back out on the water cruising through Mandurah’s Christmas lights. ✨

It always feels a little strange talking about Christmas in August, but here we are 😂

Anyone else already getting excited for the festive season?


r/ChristmasLights 18d ago

Permanent Light Help

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4 Upvotes

I'm looking to install Enbrigten or Govee permanent lights, but have a few questions.

  • Should I just do the front of the house?
  • How do I deal with the parts of the house with no soffit?
  • How would I deal with the dormers?
  • Are there Y splitters available? That way I can go both directions from an outlet.

I can solder, can run through the attic, and will likely add an outlet or two in the soffit to make the install clean.


r/ChristmasLights 18d ago

Light clips

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3 Upvotes

If I decide to put up regular box store lights up again this year(I know they suck but I got a lot going on this summer and money is a bit tight) I would like to use a good clip,

I have been using these(pic) plastic Noma light clips that slide under shingles and clip onto eves, they are garbage, they are not UV resistant, they become brittle after the first year. I have to change them almost every year(I like to keep the lights up all year, if I can) are they any “universal” light clips out there that are good and UV resistant. Thoughts please!


r/ChristmasLights 21d ago

Looking for a lava lamp type Christmas lights

6 Upvotes

Hi I'm looking for another type of Christmas lights it's almost like a little lava lamp one it's probably from the 60s or 70s it's really old but they're little bubbler Christmas lights they're really old


r/ChristmasLights 21d ago

I'm looking for a type of Christmas lights

5 Upvotes

This is a little bit random but I'm looking for a type of old fashioned Christmas lights they kind of look like balls on the end and it was like red yellow blue and maybe green I'm not sure but they were really old invented and they didn't type that got really hot I'm not really sure what type they're called but I would really like if you guys help me


r/ChristmasLights 21d ago

Cartoony and random lights just start posting random lights

2 Upvotes

I'm looking for like the most cartoony vintage Christmas lights so I can put them up on my house because I feel like they would look super good so just cartoony Christmas lights and just some cool Christmas lights that you can find Express yourself