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21.11.2023 - 02:37 / goodhousekeeping.com
Christmas lights are the crown jewel of outdoor Christmas décor. Adorning your roof, stair rails, shrubs and trees with colorful bulbs transforms a dreary winter block into a festive spectacle. While the basics of wired lights has remained the same, advancements in smart technology and programmable lights, options of LED and solar-powered displays, and even Christmas projectors that require less setup have changed the holiday decoration game in recent years, making putting on a festive light show easier than ever.
The Good Housekeeping Institute has researched, tested and evaluated holiday décor essentials annually for over 10 years. From artificial Christmas trees to stands for real trees, our engineers and editors are dedicated to recommending festive picks that liven up the home and will last for Christmases to come.
To choose the best outdoor Christmas lights, we consider bestsellers as well as products from brands we trust and that innovative new additions to the category. Our experts and engineers in the Home Improvement Lab pay attention to waterproofing by looking at ingress protection (a measure of how well protected an electronic is from dust and water), look out for durability features like continuous function when a bulb breaks and consider how easy the lights are to set up. Our list includes picks that span a wide variety of lighting preferences: Incandescent, LED, smart, solar-powered and more.
Keep reading after our picks for a closer look at how we choose the best outdoor Christmas lights and why you can trust our recommendations.
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This month, we’re collaborating with some brilliant businesses to bring you our very special “12 days of Christmas” prize draw, offering 12 generous prizes to 12 lucky winners throughout the month of December.
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