Xmas Lamps - Discovering the Very Best Lamps for Upgrading Your Xmas Tree This Year

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As the owner of a small company that sells a unique kind of traditional Christmas Tree Candle, I enjoy watching trends in Christmas decorations and seeing what kind of Christmas tree lights people buy.
It has a long and fascinating history.
The Christmas tree survived quietly for centuries until electric Christmas tree lighting came on the scene in the early 1900s and, as they say, the rest is history.
The idea began to catch on, but the lights were expensive, so only the wealthiest of the wealthy could afford them at first.
And starting around 1917, electric Christmas lights on strings began to make their way into department stores.


Early Designs

Many early Christmas bulbs were shaped to look like what they had replaced: the classic Christmas tree candle.
A new and improved candle-shaped bubble light re-emerged later on in the 20th century.
You can still occasionally find vintage bubble Christmas lights like these in flea markets or antique shops.


Today's consumers have been embracing LED Christmas lights as enthusiastically as their great-grandparents gobbled up the first generation of electric Christmas tree lights 90 years ago.


Hope for the LED-Weary Christmas Connoisseur

One thing is clear: LED Christmas lights are huge energy savers.
But virtue has its price.
LED-skeptic Christmas buffs who want to give their tree a real glow have been boxed in by a lack of choices -- but persistence pays in the end.


If LED Christmas lights are too soulless for you, but you don't want to go back to the energy-gobbling electric lights you grew up with, consider switching to traditional Christmas Tree Candles this year.
And they're even greener than LED Christmas lights because they consume absolutely no electric power.
" You would like to get off the grid and go candle this year.


First, you won't want to just melt the end of the candle and stick it on your Christmas tree (as Martin Luther is reported to have done).
Find a source of good-quality traditional metal Candle Holders.


Second, decide what kind of Christmas Tree Candle Holders will look best.
There's no right or wrong.
It clamps on to the branch and has a swivel mechanism so you can adjust it.


The Pendulum Christmas Tree Candle Holder is an older design.

This model has a stem with a weight at the end, which balances the candle holder and helps it stay straight.
All candle holders have a wax catcher to catch drips before they reach the carpet.
The fit is crucial, so it's not worth cutting corners or trying to substitute another kind of candle.
Birthday candles are too thin.
Make sure you get genuine Christmas Tree Candles.


Finally: Stay flexible.
You can use them with other Christmas decorations - for example, your favorite vintage, antique or contemporary ornaments or tree toppers - or virtually any other decorations you have.


Virtue Has its Rewards

Christmas Tree Candles are Kilowatt-Killers.
You can also pack them up with your other ornaments at the end of the season and use them again next year.
The sight of a stately evergreen bathed in the soft light of Christmas candles is heart-stoppingly beautiful.
Candle power has a way of capturing the Christmas Spirit and spreading it among your family, guests and friends who will be seeing your tree over the holidays.
But the delight and magic of your candle-powered Christmas tree will last the entire season.
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