Which Christmas Tree is right? A real Christmas Tree or an artificial Christmas Tree? Ultimately it is a personal choice.

If you don't like tree needles throughout your home, then an artificial tree may be the best choice.

If you opt for an artificial one, among all the varieties that are available you will find Prelit Christmas Trees and Fiber Optic Christmas Trees.

Today's Artificial Christmas Trees, look like natural trees.

The Prelit Christmas Trees are convenient, safe and they help you save money because you don't have to buy one every year.

Storage is another advantage, they can be protected in plastic storage boxes and easily stacked atop other boxes.

Prelit Christmas Trees come in so many sizes and lighting capabilities, so it will be easy for you to find the one that fits your expectations and budget.

  • Introduction

  • Fiber Optic or Prelit?

  • What is a Prelit Tree?

  • History of the Prelit Christmas Tree

  • Christmas Lights

  • Safety

  • Why Buy a Prelite Christmas Tree?

  • Colored Light Choices

  • Set up Your Prelit Christmas Tree

  • Decorating The Prelit Christmas Tree

Both have their advantages. It really comes down to what works best for you.

• A Prelit Christmas Tree has the appearance of a traditional Christmas tree.
• A Fiber Optic Christmas Tree won't have the type of Christmas lights normally related to Christmas.

Prelit and Fiber Optic trees can come with LED lights, this type of light lasts longer and don't consume a lot of energy, meaning this would save you money.

Compared to a Prelit tree, a Fiber Optic tree take on a more designer flare.

A prelit tree is a tree that comes with the lights already installed.

Unwinding strings of Christmas lights to put them around the tree is time consuming. When you purchase a prelit tree all of the hard work is done for you.

Simply follow the directions that come with the tree, then plug the tree in and you are done.

Prelit trees cut out all the work of setting up a tree and stringing lights.

Lights on Christmas trees have been around for quite some time. The use of small candles as tree ornaments dates back to the middle of the 17th century.

Christmas lights were introduced in the late 1800s, then artificial lighting slowly got popularity.

Edward Johnson, an assistant of Thomas Edison, came up in 1882 with the idea of electric lights for Christmas trees. In 1890 Christmas tree lights were first mass produced.

In the 1900s people began thinking about how to prelight a tree for save time and effort when stringing lights.

In the late 1900s prelit artificial trees began to be made available, and are now incredibly popular.

There was a time when lights had to be untangled from the box in which they were stored.

In the old days when one bulb on a strand of Christmas lights burned out the entire strand would no longer work.

With a prelit tree you won't have to worry about this problem anymore, if a light does burn out, you can simply replace one bulb.

They gave off so much heat that to protect the tree they had to have aluminum backing.

Now, with the LED prelit trees there is no more worry about excessive heating.

Prelit trees should not catch on fire, they are typically made from flame resistant material. Also LED lights maintain a cool temperature and will never catch fire. 

LED lights are very energy efficient, use at least 10 times less energy than the average light bulb.

There are plenty of reasons:

• A prelite Christmas tree comes with the lights already installed.
• Is a good purchase for those who don't like the mess of sweeping up tree needles.
• Have a realistic appearance.
• LED lights will last about 10 years and are well-protected against damage because of a strong constructed case.
• When it's time to replace a bulb, LED lights will start to fade. One faded bulb won't affect the others.
• A prelit tree with LED bulbs will save you about 25 percent in electricity.

You will find Prelit artificial Christmas trees with a variety of light colors.

One solid color white throughout the tree is one of the most popular. Multi-colored are the second most popular.

You can pick other solid colors, as well. For instance, there are prelit trees that have just blue lights throughout.

You may also find only red or green lights throughout.

Many people appreciate the look of pure white tree. There is something special about the purity of white.

The clean fresh look of that white tree mimicking a fresh snowfall.

You will find two ways to assemble a prelit Christmas tree:

• Older trees: You may have to insert each branch into a hole on the pole that acts as the trunk. Once all the branches are inserted, you should fluff up the branches and the tree is ready.
• Newer trees: The branches are already fused onto the branch poles. You put three different pole pieces together to make the trunk and then lift up the branches.

These trees are simple to assemble and even simpler to decorate.

What can you use to decorate?

• Ornaments

• Ribbon

• Garland

• Toys

• Pinecones

• Fruit

• Mirrors

After you separated the branches, be mindful of any spaces that may have been created.

To create a captivating look from the inside out, make sure that all empty spaces inside the tree are filled.

There was a time when candles were placed on real Christmas trees and actually lit. Talking about safety, the prelite Christmas tree industry has come a long way.

Artificial Christmas trees began to gain popularity from the mid 1960s. Today you have the benefit of choosing from a variety of trees including Prelit or Fiber Optic trees. They are safer than letting a real tree dry out beneath hot lights.

You can enjoy hours of glorious light without worrying about high electric bills.

LED Prelit Christmas Trees are a safe alternative to a live tree.

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    Table Of Contents by
        Darkside

    Images by    
        Diana Schnuth  Prelit Christmas Tree
        Andy Baker     Decorating The Tree
        Martyn         Christmas Lights

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