subject: History of Christmas Lights and Blue LED Christmas Lights [print this page] History of Christmas Lights and Blue LED Christmas Lights
The first strands of lights were created by Thomas Edison and then were made into a Christmas decoration in 1880 when they were strung up outside of Menlo Park Laboratory. While many people were fascinated by this display, it was almost 40 years before the tradition of Christmas lights caught on. In 1882 Edward Johnson strung together the first string of lights consisting of eighty red, white and blue light bulbs and placed them on his Christmas tree for illumination.
Although many people were again impressed by the use of lights, most people were not trusting of electricity so this was another concept that took years to catch on. Once President Grover Cleveland made the White House staff use electric lights on their family Christmas tree. Following President Cleveland, President Coolidge had the outside of the White House decorated, leading the public to begin using electric lights as a decoration. The original bulbs were large and energy consuming although they did not produce much light. As the light bulb evolved, they became more energy efficient and started to shrink in size. Just in the past few years, LED lights have become a popular choice for indoor and outdoor decoration.
Why have people made the switch from traditional bulbs? Well for one, LEDs are a huge energy saver when compared to traditional bulbs because they require less output than their larger predecessors and they also put out less heat making them a safer buy for a family with young children. The bulbs also last longer also adding to their cost efficiency. The strands of bulbs can be used season after season and no longer does an entire strand have to be replaced if one bulb goes out.
The use of blue Christmas lights became very popular in the 60's. At that time the bulbs were very large, several inches long in fact and at least an inch around. They did provide a lot of light but were not at all energy efficient. Over time the use of blue lights died out and were replaced by the multi coloured strands also large in size and then later replaced by the plain white lights which over time got smaller and smaller. Interestingly, the large coloured bulbs came back into style a few years ago, followed by the famous blue lights of the 60's only much smaller!
Now with LED's becoming the most popular style of light on the market, the Christmas decorations have become a whole lot more vibrant! From a rope of single lights to a strand of icicle lights, there is an array of blue LED Christmas lights for any decorating desire. Blue LED Christmas lights come in a variety of shapes and sizes ranging from the traditional candle flame shape to round globe shapes. Blue lights can be mixed with other colours such as red or white for a dramatic decorating effect. With all of the listed positives of the blue LED Christmas lights, why would you use anything else?
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