Christmas Lights & Safety

Lights, inside and out, are a beautiful part of the holiday season. But as with all electrical devices, you need to take special precautions. Don’t let a preventable accident take the enjoyment out of your holidays. Whether you’re excitedly preparing for Christmas, Hanukkah, or Kwanzaa, take a few minutes to read our decorating safety tips: […]

History of Christmas Lights

The Christmas lights of today can light up trees and window frames with tiny twinkling lights of many colors—or cause frustration with their long and tangle-prone cables. But the first such lights, introduced to the holiday world in 1882 by Edward Johnson, a friend, and partner of light-bulb inventor Thomas Edison, were a different story. […]