The first sets of sting lights were too expensive for the majority of people to afford but by 1900, many department stores were using Christmas lights to liven up their holiday displays and attract customers.
The first White House Christmas tree to have electric lights was seen in 1895 and lit by President Cleveland. This of course was the start of the wonderful traditions we have today of placing strings of Christmas lights around our trees and homes to liven the holiday. It also led to the creation of the first string of Christmas lights, were easily massed produced and were available for sale around 1890. The Christmas tree was lit with beautiful red, white, and blue lights, which still favorites of many today. It was lit by Edward Johnson who happened to be a friend of Thomas Edison. In 1882, the first Christmas tree to be lit by electric lights was seen in New York. The world of Christmas lights really became something amazing with the invention of the light bulb and electricity. It was not until around 1915 that glass balls and lanterns were also used replacing the candles on trees as the main form of illuminating and providing glittering beauty to these wonderful symbols of Christmas with the masses. It was to illuminate and make those beautiful works of art that decorated the tree become even more visible. This practice continued until around 1900 when candleholders became popular and people started to use them instead of wax or pins to hold the candles to the trees. The practice was originally started in order to bring illumination to the ornaments that were placed on the tree. The practice began in Germany during the 17th century and over the next 200 or so years it became an established practice in Germany and began to spread out into other countries of Eastern Europe. These candles were attached to the tree using wax or pins. Christmas lights actually started out just as candles. Every year people dig them out or buy the latest trend and decorate their trees, and their homes with these colorful and cheerful reminders of the holiday season.
There are so many things to do, to plan for and to see.
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