Best Christmas lights

Christmas lights add a bit of magic to any tree, or home. If you're looking for the best lights this holiday, these are our picks!

A set of white LED Christmas lights are draped across wrapped presents.
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Christmas lights deliver a fun way to add some holiday cheer to your home that will last all season long. Whether you have a full-sized tree covered in decorations that you want to light up, or you like to string lights along the inside of your home, there are options. These are our favourite picks! 

Best overall

A string of multicolored christmas lights.

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Christmas workshop christmas lights

Light up your tree

When most people think of Christmas lights, they envision the rainbow strings that loop around a tree. The Christmas Workshop lights are precisely what you are thinking of and will light up your decorations and add some holiday cheer to your home. Each string includes 300 lights and is 20 meters long. They feature eight lighting effects, have a 5-meter gap between the lights and the outlet plug, and you can pick it up in sizes up to 600 lights if 300 aren't enough for you! 

Best for decoration

A string of lights holds up pictures on a wall.

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Lights4fun indoor fairy lights

For more than just your tree

If you like a bit of holiday cheer to adorn your tree and home alike, then you want a single colour line of lights. Lights4fun Indoor Fairy Lights deliver white lights on an 8-meter string. These lights are small enough to easily illuminate your tree or strung up to light up your walls and decorations. These lights also include a little remote box that will let you adjust the ways the lights look once you've arranged them where you want them!

Best value

A string of white LED lights wrapped around a basket.

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Koopower battery operated lights

Water resistant

Christmas lights aren't just for putting on trees or wrapping around garlands. The Koopower battery operated lights deliver a warm glow from white bulbs. Since the lights are battery-operated, these aren't ideal for long term use, but they are perfect for a get together with family or friends. This option is also water-resistant which, is fantastic if you decide to string them on tables where spills can happen. You can also adjust the frequency that the lights move at, giving you control over how they look once you've set them up where you want them!

Best design `

A string of colourful globe lights for Christmas.

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Globe string lights

Light up the room

If you like a good splash of colour with your Christmas lights, then globe lights are an excellent option. You get 80 brightly lit globes on a 10-meter line, perfect for your tree or outside the house. These lights feature eight different lighting effects and can be controlled with the included remote. These lights are also programmable with brightness, a length of time to stay on before turning off, and more! 

Bottom line 

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Christmas lights help to make the season a little bit brighter and add some cheer to any room. Whether you need a massive line of lights to cover your eight-foot tree or something to decorate the walls of your home, there are options. Our favourite pick is the Christmas Workshop Christmas Lights. You get hundreds of LED bulbs on a 20-meter long string, they have multiple light modes, and come in a variety of sizes so you can pick the right one for you! 

Staff Writer

By day, Jen is a writer for multiple Future Publishing brands, with over seven years of experience writing, and editing about everything from video games to kitchen gadgets. When not writing for Future, Jen is the author of Fantasy & Horror novels, and spends most of her time reading, hanging out with her dog Fionn, and trying to decide which book to read next.