Prelit Christmas Tree For The Holiday Season

Prelit Christmas trees are available in a vast selection of colors, sizes, and shapes.   Gone are the perfect shapes and the exposed wires that made artificial trees identifiable. If you are shopping for an artificial Christmas tree this holiday season, you will be amazed at how real they actually look!  With careful selection, your pre-lit Christmas tree can look every bit as beautiful as a real Christmas tree.

As the name implies, prelit Christmas trees come with lights already attached.  This is a welcome convenience, especially when you’re pressed for time during the busy holiday season. The hustle and bustle of holiday activities like attending Christmas parties, buying Christmas gifts for friends and family, and planning your family or business holiday party can be a stressful time. Then, with the added task of having to string lights from top to bottom on your Christmas tree, untangling strings of lights and having to replace burned out or missing light bulbs, a pre-lit Christmas tree is the attractive and convenient choice for many during the holiday season.

While convenience is the most obvious reason to get a pre-lit Christmas tree, it is not the only reason.  Buying a prelit Christmas tree can also save you money in the long run as you will not have to spend your hard earned money on a new tree each year and you will not have to buy new strings of lights to put on the tree. With proper storage, your pre-lit tree will keep looking great year after year. Most pre-lit Christmas trees today are also made so that they can be stored compactly, taking up very little room when stored.

Real or traditional Christmas trees can also be a fire hazard.  Prelit Christmas trees are typically made with fire-retardant materials, and they do not drop flammable needles, making them safer than traditional Christmas trees.

Like real Christmas trees, there are many kinds of prelit Christmas trees from which to choose. When deciding what prelit Christmas tree to buy, there are several things you will want to consider when making your decision:

Size and Shape: Whether you are decorating a tiny apartment are a large home with vaulted or high ceilings, there’s a prelit Christmas tree for you!  Prelit Christmas trees come in many shapes and sizes, so you will want to carefully measure the space where you plan to set up your tree. If you have a small space, you may want to consider a pre-lit tree that has a slim shape. Pre-lit trees come in a variety of heights from table top to towering over 50 feet. When measuring to determine what height tree you want, it is recommended that you leave 6-12 inches. This will ensure space for your decorative tree topper.

If you expect to place gifts beneath the tree, be sure to choose a style of tree that has space. If your tree is more for a showpiece and you will not place gifts underneath, then this will not be a concern.

Lighting: The next decision you will need to make is what kind of lighting you want on your tree. Pre-lit Christmas trees are available in white lights and multi-colored lights. You will also want to compare the different models of trees to see how many lights are on them. If you prefer a brighter glow, then you will want to opt for a tree with a high bulb count. Perhaps the nicest thing about the pre-lit tree is that, if a light burns out, you do not need to replace multiple lights. You only replace the one light that has burned out.

One of the latest features among some prelit trees is LED lights. The lights have a beautiful, brilliant glow and are very popular. While you will spend a bit more for this technology, the cost should be offset by this energy efficient use of electricity.  Not only do LEDs use less electricity, but they have more natural-looking light than incandescent bulbs.  The pure white light glow in a constant ray, even when dimmed.

The final thing to consider is the overall construction and appearance of the tree. If you have a lot of decorations that you want to adorn the tree with, you may want to consider a tree with a higher tip-count. The ‘tip count’ refers to the number of tips on each branch of the tree. A higher tip count will give a lush, dense look to your tree. If you want a prelit Christmas tree that looks full, it is desirable to get one with a high tip count.

Prelit Christmas trees are as safe as any tree, perhaps safer. If you are using a tree made of flammable materials (inculding natural trees), you may want to review these holiday safety tips for avoiding fires. Also on the topic of safety, here is a resource to research Christmas tree recalls.

What better way to show off your pre-lit Christmas tree, than with a perfect Christmas tree skirt? With any tree you will want to add some Christmas tree ornaments too. Since you are decorating, you really should get some
Christmas ornaments for the whole room!