Pre-lit Christmas Trees

Pre lit christmas trees give an all-over glow. Click image for a range of pre-lit trees.

With a pre-lit Christmas tree, you need only assemble the tree and plug it in. Some larger trees will have multiple plugs for different sections of the tree, so having a power strip handy is a good idea.

There’s as much variety in pre-lit trees as there is in regular Christmas lights. Pre-lit Christmas trees come with single-colour, multicoloured, steady or flashing lights according to your taste.

When buying a pre-lit Christmas tree, look for one where the bulbs are clipped or fastened to the branches. Some cheap manufacturers simply wrap a string of lights around the branches. Over time, this string will shift as you take the tree in and out of storage, and eventually you’ll be back having to arrange the lights yourself.

Be sure to consider the kind of lighting you want, here are some choices:

Incandescent bulbs

These are cheap and easy to use, but they do consume quite a bit of electricity. The bulbs have relatively short lives compared to the other options, so you need to be ready with spares in case of unattractive burnouts. Incandescent bulbs also produce heat, although this is less of a concern when you have a fire-resistant artificial tree.

LED lights

LEDs are brighter than incandescent lights, produce almost no heat, and last much longer while using less electricity than incandescent lights. Therefore, they are increasingly popular, especially among the environmentally friendly.

Fibre optic

Fibre optic Christmas trees have a somewhat different look from the traditional Xmas tree light. They produce an all-over glow, or streaks of light that resemble fireworks. They can produce brilliant and beautiful colour-changing effects. You can also get “combination” trees that have a mix of fibre optics and LED bulbs.

Whatever style of pre-lit Christmas tree you buy, you’ll be making a long-term investment. One that will promise you many beautiful Christmases to come.