SDG&E offering twinkly trade-ins Nov 16, 2009
Crowds lining up for LED Christmas lights ... They joined a growing trend in energy conservation and swapped their old-school, incandescent Christmas lights for low-power LED lights for free ... The utility distributes up to 20,000 strings of the LED Christmas lights to customers. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Pop fans condemn crush chaos Nov 15, 2009
Organisers of Birmingham's Christmas lights switch-on have faced criticism after about 60 people were injured during a performance by the group JLS. ... The city's Christmas lights are now due to be switched on in Birmingham's High Street at 1630 GMT on Sunday. (BBC News -- UK)
Best Black Friday deals will likely be in electronics Nov 14, 2009
Who has better Christmas lights, Lake Lanier or Callaway. Just posted deals where you can save on both. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Metro)
Troubled vet returns to Vietnam to help Nov 14, 2009
When she did, she strung white Christmas lights to erase the darkness in their bedroom. "He explained that it was from the month spent on that hill," she says. (CNN)
The Holiday Season at Disneyland Resort Makes Spirits Brighter for Celebrations With Family and Friends Nov 13, 2009
"a bug's land" transforms as Flik and his bug buddies spread giant Christmas lights and oversized ornaments throughout their realm. The holiday scene along the Paradise Bay boardwalk includes a beautifully decorated Christmas tree. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Tis the Season Nov 13, 2009
City of Montrose Streets Department employees, from bottom, Jerry Anders and Jim Ehret, hang Christmas lights off of Main Street Wednesday afternoon ... City of Montrose Streets Department employees, from bottom, Jerry Anders and Jim Ehret, hang Christmas lights off of Main Street Wednesday afternoon. (Montrose Daily Press, CO)
Dreaming of a Pink Christmas Nov 13, 2009
Held on Saturday, December 12th, participating boats adorned in Christmas lights and depicting various characters will loop through Hamilton Harbour. The perfect holiday event for the family, the Boat Parade is not to be missed - especially with the spectacular fireworks display at the end. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
LaHarpe surveying its water and sewer systems Nov 12, 2009
Money raised from the event is being used to buy Christmas lights for the city park ... Wayne Humphrey is checking Christmas lights provided by the Golden Rule Club for burnt out bulbs. (Carthage (Hancock County) Journal Pilot, IL)
Decorator has new Christmas ventures Nov 11, 2009
After building and selling a multimillion-dollar Christmas lights-and-accessories business, he's back in the Yule game with two new ventures ... Limber started in 1989, hanging outdoor Christmas lights for well-to-do customers. (AZCentral -- Business)
Why Do Rudolph, Frosty Have Staying Power? Nov 11, 2009
The minute the Christmas lights are twinkling and the stores are filled with toys, parents and children start perusing the TV Guide for Christmas specials. Though some holiday television specials come and go as quickly as our children grow, others have stood the test of time and remained Christmas favorites year after year. (KERO 23, CA)
What's hot: Traditional decor, metallics Nov 11, 2009
Christmas lights entrepreneur Jamie Limber attributes the phenomenal displays to the weather. "It's a lot easier putting up lights when it's 75 degrees than when its zero and your roof is covered with snow," he said. (AZCentral -- Business)
Worthy children living with family after Medfield crash that killed their parents Nov 10, 2009
On Halloween, we would go on a haunted hayride and at Christmas we would go look at Christmas lights. We were friends at church, and we miss her. (Medfield Press, MA)
It's doesn't have to be a SAD season Nov 9, 2009
kitten wrote on Nov 8, 2009 10:01 AM:" Isn't that what Christmas Lights are for? At least that's what I tell my hubby as he's hanging 10 feet off the ground from a ladder in freezing weather trying to deal with gutter hooks and frozen fingers. LOL ". motrnc wrote on Nov 8, 2009 11:06 AM:" I used to suffer from SAD when I lived in Longview. The end of every summer I knew what was coming and dreaded it. I moved to SoCal 6 1/2 years ago and haven't had to deal with it since. I will never live up... (Longview Daily News, WA)
Hamilton outskirts building permit policy questioned Nov 7, 2009
Heard that Street Department Superintendent Bill Dobson dealing with an Ameren request for switching light bulbs in the Christmas lights. n Were told by Street Committee Chairman Dave Bierbaum that the city is ready for bad weather and has a large stockpile of salt. (Keokuk Daily Gate City, IO)
Santa to visit Paschall's early Nov 7, 2009
TOM BERRY/Ledger Hazel resident John Paschall installs 65,000 to 70,000 Christmas lights on his State Line Drive home Thursday as part of the family s annual Magical Christmas holiday music-and-light show. The lights will be turned on the day after Thanksgiving to herald the arrival of Santa Claus. (Murray Ledger & Times, KY)
A not-so-merry Christmas Nov 6, 2009
And now the UKs Christmas lights have been turned on the City is in full festive swing, but residents remain reluctant to open their wallets. The same could happen here, although the group is in the throes of rebuilding Pitt Street Mall, so revenue will be lower until all the shops re-open. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
Honeymoon ideas for adventurous newlyweds Nov 5, 2009
A small wooden elevated train track lined with white Christmas lights coiled the town center of Gstaad, our first stop, the Carmines recall. When the train came to a halt, a mix of night skiers, locals and wide-eyed visitors poured out onto the main street. (MSNBC -- Travel)
Disney sets out to make 'The Passion for kids' Nov 5, 2009
Hollywood star turns on Christmas lights as Andrea Bocelli sings. TELEGRAPH EMAIL SERVICES. (Yahoo News -- 'The Passion of the Christ')
Christmas lights switched on in London Nov 4, 2009
The annual Christmas Lights Switch-on ceremonies were held on the Oxford Street, the Regent Street and the City of London on Tuesday evening, marking the launch of this year's Christmas shopping season. (Xinhua/Zeng Yi). (Xinhuanet, China)
Stars Switch On London's Christmas Lights Nov 4, 2009
LONDON -- Jim Carrey, Colin Firth and Bob Hoskins switched on London's Christmas lights on Tuesday and attended the world premiere of the 3-D film "A Christmas Carol.". The actors came to the British capital to promote Robert Zemeckis' animated movie, which features their voices. (KIRO TV, WA)
Casper briefs Nov 4, 2009
City of Casper Traffic Division employee Justin Scott puts up Christmas lights on tress along Center street downtown. The traffic division has been putting up lights off and on for the last month on over 30 trees around downtown. (Casper Star-Tribune, WY)
Actor Carrey switches on lights Nov 4, 2009
London's Oxford Street and Regent Street Christmas lights have been switched on at precisely the same time. Actor Jim Carrey flicked the switch on the Oxford Street lights, themed around the work of Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol, at 1815 GMT.. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
Oxford Circus 'X-crossing' opens Nov 3, 2009
The revamped crossing reopens in time for the switching on of the Regent Street and Oxford Street Christmas lights on 3 November. Bookmark with. (BBC News)
iPhone Halloween Costumes Nov 3, 2009
The realistic front uses Christmas lights to illuminate the iPhone icons. See for step-by-step instructions showing how he put the costume together. (Yahoo News -- Technology)
Oxford Circus gets nip/tuck Nov 3, 2009
Christmas lights in Oxford Circus. Andy Hart Related Articles. (iAfrica.com)
A patent lawyer's bright idea Nov 2, 2009
He hopes to develop similar products for other uses, such as Christmas lights, and he may license the patent to manufacturers who will create those products. Meanwhile, he is looking for investors. (Twin Cities Business Journal, MN)
Smith: Aglow amid harvest season Oct 31, 2009
Christmas lights often require delicate handling and management ... The best news is that the harvest season will last until we start putting up Christmas lights. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Christmas parade Dec. 5 Oct 31, 2009
In addition, the TACC will again sponsor the Christmas Lights display area on Highway 79 next to the Thorndale Meat Market. Setup for the display will be held on Nov. 21, along with a bake sale at the Thorndale Meat Market. (Thorndale Champion, TX)
When insurance is not enough Oct 27, 2009
Those worries are echoed by Duane Thayer, a 51-year-old Colorado man who fell off a ladder putting up Christmas lights last year and nearly severed his left foot. He thought he had coverage for nearly $500,000 in medical bills, but he says the insurance company denied his claims, in part for a single late payment and in part because they said the surgery hed had for a club foot as a child counted as a pre-existing condition. (MSNBC -- Health)
Temple Christmas Parade Looking For Entries Oct 27, 2009
All we ask 00002889 is that entries be no larger than thirteen feet tall and 40 feet long, and that they utilize at least 100 Christmas lights. . (KWTX.com, TX)
Spotlight -- Yosemite and Sierra inspirations for Kingsburg priest Oct 26, 2009
And, I would like to see Christmas lights on the Kingsburg Water Tower Coffeepot this year. I wonder if someone can arrange that. (Kingsburg Recorder, CA)
Home Depot to Offer 2 Trade-in Exchanges Oct 24, 2009
Customers can bring old or non-working Christmas lights and get a $3 off coupon toward new energy-efficient LED string lights. Customers should purchase their LED lights between Nov. 5 and Nov. 15 and are limited to five redemptions. (ABC News -- Wire)
Camping for Dummies: I need your best camping advice! Oct 24, 2009
We have older christmas lights that we hang on our sitting room tent. It is so much easier than having to bring a bunch of battery powered lights. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Living)
More of this story Oct 22, 2009
The Cut Bank Area Chamber of Commerce held a work night to prepare the new strings of Christmas lights to be hung by Glacier Electric over Main Street. The new strings and LED bulbs were purchased with proceeds from last year's Festival of Trees and Keys fundraiser. (Cut Bank Pioneer Press - Golden Triangle, MT)
City council enjoys quiet meeting Oct 22, 2009
Other large amounts were spent on Cowboys on Main, Celebrate Bandera, The Cowboy Capital Rodeo Association, the City Park road, Christmas lights for the City Park and park electricity. The council discussed adopting a resolution to make official their unwritten policy of alternating official newspapers each year. (Bandera Bulletin, TX)
Making Whoopi Oct 22, 2009
Like, if you put -- if you take all your Christmas lights and you unplug them and you put them in a ball. VAN SUSTEREN: Right. (Fox News)
Special effects make a holiday theme park in Saugus Oct 20, 2009
We re pretty proud of our Christmas lights up here. Born in Cleveland, Ohio, but with New England roots, Conlon graduated from Belmont High School and entered the security business, training guard dogs in Roxbury. (Boston Globe)
Get Creative Oct 17, 2009
During the holiday season I have always gone on dates that included seeing Christmas lights from Lake Lanier Callaway Gardens are driving around in your neighborhood ... Professor riding around seeing the christmas lights is a nice idea. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Living)
Green Acres residents enjoy the colors of fall Oct 17, 2009
Welsh has also been the driver for the past two Christmas lights tours. I really enjoy these field trips, Welsh said. (Ionia Sentinel-Standard, MI)
Chamber hosts ribbon cutting at Tyndall Lanes Oct 14, 2009
A report was given on the purchase of Christmas lights. Currently the purchase price is 281 each. (Tyndall Tribune & Register, SD)
Photographic hobby reflects love of hometown Oct 13, 2009
His photography tends to capture extreme colors and the sentiment of small town living - one photo features children on the playground, another reveals a family gathering around the table for dinner framed by Christmas lights hanging from the rooftop. There's a bit of nostalgia in the images, too, and part of it results from DeVries' fond memories of his youth in Wahpeton. (Wahpeton Daily News, ND)
Namibia: City Cannot Repay Loans Oct 10, 2009
Also getting Council's thumbs-up were N$100 000 for Christmas lights, N$12 000 for copy-right fees for a musical, N$100 000 for the municipality's sport club or N$87 500 for a "fairwell" (sic) retirement donation. Plus N$132 588 for refreshments, 115 per cent more than last year. (allAfrica.com)
DEAR MICHAEL: Coffee, Tea or Me Oct 9, 2009
Don t start decorating for autumn until the Fourth of July decorations are put away, but before the Christmas lights go up. In other words, decorate for autumn in the autumn. (Pembroke Mariner, MA)
Miss. landmark namesake dies Oct 8, 2009
Dennis is survived by her husband, the Rev. Herman Dennis, who turned the couple's modest grocery store into a maze of red and white bricks, Christmas lights, Mardi Gras beads and signs with theological slogans. She also is survived by a stepdaughter, Cora Dennis Williams of Brooklyn, N.Y.. (The Clarion-Ledger)
Things to Do in Helsinki, Finland i... Oct 7, 2009
Helsinki s official Christmas street is Aleksanterinkatu in the centre of the city, and traditional Christmas lights decorate the street from the last week of November. The Christmas lights on Aleksanterinkatu are a tradition that dates back to the 1930 s.. (Suite101.com)
Creative writing wins a virtual visit from author Bruce Hale Oct 6, 2009
List your Christmas lights display in our annual guide ... Send your name, phone number, address and a brief description of the display to: Christmas Lights, Island Life, The Honolulu Advertiser, P.O. Box 3110, Honolulu, HI 96802; or e-mail it to with "Lights" in the subject line; or fax to 525-8055. (Honolulu Advertiser)
SCITUATE FROM THE EDITOR'S DESK: Wondering where it all went Oct 3, 2009
I m a passionate believer in only taking one holiday at a time, so you won t see any Christmas decorations at my house or the Christmas lights permanently attached to the cubicles near mine in my office lit until the day after Thanksgiving at the earliest. But with Halloween, Thanksgiving and Christmas all set up so nicely about a month apart, it makes the end of the year fly right by. (Scituate Mariner, MA)
Davis calls energy crisis over Oct 2, 2009
More than two years after the last blackouts hit California, Davis noted in a press release that the state had survived a hot summer with heavy electricity demand this year, and "the lights didn't even flicker. I'm pleased to declare California's energy emergency over.'' Those involved in continuing energy issues had mostly tongue-in-cheek responses to the news. "I guess I'll turn my Christmas lights on this year,'' said Jan Smutny- Jones, executive director of the Independent Energy Producers.... (Yahoo News -- Utility Industry Deregulation)
Mule deer or Yule deer? Buck draped with decor Oct 2, 2009
Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks game warden Kevin Cook says the buck got mixed up with a string of Christmas lights and now they are hanging from his antlers and body. The agency started getting reports about the decorated deer near Fort Harrison last week. (AZCentral -- News)
Jardine: Couple squats on roof of United Way building Oct 1, 2009
The rope lights a string of Christmas lights inside clear plastic tubing provided mood, DiCiano said. "They had an ambience going, too," she said. (Modesto Bee, CA)
'Hero' Stops Suspected Pedophile in Wal-Mart Oct 1, 2009
Aulner has been in a wheelchair since he fell from a roof while hanging up Christmas lights, he told the station. He said he might get an award from police for his actions. (Fox News)
Regional Roundup (15) Sep 30, 2009
News-Sentinel looking for Christmas lights. If your house or maybe a neighbor's house is dressed with holiday lights and is a sight to see, please e-mail the address to. (Lodi News Sentinel, CA)
Bulletin Board Sep 30, 2009
Visit the Yankee Candle Factory and finish with a 2 mile drive through Forest Park, New England s largest display of Christmas lights. Cost is $89 PP. Celtics: Dec. 18 - $54: Jan. 8 - $69 : March, 17 - $69. (Braintree Forum, MA)
BOTANICALS: Heavenly bamboo Sep 30, 2009
Their blooms are not noteworthy, but varieties like Sweet Pickle and Garda Tricolore have fruit that will show off like Christmas lights. Ornamental peppers are one of the plants that leap off the garden center shelves this time of the year. (Fresno Bee -- Lifestyle)
Sweet Pickle pepper makes gardens festive Sep 25, 2009
Their blooms are not noteworthy, but varieties like Sweet Pickle and Garda Tricolore have fruit that will show off like Christmas lights ... It, too, resembles Christmas lights but on a much smaller scale. (Herald Online, SC -- Lifestyles)
A Hidden Paradise in War-Torn Afghanistan Sep 22, 2009
The veranda and garden, with trees all tangled in Christmas lights, make for a fun and relaxed night out and it is undoubtedly one of the social hubs of the capital. 1. (ABC News)
Megrahi fights to prove his innocence Sep 21, 2009
The commission said that evidence available at the trial, including the weather and the time Christmas lights were switched on near Gauci's shop, suggested that the clothes were actually bought on November 23, when Megrahi was not in Malta. Controversy surrounds the release of Megrahi from Greenock prison in Scotland on compassionate grounds last month. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
Nominees sought for holiday home decorating Sep 21, 2009
All Christmas lights used are high-efficiency LEDs, which significantly minimize electricity costs, he said. E-mail. (Logan Herald Journal, UT)
HINGHAM COMMENTARY: Nancy and Rudy Talbot: With Timeless Respect Sep 18, 2009
Talbots is still a center point of the Town of Hingham, with its strong classic New England beauty, its red door, the beautiful Christmas lights each year on the large evergreen, and continuing classic styles in the store. Many from the South Shore work at Talbots stores today, or at the outlet on Rte. (Hingham Journal, MA)
Low lead levels harming children Sep 17, 2009
SOURCES OF LEAD Lead-based paint Household dust Lead water pipes Soil around the home Paint on children's toys Children's bead necklaces Christmas lights Lead smelters/industries. The Bristol researchers took blood samples from 582 children at the age of 30 months. (BBC News -- UK)
BBA ponders purchase of Christmas decorations Sep 17, 2009
The BBA has made annual purchases over the years to build a collection of Christmas lights which go on display at the riverside park ... During their Sept. 10 meeting where a quorum was not present, member Genie Strickland gave a presentation to those in attendance with her ideas for growing the Christmas lights project. (Bandera Bulletin, TX)
Mayor of London Announces World Premiere of Disney's A Christmas Carol and Launch of the Festive Season in London on Tuesday, 3 November With "London's Christmas Carol" Sep 13, 2009
- West End's Most Famous Streets to Join The City of London for the Biggest Co-Ordinated Christmas Lights Switch-On and Celebration the Capital has Ever Seen ... Currently in New York City to promote London as a destination for American tourists, Mayor Johnson revealed that the world famous Christmas Lights on Regent Street and Oxford Street will, for the first time in history, not only be switched on simultaneously, but will share the same theme - Disney's A CHRISTMAS CAROL. At the same time,... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Buy LED Christmas Lights Online Sep 9, 2009
LED Christmas lights stay cool to the touch, use less energy, and come in a wide array of colors and designs ... LED Icicle Christmas Lights ... Solar LED Christmas Lights. (Suite101.com)
Chinese Papercuts Make Inexpensive ... Sep 5, 2009
Papercuts are usually used as window decorations, especially around holidays, much like Westerners put up Christmas lights. They re also used on Chinese lanterns and doorways. (Suite101.com)
Where did the Rexburg Christmas tree go? Sep 4, 2009
Wise Up Green wrote on Sep 3, 2009 6:30 PM:" Those trees were too close together. They could not survive long in that condition. The tree closest to the intersection has been slowly dying for a couple years (Last winter, it was even unnaturally dry and caught fire from the heat of the Christmas lights). New trees are being planted, too. This time they will be appropriately spaced to ensure healthy growth.The new bulletin board will be an improvement to the current cheap sign. ". green wrote on... (Rexburg Standard Journal, ID)
