Christmas Lights 101: Six tips for Randolph County residents to illuminate their homes and trees
Blue, green and red lights illuminate millions of homes as a bright start to the Christmas season. Many holiday lovers are getting ready to buy trees and decorate their homes.
December 1 celebrates National Christmas Lights Day, encouraging people to string up lights and get into the holiday spirit. Randolph County residents can start shopping for lights at various stores in the areas.
Here is a list of stores selling Christmas lights.
Big Lots: 1432 E Dixie Drive, Asheboro
Dollar Tree: 1222 E Dixie Drive Suites C & D, Asheboro
Walmart Supercenter: 1226 E Dixie Drive, Asheboro
Lowe's Home Improvement: 1120 E Dixie Drive, Asheboro
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According to a Lowe's article, it is important to plan a design before starting the light process on a home. Without a specific focus, the house will look like someone blasting lights all over a lawn. Here are other tips from the home improvement store.
Consider the surface
Some popular spots for outdoor Christmas lights include:
Along the rooflines or eaves
On top of bushes, hedges and trees
Around pillars, posts or deck railings
Around windows, door frames and other architectural features
Near driveways and pathways
Inside window boxes and planters
Measure
This will help to decide how many strands are needed. Also, measure the distance to the power source. No one wants a beautiful light display and no way to turn it on.
Number of Lights
The number of lights needed to decorate trees and shrubs is a personal preference. However, a good rule of thumb is 100 lights for every 1 to 1/2 feet of tree or shrub. So a 6-foot evergreen needs at least 400 lights for a basic level of lighting.
Outside of buying Christmas lights, towns such as Asheboro and Liberty are kicking off the holidays with tree-lighting events.
Amanda Price, executive director for the Liberty Chamber Commerce, said it takes the team three to four hours to get the tree lights and star up. They use a bucket truck and have a system to make the process go quickly and smoothly.
"The actual tree lighting takes place at the end of the festival and is a symbol that it's now the Christmas Season," Price said. "It definitely brings spirit to the community by giving them a day to look forward to, filled with festive holiday fun."
The chamber looks forward to the festival every year but especially a year after COVID. For more information on the festival, call (336) 622-4937.
Petruce Jean-Charles is a Government Watchdog Reporter. They are interested in what's going on in the community and are open to tips on people, businesses and issues. Contact Petruce at pjeancharles@gannett.com and follow @PetruceKetsia on Twitter.
This article originally appeared on The Courier-Tribune: Where Randolph County residents can get Christmas lights, decorations
