{"id":10170,"date":"2018-11-19T09:00:17","date_gmt":"2018-11-19T14:00:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.elfster.com\/?p=10170"},"modified":"2023-02-10T13:57:36","modified_gmt":"2023-02-10T18:57:36","slug":"white-christmas-tree-lights-vs-colored","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.elfster.com\/blog\/2018\/11\/19\/white-christmas-tree-lights-vs-colored\/","title":{"rendered":"Sparking Controversy: White Christmas Lights or Multi-Colored?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-10815\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/white-lights-vs.-colored-lights-1024x512.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.elfster.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/white-lights-vs.-colored-lights-1024x512.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.elfster.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/white-lights-vs.-colored-lights-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.elfster.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/white-lights-vs.-colored-lights-768x384.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.elfster.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/white-lights-vs.-colored-lights-1536x768.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.elfster.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/white-lights-vs.-colored-lights-2048x1024.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.elfster.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/white-lights-vs.-colored-lights-540x270.jpg 540w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/p>\n<h4>Reflections on the only RIGHT answer.<\/h4>\n<p>For all this talk of <a href=\"\/blog\/2018\/12\/17\/how-to-be-happy-during-the-christmas-holidays\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">love and joy<\/a>, nothing flips a switch in the hearts and minds of merry-makers like the same old holiday showdown that sets-off every season. We\u2019re not talking about \u201c<i>Merry Christmas or Happy Holidays?<\/i>\u201d Not \u201c<i>Eggnog or apple cider?<\/i>\u201d Not even \u201c<i>Harmless mall Santa or creepy old dude in a leisure suit<\/i>?\u201d (That\u2019s a separate blog post.)<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_10846\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10846\" style=\"width: 350px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-10846\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/xmas-in-NY-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"christmas light competition\" width=\"350\" height=\"232\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.elfster.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/xmas-in-NY-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.elfster.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/xmas-in-NY-407x270.jpg 407w, https:\/\/www.elfster.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/xmas-in-NY.jpg 618w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-10846\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Is it possible too go &#8220;to far&#8221; with holiday lighting? | Image courtesy <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2013\/12\/03\/queens-family-competes-for-best-christmas-lights-in-nation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">NY Post<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The question in question is, of course: &#8220;<i>White Christmas tree lights or multi-colored tree lights?&#8221;<\/i><\/p>\n<p><strong>You can choose one, or you can choose the other. You cannot choose both.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>While lighting concept quandaries may seem a trifle in the grand scheme of the season, consider the optics. Without a careful regard for the right illumination, the world\u2019s most wondrous spectacles would be shadows of their former selves. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ORfbeJHAifs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Eiffel Tower<\/a> would be a letdown after sundown. Game shows would be lame shows. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=JE31wk1EqIU\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Las Vegas<\/a> would be little more than a hodgepodge of unfortunate architecture in the middle of a desolate landscape. (And just <i>how<\/i> would the aliens know where to land their battleships, we ask?)<\/p>\n<p>To finally pull the plug on this never-ending argument, let\u2019s start by laying-out the case for each hotly-contested color scheme:<\/p>\n<h4><b><\/b>WHITE LIGHTS<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Pure as the driven snow<\/li>\n<li>Supposedly \u201cmore sophisticated\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Historically true to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/B08NMXGS68?tag=ei-search-d-20&amp;linkCode=osi&amp;th=1&amp;psc=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">candles of yore<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Neutral, so as not to clash with one\u2019s existing d\u00e9cor<\/li>\n<li>Scientifically speaking, they\u2019re <i>all <\/i>the colors of the rainbow combined<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>MULTI-COLORED LIGHTS<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Arguably \u201cmore festive\u201d&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Holiday-Essence-Multi-Color-Christmas-Lights\/dp\/B0184B4JVC?psc=1&amp;SubscriptionId=AKIAIFCJIVYE25RMHTKA&amp;tag=ei-search-d-20&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;camp=2025&amp;creative=165953&amp;creativeASIN=B0184B4JVC\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Eye-catching<\/a>, yet unpretentious<\/li>\n<li>Irreverent and innovative &nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li>All kinds of nostalgic<\/li>\n<li>Believed to have healing properties<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure id=\"attachment_10843\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10843\" style=\"width: 375px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-10843\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/white-lights-child-300x200.jpeg\" alt=\"holiday lights\" width=\"375\" height=\"251\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.elfster.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/white-lights-child-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.elfster.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/white-lights-child-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.elfster.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/white-lights-child-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.elfster.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/white-lights-child-405x270.jpeg 405w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 375px) 100vw, 375px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-10843\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">White lights capture the subtle magic of the holidays.| Image courtesy <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pexels.com\/photo\/child-christmas-christmas-lights-kid-192542\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Negative Space<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>With rational merits on each side of the argument, it\u2019s tempting to call it a draw and default to playing the peacemaker. To simply say, \u201cYou do your thing, I\u2019ll do mine. Let\u2019s not make a scene in the middle of the Mini-Mart.\u201d But maybe we\u2019ve lost sight of what really matters most: Creating the all-important <i>vibe.<\/i> After all, holiday spirit doesn\u2019t grow on trees. It\u2019s carefully curated by passionate individuals with the noble cause of thrusting their beliefs upon others. So in that light, we think it\u2019s only fitting that we offer you <i>our<\/i> unsolicited two cents:<\/p>\n<p>For far too long, self-appointed \u201carbiters of taste\u201d have sat on their ivory sofas (no doubt covered in protective plastic slip-covers) spewing the same inflammatory rhetoric: That <i>white bulbs<\/i> are the superior form of arboreal splendor. They\u2019ve deemed their multi-colored counterparts tacky, out of date, a round-trip ticket on the hot mess express. To which we say: Don\u2019t get your perfectly-coordinated tinsel in a twist. Do you want \u201ctasteful\u201d or do you want <i>Christmas<\/i>?<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_10852\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10852\" style=\"width: 350px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-10852\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/crazy-colored-lights-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"holiday lights\" width=\"350\" height=\"234\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.elfster.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/crazy-colored-lights-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.elfster.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/crazy-colored-lights-405x270.jpg 405w, https:\/\/www.elfster.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/crazy-colored-lights.jpg 564w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-10852\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The use of dazzling colors never disappoints! | Image courtesy <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/pin\/192599321536194716\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Pinterest<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>We\u2019re not sure if you\u2019ve noticed, but the holiday isn\u2019t exactly a study in sophistication. Socks on the mantle? Utterly unhygienic. Reindeer parked on rooftops? Pretty rude, if you really think about it. And let\u2019s not overlook the indecent display of snowmen parading about the neighborhood in little more than a cursory scarf.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s a full-on, festive free-for-all\u2026a dazzling display of doing whatever lights your fire. So let the suburban shopping malls <i>keep<\/i> their curated collections of cheerless tchotchkes and please-don\u2019t-touches. And let\u2019s be clear about one thing: Multi-colored lights are the only way to glow.<\/p>\n<p><b><i>After all of this controversy, if you need to get back to the business of gift giving ideas, take a look at&nbsp;<\/i><\/b><b><i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.elfster.com\/shop\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Elfster\u2019s Gift Guide<\/a><\/i><\/b><b><i>. Elfster\u2019s&nbsp;<\/i><\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/elfster\/\"><b><i>Facebook page<\/i><\/b><\/a><b><i>&nbsp;is also sure to offer some any time ideas. You can also follow Elfster on Twitter&nbsp;<\/i><\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/elfster\"><b><i>@Elfster<\/i><\/b><\/a><b><i>&nbsp;and on Instagram&nbsp;<\/i><\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/elfster\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><b><i>@Elfster<\/i><\/b><\/a><b><i>.<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\">Reflections on the only RIGHT answer. For all this talk of love and joy, nothing flips a switch in the hearts and minds of merry-makers like the same old holiday showdown that sets-off every season. <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.elfster.com\/blog\/2018\/11\/19\/white-christmas-tree-lights-vs-colored\/\" title=\"Sparking Controversy: White Christmas Lights or Multi-Colored?\">[read more]<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":2759,"featured_media":10815,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"wprm-recipe-roundup-name":"","wprm-recipe-roundup-description":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[533,1],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-10170","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-christmas","8":"category-uncategorized"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Sparking Controversy: White Christmas Lights or Multi-Colored? - Good Cheer | Elfster Blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"This war of the Christmas tree lights has been raging for some time now. 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