Choosing your Christmas lights is a matter of personal preference. Lights should highlight the theme of your Christmas tree. For example, if you are going for a really fun, light-hearted approach this year - go for multi-colored lights. Experiment with colors. I think it’s a good idea to limit the number of colors you use on one tree to two to three key colors. If you are looking for a more classic approach - go for clear or white lights.

 At Christmas Central.com, we offer a variety of lighting options.  LED lights save energy. In fact, some LED Christmas lights will stay lit for over 200,000 hours without the need to replace a bulb.

 LED lights come on green, white, and brown wire. We also offer them in commercial grade.

Are you tired of spending hours untangling Christmas lights to decorate your windows each year? Do you hang your window lights with damaging tape and tacks, just to have them looking sloppy and uneven? With our unique product, holiday window decorating is easy!

Window Wonder® is a snap-together plastic frame that you size to your windows. Notches within the frame are designed to hold miniature Christmas lights. Most manufacturers and all lengths of miniature light strings will fit within Window Wonder®. (For indoor use only in Canada.)

The frame is secured between the window sill and top window jamb. With Window Wonder®, there are neither staples, tacks, nor tape to mar your woodwork. Lights become precisely spaced and parallel. The frame makes them neatly visible both indoors and outdoors. At the end of the season, this durable frame easily pops out for smart storage, and will conveniently go back into place next year.

BENEFITS:

Frames your window with miniature lights
Saves time and hassle
Lights appear neat and even
One-time assembly
Easy storage
Reusable year after year
Thousands of families and businesses have made their homes and stores more beautiful and fun with Window Wonder®. We hope that we can add to your holiday enjoyment too!

Christmas Central, a divison of Gordon Companies Inc, is the manufacturer of this great product. Buy it right from the source. When you are ready, visit www.christmascentral.com to view and buy this great product.

How do I select the right size tree for my home?
There are many Christmas tree sizes, shapes, and styles from which to choose. Select the space where the tree will be displayed prior to purchasing and measure the area. For a smaller area consider purchasing a pencil or slim tree.

Our most popular sized tree is a 7.5 foot medium profile. That’s because the average ceiling height is 8.5 feet so a 7.5 foot tree fits perfectly. You should plan to have 9″ to 12″ of space between the top of your tree and the ceiling to allow for a tree topper and some air so the tree will not look squeezed in.

Typically: 

•7.5′ Pencil tree will have a width up to 36″
•7.5′ Slim tree will have a width from 36″ to 54″
•7.5′ Medium tree will have a width from 55″ to 60″
•7.5′ Full will have a width from 61″ to 70″

Pre-lit Foliage Tree Shaping

One of the questions we hear the most at www.christmascentral.com is: How do I shape my Artificial Christmas tree like the pros? When you take your artificial Christmas Tree out of the box it is all wraped up to save space. With a little work you can get your tree to look lush and full. Follow these simple steps and you will be decorating like the pros.  

1. Find the perfect Artificial Christmas Tree 
2. Carefully unpack tree from the protective packaging.
3. Select the desired location for the tree and place in the Christmas Tree stand. Insert the first section into the tree stand. Secure the first section of the tree to the stand by fastening the triangular wing nuts, without over tightening.
4. Plug the light cord lead into a UL approved extension cord, at least 6′ long. Insert the plug into an outlet and light the first section. The best look will be achieved by shaping the tree while lit.
5. Start from the bottom row of tree branches and randomly fan the bottom branches parallel to the floor. Separate the branch tips to form a V shape. Angle the tips slightly upward like they are reaching toward the sun.
6. Repeat this process for each row and section. Shape each section’s branch tips in an upward angle and more pronounced. The top tree branches should be evenly spaced and the branches pointing upward.

When you are shopping for an artificial Christmas tree this year here are some things to note.

1. How Many Tips Are On The Tree
2. How Many Lights Are On The Tree
3. Is The Tree Made of PE, PE/PVC, or PVC
4. How Traditional Is The Tree

Tips on an Artificial Christmas Tree

The more tips you have on an Artificial Christmas Tree, the more full and lush it will look. When you compare our Christmas Trees to the trees found in all your big box stores, you will notice that our trees have more tips. The last thing you want is to see right through the branches. This will also be the same for your Christmas Wreaths and Garlands. Christmas trees are large investments, and you want to be careful about buying one of those cheap Christmas trees. When you buy one of our Christmas trees you will see it is made to last. It will be a part of your Christmas traditions from year to year.

 Lights on your Christmas Tree

Just like tips, the more lights the better. Many of the big box stores skimp on lights, and only put a few hundred lights on the tree. This will force you to put more strands of Christmas Lights on your tree yourself. A full size tree should have a minimum of 100 lights per foot.

Material

Artificial Christmas Trees can be made of PE, PVC or a PE/PVC blend. The more PE tips your tree has the more expensive, but more life like your tree will be. Trees are noted for having PE by having the names Just Cut, or Fresh Cut. These are the most lifelike trees you will find on the market. Due to the high costs of PE, most trees are made of a PE PVC mix with the outside of the tree being PE and the inside fillers being PVC. PVC trees are what Artificial Trees have been made of for years.

Traditional Christmas Trees

Today you can find Christmas trees in every shape, color and style. While your larger big box stores carry the most basic trees, you will find that our Artificial Trees come in every color, size, style, shape and way. Our trees come upside down, hang on walls, sit in corners, come in pots, are bushy, in/out, stake trees, ball trees, pink, blue, red, purple, green gold and more.

When you are shopping for an Artificial Christmas tree this year, check out all the great Christmas Trees that www.christmascentral.com has to offer.

I was walking around some of the big name retailers today, and noticed that many of them have their entire Christmas line out for sale. I thought I would see what our competition was carrying. First I walked through their selection of Christmas Lights. After comparing what they carry, and the selection of Christmas lights that we carry at Christmas Central, there was no comparison. The big name retailers couldn’t come close to what we carry. Here’s why our Christmas Light selection is the best you can find:

• We carry lights in every shade of the rainbow. Sure the big name guys have clear, multi and blue, but there are so many other colors. We carry Clear, White, Warm White, Polar White, Pure White, Multi, Amber, Blue, Gold, Green, Orange, Pink, Purple, Red, Yellow, Sky Blue, Burgundy, Peach, Plum, Hunter Green, Antique Gold, and even more!
• The big box stores have lights mostly on green wire, with only one or two sets on white wire. Our lights come on Brown Wire, Green Wire, White Wire, Pink Wire, Red Wire, and Blue Wire.
• Our lights come in strands that are 10, 15, 20, 35, 50, 70, 100, 105, 150, 200, 300 and 450 light count. While the big box stores have only 35, 50 and 100 light strands.
• We carry all the light styles you are looking for. Mini Lights, Icicle Lights, C5, C7, C9, C6, M5, Incandescent, LED Lights, Trunk Lights, Net Lights, Candle Lamps, Rope Lights and more. The other guys dont carry all those styles. And each one of our styles comes in regular traditional lights or LED.

This is just some of the many reasons why our light selection is better. Ill run through the rest of the Christmas Decorations later. Including why our Christmas Trees are better, why our Christmas Ornaments are better, and why our Christmas Outdoor decorations are better.

So Christmas is creeping up on us.  Even this morning Sairorse said she put Christmas music into her iPod.  So I just sort of started to think about all my favorite Christmas things. And then I was thinking about my favorite Christmas TV specials…And 2 things come to mind.  I LOVE the movie “A Christmas Story”, what a classic!!!  Did you know that in Cleveland they actually have a Museum and you can visit the house that it was filmed at…I have never been there, but maybe some day…I could watch this movie over and over again, and it never gets old!!  I think my favorite part is when the kid gets his tongue stuck to the flag pole…….hahaaaha too funny or definitely the scene at the Chinese Restaurant!  I am looking forward to Christmas Eve when one of the TV stations just plays the movie over an over again for 24 hours…I’ll probably watch it 5 or 6 times.

My other note on Christmas TV is that I think sometimes things should be left well enough alone!!!  For example, my other favorite Christmas TV special is the original Grinch cartoon!  So when they re-made this old classic into a movie I was very, very, VERY (did I mention VERY) disappointed!!  Ok, so I admit that I may have had some pre-conceived notions about this film. But anyway, my point is they should have just left this old classic alone!!! 

So What’s your favorite Christmas Special????

I’m making my lasting impact on the fashion industry. I’m going to make the traditional Santa hat into a year long head-accessory.

Think about it, this is the perfect hat for our generation.  It’s got a little razzle-dazzle on the end with the puffy white ball, a fur rim that would make Snoop Dog jealous, AND its functional!  You ever wear one of these babies in the dead of winter?  It’s like your head is encompased in koala bears. 

But what about the summer weather?  Wouldn’t the hat get too toasty?

Well friends, FASHION IS PAIN.  So you might get a little sweaty in the summertime, that’s a small price to pay for looking so fantastic all year long.  You wear this hat during a job interview?  BAM.  They’ll make you CEO overnight.  How about out at the club?  You’ll be making it rain in no time.  No matter what the situation, friends and strangers alike will be in awe of your sense of style.

We, your fantabulous friends at www.christmascentral.com, have a wide collection of Santa hats for all of your daily needs.  Stock up now…cause they’ll be gone soon.  I suspect its only a matter of time before Hollywood gets in on the trend.

Oh…I guess you can use them to celebrate Christmas too.  Remember you saw it at Christmas Central.com first!

So did you know that Christmas is only 92 days away?  It’ll go much faster than you think!!  So I just wanted to take this time to point out some things on our website that you might consider buying…Just some stuff you might not be aware of that we sell but they are GREAT gift ideas!  Here goes:Grandma’s & Grandpa’s have everything, why not check out our selection of things both grandma & grandpa would LOVE!!:

http://shop.christmascentral.com/Store/Search.aspx?&Page=1&Sort=5&key=grandma

http://shop.christmascentral.com/Store/Search.aspx?&Page=1&Sort=5&key=grandpa

I am an Aunt, and I LOVE to receive items that are specifically made for Aunts!!  It just seems extra special!!

http://shop.christmascentral.com/Store/Search.aspx?&Page=1&Sort=5&key=aunt

Ok, there is stuff for uncles too!!

http://shop.christmascentral.com/Store/Search.aspx?&Page=1&Sort=5&key=uncle

So while we are at it we should check out the sisters & brothers collections too:

http://shop.christmascentral.com/Store/Search.aspx?&Page=1&Sort=5&key=sister

http://shop.christmascentral.com/Store/Search.aspx?&Page=1&Sort=5&key=brother

Know someone in the family that is an avid hunter??  We’ve got ya covered:

http://shop.christmascentral.com/Store/Search.aspx?&Page=1&Sort=5&key=hunting

And the dancers in the family would LOVE this stuff!!!

http://shop.christmascentral.com/Store/Search.aspx?&Page=1&Sort=5&key=dancing

I know moms always have a hard time coming up with gift ideas to buy their children’s teachers, well you have come to the right place…This link is a really unique idea!!

http://shop.christmascentral.com/Items/russ%2037784?&caSKU=russ%2037784&caTitle=”Teaching%20Is%20A%20Work%20Of%20Heart”%20Canvas%20Message%20Tote%20Bag%20%2337784

What teacher couldn’t use a new bag??  Cute!!!

And here are some other ideas for that special teacher:

http://shop.christmascentral.com/Store/Search.aspx?&Page=1&Sort=5&key=teacher

So there we go…just some ideas for the special people in your life!!  The next 92 days will go quick!!  Don’t for get we offer FREE ground shipping on orders over $77**  (some conditions do apply!)

Happy Shopping!!!