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Saving money during the holidays isn’t always on the top of everyone’s Christmas list.  Sometimes what we really wish for is a little more space. 

When it comes to Christmas trees, bigger is not always better.  Traditional, full-size trees are a desirable decoration but can look funny crammed into small spaces.  Whether your family is growing, out-of-town friends or relatives are visiting, you live in a cramped apartment, or you’re decorating your office for the holidays, you may not have enough room to display a tall plump Christmas tree. 

Consider a slim tree as a convenient space-saving alternative this Christmas.  Offered in several varieties, including Fir, Frasier, and Pine, slim trees maintain the aesthetic integrity of customary trees but leave you more floor space for presents ensuring maximum comfort. 

When the holidays are over, having a smaller tree becomes ideal for storage too.  Save attic, basement, or closet space with a slim tree. 

LED Lights Save Money, Energy, and Stress

It’s tradition: every year before Christmas you devote an entire afternoon, sometimes several, to decorating your home for the holiday season.  When it comes to lights, you’ve probably used the same strands for years, so chances are your tradition also includes sifting through the muddled mess of last year’s lights that were dropped in a box in the post-holiday haste to not be the last house on the block still displaying Santa’s jolly jowls.  This year, switch to LED lights and save money, time, and holiday headaches.

LED (Light-Emitting Diode) lights are not new.  According to Wikipedia, LEDs have been around since the mid 1920s.  In fact, long lasting LED lights have been trusted to illuminate the dashboards of commercial airliners for several years.  Most LED lights, however, were only available in red until recently.  Now Christmas enthusiasts can find LED lights in an array of colors: blue, green, white, yellow, red, and multicolor.  Plus, they’re more affordable than their incandescent predecessors. 

Consuming less energy, up to 90 to 95% less than traditional Christmas lights by producing more light per watt, LED lights can stay lit longer and still save money on energy bills.  LEDs burn bright but stay cool to the touch also, ensuring no threat of burns or overheating.

No more searching for broken bulbs either.  With old incandescent lights, if one goes, they all go.  Finding and replacing one bad bulb on a strand of hundreds of lights can be a daunting task.  LED lights are a quick fix because they don’t contain a filament.  Even if one bulb dims or burns out, the rest of the strand stays lit.  Instead of replacing one or two bulbs, or even one or two strands, each year, consider the long lifespan of LED lights. 

Once the holidays are over, storage is more convenient too.  LED lights are strung on sturdy strands of thicker and tougher wire making them more durable and easier to store. 

Make the transition to LED lights this Christmas and reduce your holiday season stress by being cost and energy efficient.

We just wanted to take the time to let everyone know www.ChristmasCentral.com has a new look!

We still have the same giant selection - over 15,000 items and growing - at the best prices on the web.

We think the new site is easier to use, looks great, and really shows off our Christmas cheer year round. We also have a brand new Live Help button - right at the top of our website! Just click on that link when Santa says we’re open and you’ll have access to the Christmas Central team live, right through your computer!

So if you’re looking for Christmas Lights, Christmas trees or all kinds of Christmas decorations, remember to come back to www.ChristmasCentral.com.

Guess what next month is. It’s really obvious. Seriously, look at the design of this blog, then think about it.

Still no clue?

It’s CHRISTMAS IN JULY BABY!

We here at Christmas Central, of course, are super pumped. It means 6 months to Christmas. It’s a mile marker for us. It’s around the time we start busting out our Christmas lights, start setting up our Christmas trees, and it’s when we start buckling down for the coming season.

It’s also a time when we (and many other Christmas companies) are clearing out space for our in-coming Christmas seasonal merchandise. What’s that mean for you? It means, well, there’s never a better time to buy your Christmas decorations. As we’ve mentioned before, the real trick to a stress-free Christmas is to plan ahead. We are, and we think you should too.

But until then, enjoy a few of our favorite Christmas tunes, remixed for the summer.