Poll: White Lights or Multi-Colored?
With holiday lights appearing on lawns, houses, trees and bushes everywhere, let the debate begin.
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Classic white? Or multi-colored green, red, blue and orange? Which lights suit your sense and sensibility?
A Pennsylvania town is embroiled in debate, after residents in one township decided to defy a homeowners' association ban on colored lights and hang the rule-breaking colored lights on their properties – at risk of $10-per-day fines.
Most governments make their own decisions on lights, with the vast majority choosing the classic, traditional white. But not tiny Warren, RI, where the lights of choice are bright and colorful. Warren flipped the switch on its downtown lights display two weekends ago, lighting up Main Street in brilliant hues of un-traditional colors.
What do you think? Do you prefer white lights or colored lights? Fun and festive? Or traditional and elegant?
Reason
5:07 pm on Monday, December 5, 2011
Polls: more or less of them?
deb of see-attleboro
5:26 pm on Monday, December 5, 2011
Less.
Carol Bragg
5:35 pm on Monday, December 5, 2011
When I was growing up, the topic of my minister's Christmas sermon year after year was "Christmas Is an Affair of the Heart." So whatever color light your heart shines.
Moe Moore
5:41 pm on Monday, December 5, 2011
I think white lights have their place (my shooting star wouldn't look good colored) and multi's add a Christmas spirit to the whole scene! Us older folks grew up with colored lights every Christmas on the Christmas tree Also, less is better, more becomes garish!
Mike Silvia
6:08 pm on Monday, December 5, 2011
Doesn't matter, does it?. Prefer consistency. Hate blow-ups and plastic lighted lawn ornaments, but that's just my preference. Wish the LED lights threw a more pleasing light. I think they'll come around, but until they do, I'll continue to use my big screw-in multi colored lights on my tree, on the wreaths of my bigger windows and in the greens around the door. And the candles are red in all of my 40+ windows. Takes me back to the 60s!
My biggest gripe is the people who leave those horrible spiral trees and nasty icicle lights up year round. The people who like that stuff are generally the laziest when it comes to taking care of their property too as those decorations usually go along with vinyl siding and chain link fences :)
Dylan Peacock
6:53 pm on Monday, December 5, 2011
I agree with everything in your post, especially the last bit haha
mark
8:58 pm on Monday, December 5, 2011
Tube vs Transistor.... Incandescant vs LED ;)
I love both LED and the big old screw in bulbs.
Barrington Resi
6:35 pm on Tuesday, December 6, 2011
I hate those stupid blow up displays. The rest, it's all Christmas to me :)
Kamakazee
7:13 pm on Monday, December 5, 2011
anything but candles in the window!
Peggy
8:06 pm on Monday, December 5, 2011
I LIKE candles in the window. AND....It saves energy,... don't you agree??...Isn't that better than a thousand lights outside which only amounts to...."How Do I Look"...?? Kinda like....MY Rolex is Bigger than your Rolex. Just sayin.
Joe Sousa.
8:22 pm on Monday, December 5, 2011
The lights that look like icicles hung on the roof line. Electric candles in the window. Merry Christmas
Heather Porreca
8:22 pm on Monday, December 5, 2011
Out of the mouths of babes: (Cir 1995) "Auntie Ha, WHITE LIGHTS ARE BISGUSTING!!!"~~~ my nephew, Gregory age 4. Words I live by to this day! (to my husbands dismay!)
T.
8:00 am on Tuesday, December 6, 2011
What difference does it make?
how ever you celebrate I hope you all have a great holiday season.
Charles
8:17 am on Tuesday, December 6, 2011
Colored lights. white is boring. Don't believe me? Ask any kid which he/she prefers.
And really, isn't it mainly for the kids....... of all ages? ;)
But really, if you prefer white, that's your prerogative........just don't go calling it a "holiday tree"
pferd
10:21 am on Tuesday, December 6, 2011
Merry Christmas to all
pferd
10:24 am on Tuesday, December 6, 2011
Hohoho
Merry Christmas to all
Let's stop the politically correct nonsense - I don't care what color the lights are
- they are not holiday lights
Dylan Peacock
2:36 pm on Tuesday, December 6, 2011
Ho Ho Ho,
There is nothing nonsensical about just trying to be polite and not leave people out. For the record they are called Fairy Lights in a lot of places....but it doesn't matter what they are called.
The only nonsense is when people get uptight about a word and victimize themselves. Get over yourself.
Heather
1:38 pm on Tuesday, December 6, 2011
I love colored lights!
LCA
3:52 pm on Tuesday, December 6, 2011
I like that each house is different. I wouldn't want to be told that I have to put up a specific kind of light to conform to the neighborhood.
Nicole
7:13 pm on Tuesday, December 6, 2011
I like them all with the exception of the 'Lazy Lights'. (The netting lights) Do lights or don't, but if you're going to do them, don't make it look like you had a hundred other things you'd rather be doing. (Hint, hint, Bristol Town Hall)