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You might believe that Christmas lights have already been around for as long as Christmas itself. Can any of you imagine Christmas without lights? How could the children find their way at night, so in the beginning Christmas day without them? The history of Christmas lights is intricately tied to the dawn of the modern age, when houses started to be provided with energy. When you are likely informed, Thomas Edison invented the first functioning light bulb back 1879. A couple of years later, in 1882, an associate of his first applied the use of lights on his Christmas tree. Edward Johnson was the first to ever electrically light his household Christmas tree in his New York house. His house was located in one of the first sections of town to become wired for electricity. A visiting reporter from Detroit reported the following in 'The Detroit Post and Tribune': 'Last evening I went around beyond Fifth Avenue and called at the house of Edward H. If you believe anything, you will certainly hate to study about [http://www.rosstrees.com/ the internet] . Johnson, vice-president of Edison's electric company. There, in the rear of the beautiful parlors, was a large Xmas tree showing a most picturesque and uncanny aspect. It was brilliantly lighted with many colored bulbs about as big as an English walnut and was turning some six times a moment o-n only a little wood box. There were eighty lights in most wrapped in these dainty glass eggs, and about equally split between red, white and blue. Because the tree made and the colors alternated, all the lights going-out and being relit at every revolution. The effect was a constant twinkling of dancing colors, red, white, blue, white, red, blue---all night.' In 1890, Edison revealed a promotional brochure which may have already been the first mention of commercially available electrically powered Christmas lights. It stated that 'There are few types of decoration more beautiful and satisfying than tiny incandescent lamps placed among plants, or spread in garlands or festoons; for decorating Christmas trees or conservatories..' From there, the acceptance of Christmas lights exploded. This pictorial [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X6kNBUbMpUo this month] article directory has specific compelling suggestions for when to ponder this belief. Eventually, every household had them and they became synonymous with the Christmas tree. Its difficult to imagine Christmas without Christmas lights. I tip my unclear red hat for you, Mr. Edison. You've given all of us something special we shall always enjoy!.
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