The best Christmas tree lights make a freshly picked pine or an artificial spruce equally mesmerizing. They can turn a tree into the center of an entire room — rather, a whole home. Yet whether ...

If you want a bright, well-lit tree, then aim for around 100 lights per foot of tree height. Our best overall pick, the Douglas Fir from National Tree Company , is 6.5 feet tall and has 650 lights.

Govee’s 66-foot Christmas Lights 2 are $63.99 ($36 off) at Amazon. The Divoom Ditoo Plus Bluetooth speaker and the iFixit Pro Tech are also on sale.

Whether you’re lighting up your whole home or just adding a little sparkle to a tree, the best outdoor Christmas lights deliver pops of cheer. Here are our top picks.

How to decorate trees with Christmas lights. Palo Verde and mesquite trees are common in Arizona, and they are also great to wrap with lights thanks to their long branches.