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LED Christmas lights use light emitting diodes rather than the traditional miniature incandescent bulbs, meaning there's no evil filament inside that can burn out and take the entire string of bulbs with it.

Add to that the fact that traditional bulbs give off excessive heat and waste electricity, to the tune of up to $10 bucks every 300 hours, and you should already be running to the nearest big box retailer to make sure your evergreen doesn't go up in a blaze of colorful glory.

LEDs are also encased in thick plastic rather than flimsy glass, so broken bulbs and mistakenly stepping on one won't result in a holiday tragedy. And the relative thickness of the wires used for LED strings means wires are less likely to get tangled in the "XMAS" box in the garage.

But people who aren't making the switch just yet will argue that LED lights just aren't as bright as their traditional counterparts.

Tell us: Do you decorate with LED lights?

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