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National Christmas Lights Day – Celebrate with a Free Printable

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Now that December is here, it’s time for National Christmas Lights Day, which falls annually on December 1st. This day is dedicated to the beautiful twinkling lights we see all December long!

Many homes use Christmas lights to decorate their trees, homes, and yards. Before the invention of electric Christmas lights, people used to decorate their homes and Christmas trees with lit candles!

Thankfully, electric Christmas string lights were invented in the 1880s. This invention gave people a safer, less flammable, way to show their Christmas spirit.

National Christmas Lights Day is dedicated to these lights, and the joy they bring during the holiday season. Keep reading for ways to celebrate this December 1 national day, including decorating tips and also a free Christmas lights coloring page for the kids!

National days of the year are a fun way to celebrate foods, animals and items that you come into contact with. Be sure to check out this national days guide for more information about the history of national days and why we celebrate them.

Text that reads "National Christmas Lights Day" in black letters with a white border on the top left, above small print that reads "December 1 national day", beside a cartoon Santa Clause on the right had side, who is happy and holding a string of Christmas lights.

How to celebrate National Christmas Lights Day

The best way to celebrate National Christmas Lights Day is to hang up your own Christmas lights. Below are some tips to help you decorate, as well as other creative ideas to celebrate this December 1 national day!

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  • Today would be a great day to take down your Thanksgiving decorations, and hang up not only your Christmas lights, but Christmas decorations too!
  • Make sure to plug in any Christmas lights you have before you put them up, to test them and make sure the bulbs are still working. 
  • If you have any strings of Christmas lights that need to be replaced, consider switching to LED lights – they use less energy, so they give off less heat and cost less to use over time.
  • Get an outlet with a timer. When you plug your Christmas lights into it, they will turn on and off at the same time every day.
  • You can also a set of remote control outlets that you can turn on using one remote! This is an easy way to turn on multiple sources of lights every day (eg. Christmas trees, window candles, lit decor, etc).

A Christmas lights coloring page with the text "merry Christmas" at the top, with a Christmas tree, decked with lights, ornaments and a star topper, with presents under the tree, all of which are blank and able to be colored in.

  • If you have kids, get the free Christmas lights coloring sheet pictured above by clicking here or by printing it from the project card at the bottom of this post.
  • Find Christmas light shows in your area. Depending on where you are, you might be able to find parades, tree lightings, drive through light shows.
  • Watch the national Christmas tree lighting at the White House in Washington, DC. You can sign up to get in person tickets (on a lottery system), or you can watch the ceremony online.
  • Grab a cup of hot chocolate or coffee and walk through city centers and and residential neighborhoods showing off their Christmas lights.

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More December 1 national days

Did you enjoy learning about National Christmas Lights Day? You’ll be excited to know that there are over 150 national days in December! Many of the observances are December food days and celebrate foods we eat all year long.

There’s so many reasons to celebrate December 1, because it is host to more than just one national day! 

An illustrated image of a green string of multi colored Christmas lights with red, yellow, pink, purple, teal, green and dark blue bulbs on it, with sparkles in those colors in the white space in the background to celebrate National Christmas Lights Day.

Here is a complete list of all the December 1 national days:

  • National Christmas Lights Day
  • National Eat a Red Apple Day
  • National Pie Day (also January 23)
  • International Maratheftiko Day
  • Bifocals at the Monitor Liberation Day
  • Day Without Art Day
  • Rosa Parks Day
  • Civil Air Patrol Day
  • Wear a Dress Day (also June 1)
  • World Aids Day

Make sure to watch our YouTube video to learn about more national days in December. 

Pin this post on National Christmas Lights Day for later

Would you like a reminder of this post for National Christmas Lights Day? Just pin this image to one of your national day boards on Pinterest so that you can easily find it later.

A pink background with Christmas string lights winding all over it, with a dark green rectangle in the middle with text on it that reads "National Christmas Lights Day" in white letters with a black outline in large letters, above small print that reads "December 1 national day".

Yield: 1 coloring page

Christmas Lights Coloring Page for National Christmas Lights Day

An illustrated image of a green string of multi colored Christmas lights with red, yellow, pink, purple, teal, green and dark blue bulbs on it, with sparkles in those colors in the white space in the background to celebrate National Christmas Lights Day.

We celebrate National Christmas Lights Day on December 1, but these festive lights are around during the entire month of December.

Print the free Christmas lights coloring page below and give it to your kids! It's a fun screen free activity this holiday season that the whole family can enjoy!

Prep Time 5 minutes
Active Time 20 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes
Difficulty easy
Estimated Cost $1

Materials

  • Colored pencils, markers or crayons
  • Computer paper

Tools

  • Computer
  • Printer

Instructions

  1. Load your computer paper into your Deskjet printer.
  2. Choose portrait layout and if possible "fit to page" in your settings.
  3. Print the Christmas lights coloring page and color with markers, crayons or colored pencils.

Notes

Using this print function on this card will print a Christmas lights coloring sheet that fills about 3/4 of an 8 x 11 sheet of paper.

To fill the entire page, choose "fit to page" on your printer if you have this setting, or use the link in the post above and print using the browser print feature.

A Christmas lights coloring page with the text "merry Christmas" at the top, with a Christmas tree, decked with lights, ornaments and a star topper, with presents under the tree, all of which are blank and able to be colored in.

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Project Type: Printable / Category: Printables
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Since graduating from The University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Jess has been living and working in Los Angeles, CA. She is a freelance writer, specializing in content related to fashion, food and drink and film industry topics. Find out more about Jess here. 

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