Melanie!!!! U Christmas Angel Wizard miracle!!!! This is my MOST dreaded Xmas chore to do every year but thanks to you I now have the confidence and a fail safe strategy😊 Merry Xmas & Happy New Year, from ur newest viewer

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My whole life ( I'm 70) I have been doing it the old fashion way. I have hated the dark center of the tree. Then I came across your video, I am going to do this on my tree this year. Thank you!

Your method is the one I've used for over 30 years. I have been a floral designer for almost 40 years, and was hired to set up trees for business as well as individuals. After I retired and moved down to NW Arkansas, It was a joy for me to participate in the Victorian Homes Christmas Tour in Eureka Springs in 2000.

Our mothers must have gone to the same tree-lighting school or something, my mom was also VERY PICKY about everything having to do with tree decorating as well and taught me the exact same method. It wasn't until I was fifteen she let me do the lights myself, I got to fluff the tree by myself at 16, and got to help with the ornaments my last year at home! Every year thereafter I made a point of helping her when I was home for Thanksgiving, it was for me the best day of the year because Mom and I would spend the whole day together, doing something we both loved doing with someone we loved. Sadly, she passed away when I was 28 years old. I'm now 58, and every year for the past 30 years I still put up the tree just like my mom did, and I even had a little helper myself for a precious time. Nowadays my home is quiet and dark for most of the year, just me and my memories. For those I'm deeply grateful, every day. And come Thanksgiving Day I'll brighten my home just like always, it's time well spent and for which I'm always thankful. Merry Christmas, Y'all. Now go spend some time with the ones you love.

I also do my tree like this and if I might add another tip I’ve used the last 3 years and absolutely love it is to add one string of twinkle lights first deep in the tree. Since it’s in the middle near the trunk it’s not obnoxious but just the right amount of twinkle along with the regular lights.

I can’t believe I’ve never thought to do each branch. No wonder my tree never has that amazing extra twinkly look that I’ve always wanted. Thanks so much. I’m putting my lights on in just a few minutes!! I’m so excited to try this method!!!! Thanks again!!!!🎄🧑🏻‍🎄

I do it this way too..and my mom was also PSYCHO about our lights when I was a kid!! 😂😂😂 I ❤ your tree w the natural bark center! I’ve NEVER seen one like that before. Beautiful!!

Thank you I’m just 8 years old I couldn’t decorate a tree till I saw your video thank you soo much 😊

SO SIMPLE BUT UNLESS YOU KNOW ! , sums up life this is zen and the art of tree lighting

I'm 20 years old and this is total advice for the rest of my life.

This method is the best!!! I used cluster lights. I have a 2,5 meter tree and it’s 1,5 meters wide. I had to use 160 meters of string lights, but its the best!! It’s really glowing! Love it ❤

Let me add a few tips: if you can fold each row at a time, bottom row up, it's helpful to do one row at a time while the other higher rows stay folded up out of the way. Also, It's perfectly okay to cut corners on the bottom and middle rows of the sides that are against a wall not easily visable. On those rows, instead of going all the way up and down each branch, you can loosely go up one branch, and loosely go down the next. Just be mindful of which sides will be viewed from an observers vantage point. I promise, it is completely unnoticeable from the face sides. And, it not only saves time and effort, but also cuts out unnecessary light strings that cost money and can fail.

I like this style because it gives you plenty of slack to adjust those dark spots as needed. Thanks!

Another great tip to illuminate a tree is to take a strand of white lights and run it down from the top to the bottom of the trunk. I do it every year and I love it, I get a real tree every year and I think next year I’m gonna try to do the lights this way

I have done the Martha light style for YEARS! And I love the lights all the way through, but you are not kidding when taking the lights off if I use a real tree my needles are mostly on the floor!!! I definitely will try your way this year. Thanks Melanie

Right here….right now…I’m standing here with my OLD ASS prelit tree that is JUST like yours….about to UNWRAP my tree and try your method…Thank you Thank you Thank you!❤❤❤

Thank you !! I’m 57 and I finally put the lights on and they twinkle ! Thanks you you😊

I watched this video last year and did my tree lights accordingly. It was the prettiest tree we ever had. :)

I wish I'd seen this video yesterday! I struggled with the lights yesterday and this method is genius! Twinkling without the drama. Thanks, I know what to do for next year 😂

Greetings, Melanie. I must say, this is the best tip I have ever received regarding Christmas tree lighting!! It makes the tree absolutely sparkle. Your mom taught you very well. Thank you for sharing this with us and also thank you for all of the other invaluable advice you impart throughout your videos. God Bless you and your family. Happy Tday!!

Love this method. I just unstrung the tree and did it using this method . Tree looks great. TFS

Omg this helped me a lot. My mom passed away 2 years ago and this year is the first year that i should decorate the tree by myself. I was worried about the lights but now i know how to do it. Thank you!❤

Melanie, I am amazed at what a difference this method makes in brightening the tree. Ease of removal is a big plus as well. I will surely be using this method for my tree(s) to save myself some work and annoyance. Thanks for sharing!

I've been fighting with lighting my tree for TWO days 😡. I had enough and so did my husband (i growel louder than the Christmas music)! So I decided to give in to watch more KZfaq videos, despite all have failed and frustrated me in the past! I wanted my tree to be a bright "light" in my living room! 💡YOU ❤❤❤ just made it happen! 😇

We use a fresh cut tree and I’m trying this method this year. Thanks for the tip

I’ve been looking at other videos on how to make my tree sparkle, this year, and you, by far, are the best teacher!! Thank you for that!! ❤️🎄❤️

Thank you for sharing! I usually do the method where you just wrap it around once and it looks so naked. I'll try this method out!

I always disliked putting Christmas lights on the tree, but I am excited to try your method. It definitely makes a difference in the look of the tree. Thanks for the tip!

I'm a huge lights galore on the Christmas tree kind of person, and this tip is going on my Christmas tree! That was beautiful!

I’ve absolutely hated lighting a tree because of how long it takes so I’ve left it to my husband , who does this half ass along the edge and inside. This technique I’ll try.

You’ve got the best way to do the lights on the tree Thank you all so much 🎉

I've also done this method for many years. Like you, my super old tree is still a good one, so don't need to buy another. My tree is the kind where you have to put the branches in individually by colored ends. I put the lights on as I'm "building" it up.

I’ve been doing the MS method for years and each year I dread the effort placing and removing. This is so clever and beautiful! Thank you!

I was looking for a new way to string my lights. I am guilty of the wrap around method! I almost gave up as most methods I found were complicated. I saw a post on the Martha Stewart method and didn't even read it. Ha. Your method is easy and looks so pretty. Thank you!

I’m gonna say this has to be the most in-lightening amazing way I’ve seen lights out on thank you so much it’s amazing !

Very helpful, I've been doing all wrong for years! I can see the difference between the top and bottom. So the bottom looks professional and easy to remove the lights. I've never seen MS doing this before but you save my time! thx!

My mom used to do the Martha method every year and the tree was gorgeous! But it was so much work. She passed away almost 3 years ago and I miss her tree decorating help immensely. I believe your way will give me the “mom tree” look without the headache. Thank you for sharing!

This is the most dreaded Christmas chore and you really simplified it. Thank you, thank you. Have a wonderful holiday.

This is the best tip ever. The first video I came up on for my search on how to string a tree. This makes so much sense and now I don’t have to search more videos. Can’t wait to try this today.

Thank you so much for this video! I have a pre-lit tree that was handed down to me and more than half the lights went out, and I am all scratched up trying to remove the zip ties, clips and all that that was holding the lights from the factory. And my husband does the "wrap every branch" method which SUCKS taking off. I am going with your method all the way:) thank you for posting this video!

This changed my Christmas decor for life!

I’m 69 andI thank you so much! I’ve always been disappointed in how my lights looked on the tree. Your technique seems soooo much better. Easy peasy ! Much easier. I’m doing this right NOW!

Girl! I love this but i don't think I'll use that many lights lol. But this is great and I never saw Martha's way. Thank you!

Thanks for this great idea, this year I gave up and purchase a lighted tree, was to much work and almost being an empty nester doesn't help. But thanks because now I am going to do it your way and put some more lights 😁😅

the prelit trees have the worst lights ever too! they’re so blinding & even the warm yellow lights are more led white lights and they’re migraine triggering. loved this video, thank you! :)

I've done it the Martha way for years, just because it's similar to what my mom did. This way does use lots of lights, but Martha's takes even more! I had a power strip strapped to my trunk to handle all of them!

Well done….This is how I learned to light Xmas trees when I worked at a garden center years ago. Yes, it used a LOT of lights but I just LOVED the effect! Thanks for sharing!

I used the Martha Stewart method. I'm so glad to learn yours. Whew! And you're so right about pre-lit trees.

Thank you SO much for this tip! I’ve always put up trees with my family, but we didn’t do the lights like this. It’s my first year putting up my own tree so I’m super excited to put the lights on like this:)

Thank you. I Ieft mine on from last year. They were so tangled around the branches I had to take them off. I needed this video.

Found you when I searched how to decorate a white tree and so glad I clicked on your video! I have just put the lights on my tree and nothing else yet because I do not like how it looks, this is exactly what I needed and am going to do your method, I'm very excited to try it! I loved this so much I subscribed and turned on notifications! Thank you!

I was looking online for a new tree this year because, as you showed, the prelit tree only stay nice a short time, when I found this video. I decided to keep my tree and buy new lights! Excited to try this out! Thanks!

This was so helpful! Thank you! I’ve tried the Martha Stewart method, and it was a pain! Putting them on was tedious and time consuming, and removing them was a nightmare! (The Nightmare After Christmas!) I can’t wait to try this!

I have been watch all the tutorials about x’maz light and you rmethod is the best one. Thank You for sharing ❤

Melanie!! Thank you for the sharing your method with us. I was about to spend extra to avoid the hassle . Once I saw the tree you bought with the lights no longer working that’s I needed to see. Great tip, and savings. Thanks so much! 🎄✨♥️

Great method! I also light the inside of my tree, but this is a much better way of doing it.

I have already done my tree this year .. but dang! Next year this is what I will do!! THANK YOU!! I was hoping someone had a trick to make it easier!

I love your tree! You said you inherited it? Love the bark! I haven’t seen any like it!

Helpful video! We had been just stringing them along until coming across this video, and wow what a difference! Thank you for this easy to follow tutorial!! We won’t be going back to the sad stringy way 😅

I’m a engineer and why I never put my mind into a proper tree lighting??? Thank you so much for your tips. Merry Christmas!

Wow, thank you! I'm trying this out on our tree this year.

Thank you! Great way to hang flights . I’m trying your way this year . Usually takes me for ever to put them on and off. ❤

Gosh I needed your video decades ago! Going to use your method tonight on my tree. Can’t wait!

Thank you for this video! decorated my xmas tree following your method and everyone said it was beautiful!

This is how I do it too! I actually bought a prelit tree and when the lights went out I cut them all off. Omg that took forever. But it’s so much better stringing my own!!

My whole life (37y.o) I never knew put the lights on Christmas tree has a trick 😂 Thank you for the enlightenment 😊

Thank you! I used your method and it made a huge difference! My tree looks gorgeous!

I agree. I started doing that method years ago.

New Sub here! That's an awesome tree and I'm with you, I wouldn't get rid of it for a pre lit tree. I have a $1,400 17 foot pre- lit monster and although I have a light fixer, it now has issues with those lights so..... I'm putting lights on it this year, but really my point is....I agree, a pre lit tree isn't all that lol. I was tempted to get a new one when I saw all the new fancy amazing trees at home depot and thought nope! I have this perfectly beautiful tree, so this year I'm just going to add lights and maybe fix it next year or take the old pre lit lights off all together. I'm glad you made this video because there are lots of young people with their first time "living on their own" trees and it's helpful to both young and people who want to learn a new way! Thanks for sharing

Thank you for the video. I'm gonna put lights today for my 1st Christmas tree❤️🎄

Absolutely the BEST way to do the Christmas tree lights. My Christmas tree looks soooo much brighter and beautiful. Thank you to your mom and you for sharing it with us. Merry Christmas!!!

What a great idea! I've used the Martha Stewart way but used it to make my tree pre-lit. I don't take the lights off. If I ever get another tree, I'm doing it your way. TFS!

Did this with 1,000 lights and it only covered a quarter of the tree 🤣 better head back to the store

I never knew this. My mom didn’t teach me this 😂. Thank you! I guess I need to buy more lights and take down the lights I just put on the tree.

Awesome! Thank you. I have been doing it all wrong omgosh

Oh ive been lighting my tree the hard way all these years. Thank you for this, i will be trying this out this coming Christmas :-)

Love this! I’ve never been good at lights, can’t wait to try this! I usually have a hard time watching KZfaq video tutorials but you kept my attention! Thank you!

Oh damn 😮 been doing the old way my whole life. Guess I will be redoing my tree 😂

I watched five or six videos, and your method seems the easiest and actually seemed like it lit the tree the best! Thank you! thank you! Merry Christmas!🎄

Yes, I agree those pre-lite trees are not worth a penny. I had one in my basement and the first Christmas it worked out in a pinch, looked pretty good. Second Christmas not so much, only the top section worked. So naturally, I attempted to locate the bad connection and after about 2 hrs got frustrated and threw it in the trash. Great video by the way, that is how my parents put their lights on the tree and it does make for less dizziness and a bit of eaze when it comes to take the tree down. Have a great holiday, Merry Christmas 🎄

Wonderful idea! Thank you! My biggest problem is, how much meters/yards of lights do you need for a 6ft tree?? 😅

God Bless you woman! I like my trip well and I do use a lot of lights it always comes out great but it's a lot of work because I wrap the lights around the branches and when I take them off it's a miserable experience not to mention all of the needles that come off when you have to untwist the lights from each branch. I am running late this year getting lights on the tree and it's sitting there waiting for lights God-sent me your video to make my life easier thank you very much for putting in the time to share your valuable information!

By the time i finished doing that christmas would be over, or i would have collapsed from exhuastion, what a palaver , easier to get s tree with leds already om it.

I’ve always done it the Martha Stewart way but I’m so glad I found this video! Love your way so much better thank you so much!

I think I may need more lights!! Or at least longer string of lights. This is brilliant thank you

Will definitely try your method of putting lights on a christmas tree. Thanks! Helped a lot!🤩

I do this, too! It makes a huge difference! Well done on the demo!

My Fiancé just bought me my favorite color PINK Christmas 🎄 tree 😊😅 and I just love it and I am going to do this style of the lights ✨️ this way! Also purchased me pink ornaments different colored tone pink ornaments 🎉so it will definitely be THE CHRISTMAS TREE" I will absolutely enjoy looking at in the evening ❤❤ he ALSO decided to put up our other Christmas 🎄 tree green with lights already on it so we'll have 2 trees up this year!! 🎉🎉 My PINK CHRISTMAS TREE and the original Christmas tree we've had for over 5 years! Thanks for vid!! I have a better idea now 😉

I DIDN'T KNOW HOW TO ACHIVE THAT LOOK IN AN EASY WAY! THANK YOU!

Okay im trying this. I have my first really nice tree with a lot of branches and im having a hard time making my tree look like it was the done by kindergartener haha!

This is so great. Yes I have done the Martha Stewart way and it was crazy hard to get them off. Getting ready to put my lights on right now. Hope I have enough lights.

Thank you very much, had to adjust a bit but it is a game changer. Never thought about depth in regards to putting lights on a Christmas tree.

I have learned something new today Melanie! Thank you so much I will use your method this year and I think it will be beautiful! Thanks so much :-)

Thanks I love your idea. I can’t air I decorate mine his year using your idea.

Our pre-lit tree did that too. A few years ago I removed all those and still use the tree.

Well, duh! (insert slap on the noggin!) I’ve always done the round and round (and round….) method. Time consuming on and off. Definitely doing it the “Melanie” way from now on. Thank you. Ps….off loading some of those 1980s dvds from shelves, little by little. Husband won’t notice! Pics soon!

Thank you for sharing. I'm going to try this method this holiday season.

If I had a lot more light strings, I would do that. I have 2 strings of 100 lights(not fully sure) to fit my 6-foot tree. Lol, thanks for the advice, though.

Thank you! Trying this now! ❤