Joel's fifty per foot rule applies to trees too. The usual rule for lighting Christmas trees indoors is to use 100 lights per foot of tree, but this might be a little too much light for outdoor decor.

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We tend to think of Christmas-season traditions ... But in 1894 President Cleveland put electric lights on the White House tree, and by 1914, a 16-foot string cost just $1.75.