Seasonal - News

• Christmas Tree Lights – Safety and Fire Hazards
  The majority of people in North America will put up Christmas tree lights during the holiday season. Unfortunatly, many do not give any though...
  Date: April 1, 2005



• Holiday Lighting Tips – Set the Mood for Entertaining
  Many people believe that part of creating the right mood at Christmas is adding just the right lighting in your home to create an environment that wil...
  Date: April 18, 2005



• Efficient Light Bulbs – Holiday Lighting
  Energy Efficient Light Bulbs can be a great way to economically decorate your home at Christmas time and be economical at the same time. LED...
  Date: April 19, 2005



• Decorative LED Lights – Safer, Better, And More Colourful
  For many years incandescent decorative lights were used on trees indoors and outdoors to decorate the nations Christmas trees. Coming in a limited nu...
  Date: May 7, 2005



• Nick Holonyak Jr. Invented the First Practical Light-Emitting Diode (LED)
  Nick Holonyak Jr. had one of those bright ideas that lit up the world. In 1962, he invented the first practical red light-emitting diode. Today, LEDs...
  Date: August 17, 2005



• Energy efficient replacement light bulbs for holiday lighting now available
  Two energy efficient options now offer consumers better ways to decorate their homes and businesses. Light Emitting Diode (LED) holiday lights a...
  Date: August 31, 2005



• Canada Post brightens your holiday greetings with new stamps and the story of Edison light bulbs
  The stringing of Christmas lights stands out among the many holiday traditions. The unique displays of light and colour that brighten residential ne...
  Date: October 11, 2003



• Cost of lavish Christmas miniture light bulbs display offset by simple measures
  If you're wondering just how much your neighborhood Clark Griswold is paying to brighten the town with Christmas lights visible from outer space, th...
  Date: October 11, 2003



• Deck the halls: Dress your home for the holidays with decorative light bulbs
  The holiday season is a time to gather with family and friends. Whether you’re hosting a holiday open house for fifty or an intimate family dinner, ...
  Date: October 10, 2003



• New high-tech screw-based Led light bulb developed for the seasonal display industry
  The 75 year old de-facto leader of the commercial seasonal display industry, Carpenter Decorating Co. Inc., today publically released details on a r...
  Date: October 10, 2003



• CPSC, retailers announce recall of curtain-style holiday lights with miniature light bulbs
  In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), retailers nationwide are recalling more than 1.5 million sets of curtain-style...
  Date: October 9, 2003



• 12 volt light bulbs gets CPSC cautions on Christmas tree lights
  Decorative Christmas tree lights enhance the holiday scene but they can also be potentially hazardous. The hazards are those of possible electric shoc...
  Date: October 6, 2003