How late do you run your Christmas lights?

Well, this year we didn't do any outdoor lights at all. We only had our Christmas tree this year and as far as the hours that I kept that lit up, I would turn it on when it started to get really dark outside and then I would leave it lit until I went to bed, so probably about six hours a night. The one exception that I made to this was Christmas Eve night I left the tree on all night because I wanted it to be on Christmas morning when the children woke up.

I have my tree going all the time, just because it would be too hard to unplug it, the same goes for my client. Besides, we're old Calendar and that makes Christmas on Jan 7th!

I didn't up up any lights outside, but the lights on our Christmas tree were on 24/7 from the time it was put up until just the other day. I still have not taken the tree down, but the lights are off. Mostly because I needed the extension cord that was hooked up to it for something else.

As I get older and more cautious, I turn my lights out when I go to bed--when I put them up, I didn't this year. In years past, I left them on all night to cheer up those people who have to come home late or work the third shift. I had at least two people over the years mention my lights to me and how it made them feel good late at night or when they went to work early in the morning. I hear the new LED lights will take very little energy. They are quite expensive but will last for years and save money in the long run.