Mackenzie:

You are going for a lovely Christmas light drive around your neighborhood. You take the time to enjoy each and every house, taking the drive at your own pace. You stumble upon a lovely house, with the railing decorated with lit garlands, a wreath right over the garage door and white icicle-style lights lining the gutters. The house, in all of its simplicity, is beautifully classic. But just next door stands a house decorated with every color imaginable. Not just red and green line the house, but orange, yellow and blue. Perhaps the lights are flashing; perhaps there is a projector atop all of the lights; maybe inflatables are playing their own tunes, competing for Christmas carol dominance. How can you enjoy the classically-simple house with so much happening just adjacent to you?

White holiday lights are simply the better choice for Christmas decoration. They are beautiful and simple, and allow you to enjoy the natural beauty of a Christmas tree as it is. You can pick an accent color, such as a merry red or even a deep blue, to bring some festivity to the color scheme, without it competing for dominance against a rainbow of colors.

When decorating a tree, white lights bring a warm glow to the ornaments. It can be hard to enjoy the beauty of your most memorable ornaments when they are lit from all directions in a mess of green, blue and orange.

Stick to the classics this holiday season: decorate your tree with white lights and enjoy the natural glow and the unique beauty of all of your ornaments and accent decorations.