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Help your home to shine the brightest with these gorgeous festive lights.
From hanging icicle lights to twinkling stars, outdoor Christmas lights help to transform your space into a festive wonderland, creating the ultimate winter welcome.
There are many areas to consider, whether it's for your garden, patio, balcony or front door. Some outside Christmas lights, like indoor lights, are battery-operated (which is ideal if you don't have a plug nearby), while others will come on with a timer. And of course, some are mains-powered, so will need to be placed near a window so the lights can be hooked up to an indoor power supply (or an outdoor plug).
If you're not sure what to choose, we've rounded up some head-turning outdoor Christmas lights that will make a real impact to the exterior of your home. You might want to go traditional with delicately flashing fairy lights, or be a bit more unique, by opting for pathway lights to guide people towards your home. You may even decide on light-up figures to add some design and interest to your outdoor space.
Remember, when it comes to lights, less is generally more, but don't be afraid to go bold and have some fun with your decorations – it is Christmas, after all.
Take a look at some of our festive favourite outdoor Christmas lights this year...
This majestic standing stag Christmas light figure would make a sweet addition to your front garden. Pair it with the matching grazing stag to complete your wintery scene.
Featuring a striking starburst design, these LED path lights are perfect for adding some festive ambience in your garden. Battery powered and timer operated, you won't have to worry about switching them off.
Make your house the best on the block with Wayfair's set of bright, waterproof string lights. Ideal for wrapping around hedges, bushes, fences or your front door, they can be used for a whole host of purposes — and will look beautiful when the night draws in.
Icicle lights, typically hung from the eaves of houses, are incredibly popular for the festive season. Fully waterproof, these outdoor Christmas lights have staggered drops which feature between three and seven LEDs for a realistic icicle effect. Ad there's 1000 of them!
Little ones will love the reindeer lights that are designed to adorn and light the path to your home, or your driveway – and we love them too! You'll get five in this set, so be sure to pick up a couple more if you have the space to fill.
Light up your garden this Christmas with these 50 white string lights. With simple connectors on the ends of each string, simply place around your tree or shrub for a stellar display.
We love this sparkling white dandelion light, which creates the illusion of moving sparklers. It will certainly add a unique touch to your home, and will even work after Christmas is over, too.
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These magical spiral blue tube lights are great for decorating the branches of trees or along your garden fence.
We love these multicoloured outdoor Christmas lights, which will add a burst of colour to your garden.
Create your very own light show with this light-up twig tree, which has warm white bulbs on the edge of every branch to illuminate your front or back garden.
Transform your garden into a snowy wonderland with these magical snowflake lights. You can switch between two modes: steady and flashing.
Have a holly jolly Christmas with these green and red LED holly lights. Featuring 90 LED lights spread evenly throughout the 5.8 metre length, we couldn't think of a better way to welcome guests over the holidays.
If you have a front garden, path or driveway, then these mini Christmas tree lights will do all the talking for you. Easy to install, all you need to do is stake them securely into soft ground.
These cool white cluster lights (of which there are 3000!) can operate on a timer, meaning you can set them to come on for whenever you'd like, and they'll stay on for 8 hours. They also have eight different lighting modes, from slow fade to twinkle and flash.
Looking for battery-powered outdoor Christmas lights? These warm white topiary lights give the illusion of small floating lights when styled on shrubs and small trees.
These festoon lights are suitable for indoor and outdoor use, but we reckon they'd look best lighting up the front of your home during the festive period. They are mains operated through, so you'll need to be able to thread these inside to plug them in. And when December is over, they'd be an equally good addition to your home all year round!
These luminous stars are perfect for creating your very own winter wonderland at home. These outdoor Christmas lights are made from metal and they have a PVC cable.
Wow your guests with these outdoor cone lights, which handily resemble a Christmas tree. For the price you'll get a set of three, which you can dot around your front lawn, by your front door, or at the foot of your driveway.
Create a winter wonderland in your front/back garden with this set of 1000 (yes, really) twinkling sparkle fairy lights, that will make your home feel romantic, cosy and magical all at once. Plus, they cost just 1p per hour to run, which is incredible.
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