| Gone are the days when Christmas was an event | | | | a commercial perspective. People now show more |
| where people sat together and made decorative | | | | interest in animated decorations. Consequently, |
| items to put up on their houses and on their | | | | commercial Christmas decoration now includes |
| Christmas trees. In today's world of break neck | | | | LED lights, multi coloured bulbs, lighted wreaths, |
| competition, nobody has time to waste in making | | | | pole and garland wraps and even lit up banners. |
| new decorations. Everything is readily available on | | | | Various websites provide services for commercial |
| the market, ready to be bought and used as it is. | | | | Christmas decorations. Some of the sites online |
| This is the age of modernity. This is the age of | | | | provide a rich collection of lighting items for |
| commercial Christmas decorations. One can buy | | | | competitive prices. LED lights or (Light Emitting |
| anything and everything from the open market - | | | | Diode lights) are one of the cheapest and best |
| be it Christmas stars, lighting materials, gift items | | | | options available commercially. LED lights are ultra |
| and even a whole Christmas tree can be bought | | | | small sized light bulbs which glow with a high |
| readily. This article takes a two fold approach in | | | | amount of brightness. One could find C7 and C9 |
| describing the commercial Christmas decorations | | | | lights on the market for prices as low as 5$ for a |
| that mark the Christmas of today. | | | | set of 100 lights. One could go in for multi |
| First, let us consider traditional decorative items. | | | | coloured lights as well as single coloured lights. |
| Pieces like the Christmas star, the wreath and the | | | | Other options available are lanterns and |
| Christmas tree have come under the shadow of | | | | incandescent bulbs. Find out more about Christmas |
| commercialization. Christmas stars are now | | | | decorations at |
| available in a variety of designs. Wreaths on the | | | | Let us contemplate the pros and cons of |
| other hand are composed of materials other than | | | | commercialization. Its advantages are obvious. As |
| the traditionally used constituents. Trees have | | | | stated in the introduction, people can now seldom |
| come under the commercial spectrum in a big | | | | find time amidst their hectic schedule, to embellish |
| way. We now have artificial trees made of | | | | their resident. Instead of doing slipshod, haphazard |
| ingredients like goose feathers and wire meshes. | | | | work, they consider it good sense to leave the |
| Green is no longer the staple tree colour. White, | | | | work to commercial agencies. Commercial |
| silver, red, pink, blue and black are the new | | | | Christmas decorations also provide employment |
| fashion. More funky designs such as topsy turvy | | | | to a lot of people who are handy and creative. On |
| placements have also become common now. Also | | | | the flip side, these decorations rob people of the |
| in vogue are 'designer' trees that are developed | | | | joy of getting together and working to celebrate |
| for a specific audience. Commercial Christmas | | | | the festive occasion that is Christmas. |
| decorations have made a statement. | | | | In conclusion, be it boon or bane, commercial |
| Secondly, more recent trends in decoration, from | | | | Christmas decorations are here to stay. |