If you haven't started decorating yet because you need more holiday decor, good news: we found the best Black Friday Christmas tree deals and smart light sales.
Whether you need a whole new tree covered in artificial snow, or smart lights you can have automatically turn on (because an automated holiday is a happy one, trust me!) these sales have you covered from all of the best holiday gear we've tried. That includes permanent outdoor lights from the likes of Eufy and Lepro, smart string lights from Twinkly, and best of all a range of on-sale artificial Christmas trees we tested with interior designers from brands like Basalm Hill, King of Christmas, and more.
Don't miss these great Black Friday Christmas tree deals (and light deals, too!) while they're happening. Don't miss our guides to the best Black Friday deals or our Black Friday liveblog, either. Happy decorating!
Best Artificial Tree Deals
Our favorite overall artificial Christmas tree was the easy favorite of the interior designers who helped us test and review them. One assembler called it “the Hermès of Christmas trees” and it had both a beautiful look to the evergreen branches and bright built-in LED lights. The branches are easy to hang ornaments on thanks to the slight upward slope, and a mix of needle types give it a great texture. It's a great investment tree that's on sale.
Flocked trees are covered in artificial snow to give it that extra Christmas-y look, and our favorite flocked design is this tree from King of Christmas. Out of the trees we tested, this tree really nailed the fresh snow look, which is hard to do artificially. The branches are nice and thick, but it is a little harder to hang ornaments around the flocking.
Out of all the trees we tested, not only is this the cheapest one we liked, but it was rated easiest artificial Christmas tree to fluff thanks to its pliable branches. The easy fluff makes it look much fuller and more natural than trees that aren't easy to do that with, and makes this cheaper tree look high end. There's a wrapped pole in the middle that adds to the realistic look.
Best Smart Lights Deals
These lights are the star of my garage this holiday season and one of my favorite sets I've tested for my smart Christmas lights guide. After sitting in storage for a year, these lights easily reconnected to my app and Wi-Fi with no problem, and it was easy to take a quick photo with the app to re-map the lights with my current setup. I love the range of designs you can find or create in the Twinkly app, and it was easy to set a timer so that they'll turn on and off at the right time.
Courtesy of Twinkly Twinkly Strings Multicolor
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