String your lights on the metal bracket and use it to place the lights on the tree. You will be able to string the lights on a 10- to 15-foot-tall tree (depending on your height, of course) without a ladder. read more
Step 4..When it comes to putting lights on the sides and back of your tree (quadrants 2, 3, and 4), insert the first plug of the first string of lights for that side, into the first plug that you initially added to the electrical lead, when you started putting lights on the front of the tree (look at the illustration). read more
Don't try to hang strings of Christmas lights from the eaves with cup hooks -- in a strong wind, the wires may swing loose. Instead, use plastic gutter clips that hook onto the gutter and hold the wire tightly in place. Look for packages of gutter clips in crafts stores and hardware stores near the tree lights and supplies. read more