Energize your indoor and outdoor holiday decor with fun and festive light-up decorations.
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Bright stakes
Greet visitors to your home with a festive path of colorful lights. The Multicolor Shooting Star Pathway Ornament Stakes brighten up a dark winter night with green, red and royal-blue lights with a shooting-star effect. They come in packs of three; connect added sets to create more impact. $30. (800) 466-3337; homedepot.com.
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Feliz fiesta
You’ll add flavor to your neighborhood with a Lighted Fish Taco Truck Christmas Inflatable. Santa and his penguin friends bring a unique holiday vibe to your lawn with a bright, red-and-green stand that’s 6 feet tall. And it’s great for directions: “Look for the house with the inflatable taco truck.” $149. (800) 445-6937; lowes.com.
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Polar outpost
Turn your yard into a Southern stop for Santa’s sleigh with this 42-inch LED Lighted North Pole Sign. With 60 mini-lights and cheerful colors, it’s a holiday beacon so authentic that a band of elves may camp out on your doorstep. $50. (800) 462-3966; bedbathandbeyond.com.
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Sugar plum good
Nothing evokes a Christmas state of mind like The Nutcracker ballet. Enjoy a piece of it in your own home with a lighted Nutcracker House, featuring a twirling ballerina on the rooftop, holiday trimmings and a quartet of nutcrackers standing guard. You’ll be humming all day. $130. (800) 548-8696; department56.com.
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Those wacky griswolds
Fess up: You love watching Clark Griswold go Christmas-crazy in National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation. Join the fun—in miniature—with The Griswold Holiday House. As you would expect, the house is well lighted, but you won’t have to climb on the roof to set it up. Just plug it in to enjoy the display. $160. (800) 548-8696; department56.com.
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Sweet dragon
Most people opt for reindeer in their Christmas displays. For a unique twist, how about a not-so-fierce, 11-foot Animated Inflatable Kaleidoscope Dragon with Santa Hat in your front yard? Far from fire-breathing, this red-and-green creature is occupied with a mouth full of candy cane, but he does flap his wings, and his belly lights up. $139. (800) 466-3337; homedepot.com.
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Joy to your world
Everyone needs a little joy at the holidays. Hang the good word on a window or door with a cheery red Joy LED Lighted Ornamental. You can use it inside or outside; it comes with hooked suction cups for easy hanging. $15. (800) 361-6736; bronners.com.
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Glittery snowman
Add a little bling to trusty old Frosty, and you get this 48-inch tall LED Lighted Snowman. A gold-tone metal frame and 120 tiny white lights create an eye-catching glow. With his jaunty lighted top hat and festive bow, he’s ready to help you celebrate the season. $70. (800) 462-3966; bedbathandbeyond.com.