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Now we’ve decked the halls, it’s important to know just how much it costs to give your house a festive glow across the Christmas season! 

And with rising electricity prices, it’s only natural to wonder if all your festive lights are going to cost you a small fortune! Thankfully, we’ve put together a guide to show you just how much it costs to run your Christmas lights this season.

Total Running Cost for 8 hours a day for 30 days – 39p

Total Running Cost for 8 hours a day for 30 days – 24p

Total Running Cost for 8 hours a day for 30 days – 78p

Total Running Cost for 8 hours a day for 30 days – 47p

Total Running Cost for 8 hours a day for 30 days – 19p

Total Running Cost for 8 hours a day for 30 days – 6p

Total Running Cost for 8 hours a day for 30 days – 3p

Total Running Cost for 8 hours a day for 30 days – 39p

Since most festive lights nowadays are illuminated by LEDs rather than traditional incandescent bulbs, they’re surprisingly inexpensive to run.

LED Christmas lights are 5 to 10 times more economical than traditional Christmas bulbs.

Lights actually use less energy when using the flash setting.

Using a timer prevents any unnecessary energy usages.

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