Nostalgia burns bright for old Christmas lights

Courtesy MSNBC.com: Environment  Mon, 12/21/2009 - 09:32

Gary Barksdale's home in Norman, Okla., is decorated with a mix of vintage incandescent bulbs and LED lights for the holidays.<br /><br />“There's a certain nostalgia to having those big glass bulbs that we put up as a kid,” he said.Many people aren't willing to trade the chubby, colorful halo effect of old incandescent bulbs  for the softer glow of a light-emitting diode, or LED.




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