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Karen Oatman strung a 10-foot strand of thin wire LED lights ($13, Home Depot) above her patio table. The battery-operated lights are attached, along with clear glass balls, to an antique French ...

Holdouts to the LED Christmas light revolution are finding it harder to get replacement bulbs for well-loved incandescent strings that have been passed on within families. Steve Walls of Oklahoma has ...