Christmas trees should be lit from the bottom up, says Rose. “We suggest starting from the bottom, whether you have a real Christmas tree or an artificial one,” Rose tells Southern Living.

Learn how to put lights on a Christmas tree like a professional. We show how to hang lights vertically, with the zigzag method, from the top down, or bottom up.

To make decking the halls a little bit easier, clever TikTokers have revealed the quickest way to string lights on Christmas trees — much to interior designers’ dismay.