Tangled Christmas tree lights are often shown in comics, and also in sitcoms. In reality, though, it’s not worth the frustration of spending an hour untangling them. If the lights being put away after Christmas are worth saving, I always wrapped them carefully around a storage rack designed for the purpose, or else something like an empty paper towel roll. Strings of miniature lights are still cheap enough to throw away any tangled ones, and then just replace them.
Tangled Christmas tree lights are often shown in comics, and also in sitcoms. In reality, though, it’s not worth the frustration of spending an hour untangling them. If the lights being put away after Christmas are worth saving, I always wrapped them carefully around a storage rack designed for the purpose, or else something like an empty paper towel roll. Strings of miniature lights are still cheap enough to throw away any tangled ones, and then just replace them.