Lighted Santa Hat Hanging Chandelier

About this hat

A Santa hat, larger than a hat needs to be, with warm white lights and small charms falling from the brim in strands. It hangs from a hook at the top. Lit, it reads as a lamp. Unlit, the plush and the charms still hold the shape, so it can go up in daylight, be admired for what it is, and be switched on when the afternoon gives up.

Three styles

The classic snowflake hat is red with white snowflake print and holly. The belted hat is taller and plainer, with a black belt and gold buckle, and stars and gift boxes on the strands. The candy cane hat is red and white striped with a small wreath and bow at the crown. All three hang the same way and take the same hook. The crown of each hat holds its shape rather than collapsing, which is what lets it hang as a cone instead of a bag.

The lights

Warm white strands run from the brim down through the charms, with small trees, stars and baubles hung between them. The light is amber rather than white, which is what makes it work on a porch at dusk instead of looking like a security light in a hat. It is bright enough to light a doorway and not bright enough to annoy the neighbours. The strands are spaced so the charms stay visible rather than disappearing into the light.

Hanging it

There is a hook built into the top. A porch bracket, a hook over a mantel, a nail in a beam. It is light enough that no special fixing is needed, and it goes up in about a minute, which matters when the weather turns and you want the job done between showers.

Indoors and out

Plush fabric and weather resistant lights, so a covered porch or a sunroom is fine and rain is not. Direct weather shortens the life of anything fabric that lights up, this one included. Height runs between eighteen and twenty three inches depending on the style, so it fills a doorway without blocking it. Taken down and boxed in January, it comes back out the following November looking the same.

Specifications

Type	Hanging lit decoration
Size	18.5 to 23.5 in high, 6 to 7.5 in wide
Styles	Classic snowflake, belted, candy cane striped
Use	Indoor and covered outdoor

Where it hangs

1. On a porch

   Above the door, where guests see it before they knock.

2. Over a mantel

   Tall enough to fill the gap above a fireplace without crowding it.

3. In a hallway

   Lit and left on through the evening.

4. At a party

   Over a table or a bar, where the light does some work.

In the box

• 1 x lit Santa hat in the style you choose

Care

Brush the plush rather than wiping it, which keeps the pile from matting. Bring it in through the worst of the winter if it has been outside. Check the strands before it goes into storage, so a season is not lost to a connection that could have been fixed in a minute.

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