Christmas Light Installation
Nashville & Williamson County
Gemmell Outdoor Lighting designs and installs Christmas and holiday lighting for homes in Franklin, Brentwood, Belle Meade, Leipers Fork, and across Greater Nashville. One service covers design, commercial-grade LED materials, installation, in-season service, January takedown, and off-season storage. Dates book early in the season, so ask what is still open. Call (615) 914-4411.
Nobody Should Spend December
on a Ladder.
The holidays are the one time of year your home is guaranteed to have people looking at it — and the one time of year most homeowners are too busy to do anything about it. A professional installation means you drive home on the first cold evening and it is simply done. Most crews that turn up for a Christmas lights installation near me hang whatever you hand them and leave. Holiday lighting Nashville homeowners keep year after year is a different service — designed, installed, maintained and taken down by the same team.
Whether the search was for holiday light installation near me or simply holiday lighting near me, the answer on this side of Nashville is the same team and the same design-first process either way.
Gemmell Outdoor Lighting approaches holiday lighting the same way we approach a permanent system: as a design problem first. Where does the roofline actually read from the street? Which trees carry the eye up the drive? Where does a warm white stay elegant and where does color earn its place? The crew measures and cuts every run to your specific roofline, installs with clips rated for your gutter and shingle profile — never staples — and returns in January to take it all down and store it labeled for next year. We hang, service, and take down holiday lighting across Franklin, Brentwood, and the rest of Williamson County, and into the Nashville estate neighborhoods.
A Full-Service Season, Not a Drop-Off
Rooflines & Eaves
Commercial-grade LED runs cut to your exact roofline and installed with clips matched to your gutter and shingle profile. Clean sight lines from the street, no visible cord runs, and no staples in your fascia.
Christmas light installation in Nashville, TN starts with a walk of the roofline in daylight: what reads from the street, where the runs can be cut to length, and which gutter profile the clips have to match.
Trees, Wreaths & Garland
Wrapped trunks and canopy lighting for the trees that frame your drive, plus wreaths, garland, and entry accents scaled to the door and portico rather than bought off a shelf.
Takedown & Storage
January takedown is included, and your lights are stored labeled by property. Next season the same design goes back up faster, because it was measured for your house the first time.
Book in September. Relax in December.
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September
Design Walk
We walk the property at dusk, agree the scheme, and lock your install date while the calendar is still open.
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October – November
Installation
Runs are cut and installed ahead of the first hard freeze, on a date you chose rather than one left over.
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December
In-Season Service
If a run fails or wind pulls a section loose, we come back and fix it. You never get on a ladder.
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January
Takedown & Storage
Everything comes down, gets labeled by property, and is stored until next season.
Christmas Light Installation Cost
What the market charges
Christmas lights installation cost is the first thing most people ask. As of July 2026, national cost guides such as Angi and HomeAdvisor put the market range for professional Christmas light installation at roughly $800 to $3,500 for a typical home's first season, and Nashville-area quotes track closely with that range. What moves your own number is roofline length, roof pitch and height, and how much tree and landscape work is included — not a per-foot rate card. Holiday light installation cost is driven by the same three things — pitch, height, tree work — whether the run comes down in January or stays up all year. Gemmell Outdoor Lighting quotes after an on-site walk rather than by the linear foot, because a steep three-story pitch and a single-story ranch are not the same job. Second seasons cost less: the design already exists and the materials are already cut to your house. You get a written quote before anything is ordered.
Seasonal Lights, or Never Hang Them Again?
Most companies will not tell you this, because seasonal installation is recurring revenue. It depends on how long you plan to stay.
Seasonal Installation
- Right if you want a different look each year, or a specifically festive display that only belongs in December.
- Lower cost in year one.
- An annual cost that repeats every season, with nothing left on the house in February.
- Best for shorter tenures, or a first year while you decide.
Permanent Outdoor Lighting
- Architectural-grade fixtures installed once into the roofline and eaves, then programmed for any season.
- Christmas color in December, warm white the other eleven months, game-day color when you want it.
- Higher upfront, no annual install, no ladders, no storage bins.
- Over roughly three to five seasons, repeat seasonal installs typically exceed the permanent install.
Holiday Lighting Services
- Roofline, eave, and ridge lighting
- Peak, gable, and dormer accents
- Tree trunk wrapping and canopy lighting
- Shrub, hedge, and garden bed lighting
- Wreaths, garland, and entry decor
- Columns, portico, and porch railings
- Driveway and walkway markers
- Warm white, classic color, or custom schemes
- Commercial-grade LED materials, cut to your roofline
- Timers and photocell scheduling
- In-season repair and service calls
- January takedown and removal
- Labelled climate-controlled off-season storage
- Multi-season and returning-client scheduling
Christmas Lighting, Answered
How much does Christmas light installation cost in Nashville?
As of July 2026, national cost guides such as Angi and HomeAdvisor put the market range for professional holiday light installation at roughly $800 to $3,500 for a typical home's first season, and Nashville-area quotes track closely with that. What moves your own number is roofline length, roof pitch and height, and how much tree and landscape lighting is included.
Most quotes cover design, commercial-grade materials, installation, in-season service, takedown, and storage. Gemmell Outdoor Lighting quotes every property after an on-site walk rather than by the linear foot. Some companies quote Christmas light installation cost per foot of roofline; we quote the whole job in writing after the walk, because a per-foot number never includes the trees, the takedown, or the January storage.
When should I book Christmas light installation in Nashville?
Book in September or early October. Installation crews in Williamson County fill their calendars before Halloween, and the best install dates — early November, before the first hard freeze — are taken first. Gemmell Outdoor Lighting begins design walks in September and installs from October through mid-December.
Do you install Christmas lights in Franklin, TN?
Yes, and Franklin is the easiest town on the list to schedule, because we are based here. That matters most in the narrow stretch between the first cold week of November and Thanksgiving, when every crew in the county is booked and a short drive is the difference between a slot and a wait.
Do you provide the Christmas lights, or do I use my own?
Gemmell Outdoor Lighting provides commercial-grade LED lights cut to your roofline, along with all clips, timers, and connectors. Big-box light strings are built for one or two seasons and are the most common cause of mid-December outages. Using our materials also means we can guarantee the installation and service it if anything fails.
Do you take the Christmas lights down and store them?
Yes. Takedown in January and climate-controlled off-season storage are included. Your lights are labeled by property, so next season's install is faster and the same design goes back up exactly as it was.
Do you install Christmas lights in Brentwood, TN?
Yes. Brentwood is inside the core Williamson County service area, and the crew works it year-round for both seasonal and permanent lighting. Brentwood's long setbacks and heavy canopy do change the design, which is why the walk happens before the quote.
What happens if a section of lights goes out in December?
In-season service is included. If a run fails, a bulb goes dark, or wind pulls a section loose, Gemmell Outdoor Lighting returns and fixes it — you never get on a ladder. This is the practical difference between a professional installation and a DIY string of big-box lights.
Is permanent lighting cheaper than Christmas lights every year?
Over time, usually yes. Repeated seasonal installations typically cost more than one permanent install within roughly three to five holiday seasons, and seasonal work leaves nothing behind each year. A permanent system goes into the roofline once and is programmed for Christmas, game days, or a warm white every evening.
It also lights the other eleven months, which a seasonal install never does.