Y’all, I LOVE LED lights. I’ve got them all over my house–under cabinets, in shelves and as various cool book lights. If I had my way I’d even have LED lights installed under my glass desk, just because I think they’re cool.

They’re apparently the HOT new thing in Christmas decorating, and the gang over at the Fun Times Guide has a round up of fun facts and info about LED lighting.

Meredith at The Fun Times Guide to Brentwood has uncovered the mystery behind the price differences — why white LED lights cost more than colored LED lights.

She wrote:

There also seems to be a price difference based on colored vs. white lights. At Lowe’s, a $10 strand of GE lights includes 25 bulbs. The same $10 gets you twice as many colored bulbs in a strand.”

“White light is composed of several different colors, and white LED lights must use several different color semiconductors. That’s why they cost more than single-color (single-semiconductor) bulbs.”