10 Light M&M Candy Novelty Lights

Our 10 Light M&M Candy Novelty Lights
with clear inter light bulbs have 16 inch spacing between the lights with a 48 inch lead wire. The M&M Holiday Lights and Decorative Party Lights are 2.5 inches in diameter and are 16 feet long. Select to see a complete listing of our Christmas Decorations Ideas.

The M&M novelty lights have a stackable electrical plug that allows two additional holiday party light sets to be added on to the M&M novelty lights.

For indoor or outdoor use.

United States UL approved for 120 volt.

2,000 hour 12 volt super bright clear happy holiday light bulbs.

When one light bulb burns out the other M&M light bulbs remain lighted.

The 10 M&M light sets use only 13.2 watts of energy.

This light set has a stackable electrical plug that allows two additional holiday party light sets to be added on.

Up to three additional like holiday light bulb sets can be added.

Replacement light bulbs and fuses are included. We also have a variety of Replacement Christmas Light Bulbs.

Complete use and care instructions for the holiday light bulbs is also included.

Safety and Care of Novelty Lights
When using Christmas tree lights, basic precautions should always be followed. Select this link to view our Safety and Care instructions for Christmas Lights.

History of M&M�s Candy.

M&M's were created in 1940 after Forrest Mars Sr. saw soldiers during the Spanish Civil War eating chocolate pellets that were coated in sugar to prevent chocolate from sticking to their fingers. M&M's were first sold in the United States in 1941. By World War II, American soldiers were given the candy by the United States Army; soon after this it was marketed to the public. The candies were named for "Mars & Murrie" (Mars' business partner was Bruce Murrie, son of rival Milton S. Hershey's partner William Murrie.) M&M's soon became a hit because, in those times when air conditioning was not usually found in stores, homes, or the automobile, melting chocolate candy bars were a problem; but in M&M's, the candy's coating kept the chocolate from getting messy.

In France, Germany, The Netherlands and the United Kingdom, Peanut M&M's were known as Treets until 1990. Additionally, Toffee Treets were also available for some time. The chocolate versions were called Bonitos until the brand became M&M's. This was partly to do with the market dominance of the similar candy Nestl� Smarties which made competing under anything but a very high profile brand difficult, with the added risk of reducing sales of the existing Treets brand. Though Treets used the same "melt in your mouth not in your hand" slogan in the UK in the 1970s, this was transferred to Minstrels when the Treets brand was dropped.

In 1954, Peanut Chocolate Candies were introduced, while the M&M's brand characters and the famous slogan "The milk chocolate melts in your mouth, not in your hand" were both trademarked.

In 1988, "Almond M&M's" hit stores with limited release, with appearances only during Christmas and Easter times. These candies are much like the peanut variety, but with an almond instead of a peanut inside the candy. Due to rising popularity, Mars gave them full releases in 1992.

In 1990, "Peanut Butter M&M's" were released. These candies have peanut butter inside the chocolate center and the same color scheme as the other brands. Despite the best efforts of the marketing campaign, these M&M's have not received any widespread following. It has been suggested that this is due, in part, to the popularity of Reese's pieces and Reese's Peanut Butter Cups which feature a confectionary peanut butter which is considered to be better tasting in the marketplace.

In 1993, Mars ran a promotion in which consumers were invited to vote on which of blue, pink, or purple would be introduced. Blue was the winner, and was added in early 1995. The tan candies were eliminated at this time.

In 1996, Mars introduced a new M&M candy: the "M&M's Minis." These candies are very small and are sold in small plastic tubes instead of bags. A video game, M&M's Minis Madness, was also eventually released, based on this candy.

In 1998, the "Crispy M&M's" were released. These are slightly larger than the milk chocolate variety and feature a crispy rice center.

In 2003, Mars ran another vote to add a new color from 3 choices. Once again, the general public were the voters. The 3 choices were turquoise, pink and purple. This time, purple won.