How to photograph Christmas lights

Here are some excellent suggestions on how to take not only decent, but quite possibly fantastic, digital images of Christmas lights.

How to say "Merry Christmas" in different languages

Afrikaans - Geséende Kersfees
Albanian - Gèzur Krishlindyet
Amharic - Melkame Yeledet Beale
Arabic - Idah Saidan Wa Sanah Jadidah
Armenian - Shenorhavor Dzenount
Azeri - Tezze Iliniz Yashi Olsun
Bamoun - Poket Kristmet
Bengali - Shuvo Boro Din
Basque - Zorionak eta Uret Berri On
Belgian - Vrolkjke Kerstmis
Bohemian - Vesele Vanoce
Breton - Nedeleg laouen
Bulgarian - Tchestita Koleda
Cornish - Nadelik looan na looan blethen noweth
Croatian - Srecan Bozic
Czech - Veselé Vánoce
Danish - Glædelig Jul
Dutch - Vrolijk Kerstfeest
English - Merry Christmas
PC English - Happy Holidays
Esperanto - Gajan Kristnaskon
Eritrean - Rehus-Beal-Ledeats
Estonian - Häid jõule
Farsi - Cristmas-e-shoma mobarak bashad
Filipino - Maligayang Pasko
Finnish - Hyvää joulua
French - Joyeux Noèl
Frisian - Goede Krystdagen
Gaelic - Nollaig Chridheil
Georgian - Gilotsavt Krist'es Shobas
German - Froehliche Weihnachten
Greek - Kala Christouyenna
Guarani - V'ya pave mita tupara-pe
Hausa - Barka da Kirsìmat
Hawaiian - Mele Kalikimaka
Hindi - Shub Naya Bara
Hungarian - Kellemes Karácsonyi ünnepeket
Icelandic - Gledileg Jól
Indonesian - Selamat Hari Natal
Irish - Nollaig Shona Dhuit
Italian - Buon Natale
Japanese - Kurisumasu Omedeto
Korean - Sung Tan Chuk Ha
Latin - Felice Festa Navititas
Latvian - Prieci'gus Ziemsve'tkus
Lithuanian - Linksmu Kalédu
Luxembourg - Schéi Chrèschtdeeg
Manx - Nollick ghennal
Malta - Il-Milied-It-Tajjeb
Marathi - Shub Naya Varsa
Norwegian - God Jul
Polish - Wesolych Swiat
Portuguese - Boas Festas
Romanian - Sarbatori vesele
Romansh - Bellas Festas
Russian - Hristos Razdajetsja
Sami - Buorre Juovllaid
Samoan - Ia manjia le Kerisimasi
Serbian - Hristos se rodi
Singhalese - Subha nath thalak Vewa
Slovak - Veselé Vianoce
Slovene - Vesele Bozince
Spanish - Feliz Navidad
Swedish - God Jul
Tahitian - Ia ora it te Noera
Tamil - Nathar Puthu Varuda Valthukkal
Thai - Sawadee Pee Mai
Turkish - Noeliniz Ve Yeni Yiliniz Kuthu Olsun
Ukrainian - Srozhdestvom Kristovym
Urdu - Naya Saal Mubarak Ho
Vietnamese - Chung Mung Giangh Sinh
Welsh - Nadolig Llawen