You've been hanging your Christmas tree lights all wrong – this viral TikTok hack is the secret to a twinkling masterpiece

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If you're in the market for a clever Christmas tree lights hack, you'd best believe that TiKTok has got you covered! 

That's right: once you've worked out where to buy Christmas lights this year, the clever little elves working behind TikTok's algorithm have sussed out the best (some might say only) way to hang them on your tree.