Put these up in time for Halloween and were so excited! Looked great. Disappointed that there isn't a "breathe" feature for the DIY settings because I see that on homes in the area. They obviously bought other brands. Had them on the entire month of October, and December with some accent white lights on the peaks for the other months. Today, February 8, half the strands are out. Can't figure out why. Really disappointed because it's not an easy fix to remove and replace strands as we needed to rent really tall ladders and the lights AREN'T CHEAP! I didn't think "permanent" meant they would last forever, but not even 4 months?!