Well I'm an old school Christmas lightbulb lover and never in a million years thought I would ever switch to LED bulbs. BUT . With these LED light bulbs it might be possible. When switched on and compared, they look almost exactly like old-fashioned C7 bulbs. The light is slightly brighter, but the colors are almost identical except for a soft white. it's a little off, a little too yellow. Having just purchased I'm not sure about the durability and wish the price was cheaper so I can replace all my old fashioned incandescent bulbs with these LED bulbs.