Christmas lights and more

Well two major tasks have been completed today.
Laurie finished painting the living room while I hung the Christmas lights outside.

The dining room looks great. Laurie really did a great job.
Putting the lights up was a little bit of a different experience. I always remember rushing to want to put them up every year. I had fun climbing the tree in the front yard to wrap them in the best way possible. As I look back I think it looked pretty random and trashy but either no one noticed or didn’t care to tell me. 🙂
So far we’re not doing much with outdoor lights this year. Just some basic white C7 lights around the eves.

But I’ve run into a problem with our “bell tower.” I’m hoping maybe you can help.
As you can see in the picture above, as well as below, there’s a somewhat random string of lights that hang down on the sides of the “bell tower” above the front porch.

I think it looks a little tacky but I can’t figure out what to do with them.
Should I hook them to the brick along side the tower somehow? Should I tape them down? Should I just unscrew the bulbs so it doesn’t look as bad at night?
Any and all suggestions will be taken. Just let me know. I think it looks tacky and would love some suggestions and/or help.
Thanks in advance.
Now its time to find some dinner and come back to set up the tree and interior decorations.
Sadly, Orange Friday will be coming to a close before too long. 🙁