A lighting arrangement comprising: a casing (14, 14a) having a perimeter wall extending about a central axis (34, 34a) and a bottom lip projecting from said perimeter wall toward said central axis, said casing having a vertical height along said central axis between a bottom surface and a top surface; a mounting bracket (12, 12a) configured to be affixed to a ceiling and is proximate with said top surface, wherein a cavity is defined vertically between said bottom lip and said mounting bracket (12, 12a) and defined radially by said perimeter wall; a plurality of light emitting diodes (24, 24a) disposed about said perimeter wall within said cavity; and a driving circuit (28, 28a) configured to power said plurality of light emitting diodes (24, 24a) with AC power; characterized by said driving circuit being transformer-less and including a powering circuit portion adapted to electronically communicate with said plurality of light emitting diodes (24, 24a), said driving circuit (28, 28a) also including a surge protection circuit portion disposed between said powering circuit portion and an AC power source, said powering circuit portion disposed electrically between said plurality of light emitting diodes (24, 24a) and said surge protection circuit portion, said driving circuit (28, 28a) disposed in said cavity and configured to be mounted on a circuit board, and said driving circuit further comprising a plurality of resistors (R3, R4) disposed in series in the surge protection circuit portion, wherein said resistors (R3, R4) are physically spaced along the central axis (34, 34a) from the plurality of light emitting diodes and physically spaced from one another about the circuit board to more evenly distribute heat generated by said driving circuit (28, 28a), the lighting arrangement further comprising: a connection arrangement (58, 58a) between said mounting bracket and said casing that is a reversible snap-fit, and wherein said connection arrangement (58, 58a) further comprises: at least one protruding portion having an aperture with an opening, a bearing (68, 68a) captured in said aperture, and a spring biasing said bearing against said opening, wherein at least a portion of said bearing (68, 68a) protrudes out of said opening; and at least one catching portion having a notch (74, 74a), said bearing (68, 68a) adapted to be selectively engageable with said notch (74, 74a). a casing (14, 14a) having a perimeter wall extending about a central axis (34, 34a) and a bottom lip projecting from said perimeter wall toward said central axis, said casing having a vertical height along said central axis between a bottom surface and a top surface; a mounting bracket (12, 12a) configured to be affixed to a ceiling and is proximate with said top surface, wherein a cavity is defined vertically between said bottom lip and said mounting bracket (12, 12a) and defined radially by said perimeter wall; a plurality of light emitting diodes (24, 24a) disposed about said perimeter wall within said cavity; and a driving circuit (28, 28a) configured to power said plurality of light emitting diodes (24, 24a) with AC power; characterized by said driving circuit being transformer-less and including a powering circuit portion adapted to electronically communicate with said plurality of light emitting diodes (24, 24a), said driving circuit (28, 28a) also including a surge protection circuit portion disposed between said powering circuit portion and an AC power source, said powering circuit portion disposed electrically between said plurality of light emitting diodes (24, 24a) and said surge protection circuit portion, said driving circuit (28, 28a) disposed in said cavity and configured to be mounted on a circuit board, and said driving circuit further comprising a plurality of resistors (R3, R4) disposed in series in the surge protection circuit portion, wherein said resistors (R3, R4) are physically spaced along the central axis (34, 34a) from the plurality of light emitting diodes and physically spaced from one another about the circuit board to more evenly distribute heat generated by said driving circuit (28, 28a), the lighting arrangement further comprising: a connection arrangement (58, 58a) between said mounting bracket and said casing that is a reversible snap-fit, and wherein said connection arrangement (58, 58a) further comprises: at least one protruding portion having an aperture with an opening, a bearing (68, 68a) captured in said aperture, and a spring biasing said bearing against said opening, wherein at least a portion of said bearing (68, 68a) protrudes out of said opening; and at least one catching portion having a notch (74, 74a), said bearing (68, 68a) adapted to be selectively engageable with said notch (74, 74a). at least one protruding portion having an aperture with an opening, a bearing (68, 68a) captured in said aperture, and a spring biasing said bearing against said opening, wherein at least a portion of said bearing (68, 68a) protrudes out of said opening; and at least one catching portion having a notch (74, 74a), said bearing (68, 68a) adapted to be selectively engageable with said notch (74, 74a).