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Showing Off 2005
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Here are some pictures of my house located in Orange County, New
York ( Monroe). This years display is not finished yet will have
more than 90,000 lights. I also raise money for the Make A Wish
Foundation last year the total was just over $3,000.
Anthony Volpe
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This is my small semi detached house, it took me five years to get this
far, collecting for cancer and to cheer people up, MERRY CHRISTMAS.
Karl Grizwald. |
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This is my Christmas show piece. It took me almost a
week to put everything up including Christmas music playing all night.
I hope everyone enjoys. Thanks. John in Las Vegas |
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Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year !!!
To all Lighthouse Fans .......Worldwide!!
from Ahaus, Germany
Gruß Thommy & Maria, Tanja, Franziska, Jeannine
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Photo of the living room of
my log cabin doll house all decorated for the holidays, 2005. Submitted
by Faith. |
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Here are my Halloween lights from this year. It was
my first year decorating my new house and was my dry run for Christmas
lights. People always assume my husband is the one who does the lights,
but these babies are all mine. I only had about 4,000 lights up, but
that's still more than anyone else in my neighborhood. Can't wait to get
those Christmas lights up! -- Thanks! Julie G |
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Ryan's Christmas Lights, is located in
Salisbury East, Adelaide, South Australia, and started back in 1999 when
I (Ryan) was only nine. In 1999, the display contained only one set of
lights that turned on and off via a heat sensor. Slowly, the display get
better until 2003, when I started to enjoy running the display more.
2004 Saw $250 being spent, however this year, over $750 has been spent -
quite a big sum for a 16 year old! This year, there are over 3000 light
globes, with a few hundred or so computerized (For the first time).
Major alterations to the display took place this year, to allow
spectators to get a close up view by walking around on the designated
pathways. Please feel free to visit the official website at
http://www.kern.com.au/sponsor/lights/
where you can view more pictures, and a video from this year. - Ryan
Lissner
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Here is our 2005 display. This is our first year of putting lights
on the house. There are around 13,000 lights in all. I am sure I
will be adding more lights and some kind of light control system in
2006. I did have an electrician come out and add 2 dedicated 20amp
circuits on top of the 35amps the garage already had. We are going
to add a couple yard lights also, just waiting until we get back
from spending Thanksgiving out of town before we add them. The
Willis's in Puyallup, WA.
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This is Year 1 in our first house and we had a
very modest budget. We have 4,200 lights in total, a
singing/dancing 5ft. Santa, and a 4ft. snow globe. Our
gingerbread men were made from scratch and represent our family.
We built 3 arches wrapped in garland with 450 lights each (big
thanks to Dan in Surrey, British Columbia, Canada). This is a
good start and we’ll be sure to at least double our display next
year! Merry Christmas Everyone! The McNamara’s, Queen
Creek, AZ.
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Merry Christmas from Balboa Island, California where over 24,000
lights illuminate our house! More than 20 rope light figures, most
of which are animated, decorate the scene like a waving snow man, a
flying helicopter, a jumping gingerbread man, a drummer boy
drumming, a chugging choo-choo train, and even a dancing hula girl!
A thirty foot tall hand-made lighted Christmas tree blinks as
Christmas music plays in the background. A real highlight is the
fake snow machine that produces instant snow on demand (which, of
course, is a laugh in beachside Southern California). We figure
over 10,000 people see the lights during the season, partly because
of the Newport Harbor Boat Parade which attract thousands of
tourists to see this lighted boat parade in the harbor. This is our
fifth year of a progressively larger Christmas light display, and
we’ve won awards from several Newport Beach organizations for the
past four years! Thanks to Planet Christmas we attended the Plus
2005 convention in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee this past July and got
even more great ideas (and displays). Visit our website at
www.zimchristmas.com,
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Not quite as many lights as some of the displays here but this
is my second year and I plan to keep expanding. I also still
have a few more to hang. hope you enjoy. Robert, Mayfield Hts.
Ohio
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This is the first year that I have used
computers and a fm radio transmitter. We are located in Tyler,
Texas. I put everything early and have been testing it out.
Everything is ready to go and all the bugs have been worked out.
Ken & Terri Good
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Seasons Greeting from Porrazzoland - Lowellville, Ohio. It is
time again for our festival of lights this year in Lowellville
Ohio. A lot of changes here ... I have been on all the
local news channel every year for the last 6 years or so
multiple times during the holiday season each year featured on
many news casts. This year we had built a brand new 6,000
square foot home on the same property herein Lowellville. After
our original ranch home was taken down and rebuilt into a brick
2 story home from scratch and the holiday light display has
increased by another 20 percent. This year we have a total now
of 63 Inflatable Gemmy Christmas Inflatables in our Display
along with over 100 other Light ups, sculptures, and multiple
motion decorations. along with thousands and thousands of
lights. Along with our famous mailbox "A letter for Santa" which
every child that drops a letter off with a return address
receives a letter back from the man himself. On this great web
site that each year with all the other "Griswold" Christmas
crazies our home . We also had a huge two page write up last
year in the Local section of the Youngstown Vindicator. My
wife, Nephew and I have taken the first week of November off
from school and work where I am the owner of Energy Wise Home
Improvements, Inc. My son Anthony age 11 is recovering from
tonsil surgery so this is the first year he has not participated
in the fun to get this outside display completed and it looks
wonderful. I am inviting you into my home this year to view
this display on Your Web Site to spread our holiday cheer to
others. Showing the valley that the Christmas season starts in
PORRAZZOLAND November the 1st. Our new construction has not
even been 100% completed inside yet but our family still has
time to set a week aside to complete our festival of lights
which we will continue to do as long as we have our health.
Being its still almost 7 weeks before Christmas and we are
already deep into our Holiday Cheer.
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This is my small home in Beaverton, OR. We
love the holidays and decorating our corner home really gets the
neighborhood in the Christmas spirit! Merry Christmas! The Klein's |
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HI I AM REBECCA FROM ST.ALBANS MELBOURNE AUSTRALIA. THIS IS MY 3RD
YEAR AND HOPE TO GET BIGGER EACH YEAR MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL
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Not as many lights as most of the listings, but the
kids love them just as much. about 15,000 in all with some animated rope
light structures. Thanks for such a great site to view. The Breese's
of Canton, Il. |
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MR MICHAEL GIGLIO, NEW YORK CITY, QUEENS, RICHMOND
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Here is a picture of my 2005
setup. There are three scenes: The penguins around Christmas
presents. The bear looking at the Christmas tree. And The Grinch
standing by the real Santa who's been crushed by a reindeer. More
pictures can be seen at
http://www.holzemville.com/xmas2005 . The location is Oregon
City, OR, and I always set-up my display the week before
Thanksgiving.
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Here is my display for 2005. This year I took a big leap towards
a more commercial grade light-up. My display has entered the
computerized era with the installation of electronic firework
lighting systems. These are special-effect lighting systems, in
which the light starts from the center of the sphere and explodes
outwards simulating a firework mortar exploding. They are
controlled by a computer in each of their bases which create several
different bursting sequences. The speed of the burst effect can be
controlled by a knob on the computer box. The biggest one stands 20
feet tall and has a burst diameter of 16 feet! It
has 60 multi-colored light rods and puts out around 6000 watts of
power. The three smaller units stand around 10 feet tall and have a
six foot burst diameter. The smaller ones were introduced in last
year's display. The rest of my display includes a 15-foot tall PVC
candy cane wrapped with mini-lights and driveway arches of cascading
white lights on both sides of our circular drive. I decided this
year, instead of having a whole lot of "smaller" items all over the
place, to simplify things by putting up a few real nice large
items. The display is quite a conversation piece among passersby
and one that stands out as unique from the contemporary holiday
light display. Paul Berzins Painesville, Ohio
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Our display is completely different than past years. We are
currently running about 85,000 to 90,000 lights of which 60,000 is a
static display the rest is controlled by Light O Rama computer
system. Our display consists of a 23 foot mega tree with 6,500
lights and 11 strobes, a life size 13 piece nativity scene, three 8
foot wireframe angles, and 4 3D angels. Front of roof is covered
with 16 homemade snowflakes all operated by LOR.
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Hello there fellow members. Here is a little
something from Mike and Maryellen from Boston, Massachusetts. Merry
Christmas to all and to all a good night.
See more by clicking here |
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Front of my log cabin
dollhouse superimposed over a woodsy snow scene. The house is all
decked out for the holidays. Submitted by Faith in NH. |
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Hey. here is my
display and a brief description.
Greetings from Northwest Indiana! I did this all by myself (13). There
are roughly 2,000 lights here. I have a 4' snowman, a blowmold soldier
and snowman, roughly 900 blue lights on the trees and like over a 1,000
icicles. I am not computerized yet, but hope to get at least one
controller in a few years. On the back of the house (not pictured)
there are like 300 multi-colored mini's. Merry Christmas and a Happy
New Year!
Luke Kamp
St. John, IN
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Moraga, CA. It has over 7,000 lights and took about 10 hours of
work total. Hope you enjoy and Merry Christmas!
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This is our new for
2005 Silver dancing Christmas Tree with color changing LED lights.
Premiere performance at the Castle Rock, Colorado Factory Outlets Tree
Lighting ceremony 11-25-2005. This is our second Dancing Christmas
Tree Costume, the first is in green and performed in the 2003 and 2004
Tulsa Christmas Parade. The costumes stand about 10 feet tall
depending on the height of the performer, and can fit through a normal
height doorway with some effort. Thank you for your interest! Walking
tall and stretching imaginations! Bill "Stretch" Coleman.
http://www.stiltwalker.com/
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Roughly 5,000 lights and approx 50 blow molds displayed this year.
All set to music using LOR- approx 15 songs. Show runs roughly 45
minutes then resets. Port Jefferson station, NY.
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It is a little over 40,000 lights so far. I usually
work on it right up until Christmas |
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Merry Christmas from the
Arizona desert, Still wishing for a white Christmas :-) . My display
includes 25,000 lights, and computer animation with animated lighting.
But most of all where else can you find lights on a saguaro. Merry
Christmas everyone. |
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This is my Christmas light display in Provo, Utah. I
have done it for about 3 years now…and it gets better every year. I
have never taken the time to count how many lights are in the collection
but I know the rooftop has 4000 and the bushes have 1700+ I should do a
count of the entire house sometime. Anyway, you can view more pictures
at
http://www.jasonlwright.com/lights/ |
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This display has been
in the works for 5 years now. We have 23,000 lights. Among them we have
44 two foot trees, two 9 foot pvc candy canes, 18 piece blow mold
nativity scene, 14 foot tall arch way over my
driveway, 13 different sized deer, movie theatre/slide show above my
garage, live Santa every night, many animated figures. 100 twinkling
stars above my roof.. Myself and my wife and three kids do this together
for the pleasure of our community, senior bus tour of lights, as well as
all the children. Keep up the great work everyone. Merry Christmas to
all and to all a good night.
Richard
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This is our 2005 christmas
display. There are about 6000 lights this year and its all
computerized.
More pictures on
www.lichterhausalmhorst.q27.de
Merry X-mas and ahappy new year
From Hannover, Germany
Sebastian, Manuela and Florian
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We changed this year from tiny lites to regular
ones. Have a Merry Christmas from the Hendrix house hold in Riverview,
Florida. |
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Xavier Lights located in Sherman Illinois is home to over 54,000
lights and 85 strobes-all computerized to the sound of music.
This year display has doubled in size which also includes over
150 blowmolds and 14 wireframes. Find us on the web:
http://www.freewebs.com/scottsxmaslights/
Happy Holidays from the Loftus Family
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Merry Christmas from Lafayette, IN.
Display has 24,500 Mini lights, over 100 ft of rope lighting
on the yard sculptures, and nearly 1000 ft of extension
cords. Display pulls roughly 83 amps. All circuits are
switched with heavy duty power relays controlled by one
timer, so everything comes on all at once!
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Here is a picture of our display in Overland Park, KS (Kansas
City). It only contains about 2500 lights and we always keep
adding on, but this year blew our budget with the candy cane
tree and the inflate-able Santa on the roof. I have plans for
expanding next year and the year after that and the year after
that, etc. We'll see how it goes. From the blogs, chat rooms,
pictures and links, this is very addicting and I can't wait for
what the future holds. This is going to be a great family
tradition.
Happy Holidays Everyone.
Eddie, Andria, Mason, and Maverick
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Hi chuck here are my photos for this year. My display
has over 50,000 lights. I am located about 10 mins from down town
Chicago. My house, garage and drive way is lit up. I have 2 inflatables,
about 20 blow molds, 3 arches with lights and rope lights as well as 19
mini trees. I was unable to get the rest up do to electric problems so
this year my display is a bit smaller. I am not computerized although I
do have Christmas music playing 24 hours a day. Thank you for all the
fun and happy holidays! laura_s |
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This is the Dan Burkart residence in Brooklyn Park,
Minnesota. Currently we are at 43,000+ lights, 12 inflatables and
plenty of animation. The first pic is the front of the house as you
come into the cul-de-sac and the second is of the back yard and fence
line as seen from the adjacent road. More can be seen in front as you
drive around the circle as we had to extend into the neighbors yard
(with their permission, of course) this year! Happy Holiday's to all! |
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Spring, TX – This is my second year and I am up to
7,287 lights. I will be computer synchronizing and adding more next
year. I love the site and thanks for all the great ideas!
Brad
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Merry Christmas from the Mike, Jen, Chase, and
Lily! This is our 2nd Christmas in our new house and the first real
attempt at a display. I added three new circuits on a 3 pole contactor
and time clock. we are at roughly 6000 lights with many more ideas in
mind. Happy Holidays from Oklahoma!!! |
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Welcome to our 2005 display!!! We have created a
whole new look for 2005. Including many new lights, displays, and two
animatronics figures. Visit us at
www.freewebs.com/hillsdalechristmas for the latest updates in our
display, contact information, and more pictures. We look forward to
seeing you soon!!! |
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Here is our 2005
Christmas display. We got hit buy a 12 hour snow storm on Nov. 26th, so
some of our ground lights are hidden in the snow. We have been
decorating for a number of years, but this is the first time we sent our
pic in to Planet Christmas. I have to give my wife most of the credit,
she plans it out and does the roof decorations (I'm afraid of heights)
and I help with the yard lights. A number of our decorations are home
made (sort of). Santa's footprints on the garage are completely home
made. The candy canes that line the yard were all modified with regular
Christmas mini lights (red, green, white) and the ice skaters and lamp
post were all wired by hand. The final count isn't in yet, but I think
it will be around 30,000 lights. I'll hopefully have our Holiday website
up at holidays.sljones.com.
Merry Christmas from Pocatello, Idaho. |
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This is the Home of the
Schrimp/Patch Family in San Juan Capistrano, CA. We have been doing
large animated displays for over 10 years now. We focus more on
animation than lights. I make almost all of our animated figures. The
newest addition this year is the Drumming soldier. He is over 8 feet
tall. I worked on him all summer. When activated, he drums to " The
March of the Wooden Soldiers" music and his head turns from side to
side. Hard to enjoy it all since just about everything you see in the
photo are animated. I wish I could place more than one photo so you all
could see some of the characters, but I guess one is all we can post
here. If you are in Southern California, please come by, 28981 Via
Hacienda. Enjoy |
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Hi!
This is my Christmas house here in Sweden. This year I've got about
16 000 lights and it consumes about 8000 watts. Everything is
controlled by a computer with 200 steering channels. Please visit my
homepage for more pictures and information at
www.robbsoft.com/jul/
Greatings
Robban Ahlbeck
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Athena Flierl |
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The Ludy's home is decorated with over
52,200 lights. Our home has become a landmark for all in the
Columbus, GA and surrounding areas to visit during the Holiday
Season. The 24 channels of LOR boards used on the roof lights
enabled them to dance with the music of Christmas Carols. The
plans to increase the collection with an additional 32 channel
spectacular display were dampened with the aftermath of Hurricane
Katrina. 2006 will involve the use of these extra channels
along with wire framing, which was taught during the training in
PLUS 2005. Merry Christmas to all and to all a Great Display
this year.
From the Home of the Ludy's.
Jerry
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This is the 2005 Colorado Christmas display. I have added more
lights to the Mega-Tree, as well as some new displays. This year I
think the total light count is just about 40,000. Its computer
controlled and synced to music being played over our FM radio
station. Lights are on from Thanksgiving to New Years. More info
and videos at
Http://www.coloradoxmas.com
Thanks,
The Pickett's
Colorado Springs, CO
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Happy Holidays from Sugar Land, Texas. This is our third year
decorating to this level and we try to expand a bit every year.
This year we have approximately 14,000 lights (minis, C7s, & C9s), 5
spot lights, 11 decorative metal displays from the Round Top
Collection (Houston, Texas), four days of labor, and have maxed out
on our available power (75 amps). One last touch will be to add an
FM transmitter so that passers-by can enjoy the sounds of Christmas.
The Townley Family
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This year I am celebrating my twenty-third year
of decorating, as I started as a 12 year old in Cincinnati, Ohio. My
display this year consists of approximately 15,000 lights, over 60 blow
mold figures, and many unique decorations. Included is a custom- made
gingerbread house complete with animated figurines, and a life-size
animated Santa that sings Christmas carols, and lights that span across
Twilight Lane to my neighbor's display! New this year are a complete
set of choir boys and girls, more snow, and FINALLY all nine reindeer
with sleigh, taking off from my roof, and flying over the yard to about
25 ft in the air. The bad news: This is my last year with this
display. The good news: I'm moving to bigger house, newly remodeled
with bigger electrical circuits and outlets under the eaves. And
goodbye to the difficult-to-decorate tile roof! Thanks to all my
neighbors for the past 8 years for their support! We will have great
memories of our Christmases here!
Thank You and Merry Christmas,
Brian Hays Rancho Santa Margarita,CA
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This is our new home in Arlington, Texas. The strand of C9
bulbs around the front door has special significance. It previously
belonged to our next door neighbor, John, and his wife, Sue. We
used to enjoy teasing John because every year he would put up this
one simple strand of lights around the eaves on his home and nothing
more. My wife would call him "Johnny-One-Strand." John passed away
a few years ago and Sue gave these lights to us before she moved
away. Every year since then we include this strand of lights in our
display in memory of John and the enjoyable times our families
shared at Christmas. Merry Christmas Johnny-One-Strand; we love you
and miss you! Bednarz family
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Horseheads, NY 14845
This is the third year
that I have decorated
"extensively" and every
year we are adding more
to the display. The
neighbors all joke that
the electric company has
to turn on extra
generators every night
when we turn on the
display!
Michael E. Histed
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MY LITTLE DISPLAY
I NEED TO INVEST IN A BETTER CAMERA
HAMILTON, OHIO
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Turned the lights on the day after Thanksgiving. We have 25,000
lights, 8 blowmolds, 6 animations, A Christmas carousel with six
horses with 1700 lights and 6 Christmas bears riding on the
horses, a helicopter with speed controller, a penguin ski area
complete with rope tow, a polar bear village, a large train with
RR crossing, Santa's toy shop, snowman square complete with
Frosty singing and swaying to the music, and a 12 ft. Christmas
list hanging from a tower, with good boys and girls names on it.
We have lighted arches over the driveway as well. We want to
wish everyone Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays. We live on
Green Street in Henry, Illinois. Come see us and our display. We
pass out candy canes to all the children and we are a "Toys for
Tots" drop off. We have been filmed by Hoi19-Abc out of Peoria
and by Channel 25-Nbc out of Peoria. We have been written up in
three newspapers. We are on the "Winter Wonderland Tour" on Dec.
2, 3, and 4th. And this is our first year!! We plan to expand
next year. Nancy and Ken Dawson
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Approximately 14,000 lights, running on 64 LOR channels. 24 Mini
trees are in the front, 60 mini arches along two driveways. New
this year is Virtual Santa.
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My wife and I have won the "Tacky Light Presentation Award" for our
neighborhood for two years in a row. We will be defending the title
again this year with 25,000 lights. We are also listed on
Tackylighttour.com. This is a listing of all the homes and
businesses in Richmond, VA with tons of lights. Merry Christmas
everyone!!
Richmond, Va
Bret and Dawn Dorsey
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Here are some pictures of our home in Houston,
Texas. This is our second year putting up lights and we are growing
each year. We have over 6,000 lights and extension cords everywhere.
Merry Christmas everyone!!! Can’t wait for next year!!!
Miklos Fitch
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Hello and Merry Christmas from the Hrusik family in
Chilliwack, B.C. |
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Here is my 2005 Christmas Light display in a small
town in Eastern Oregon. This years display contains a theme of life at
the North Pole. We have Santa in his house next to a Christmas tree
with presents and a lollipop lanes to the house. Outside the house is a
Toy Soldier, snowman, a polar bear, and a gathering of deer around the
Christmas tree. New this year is the addition of two Victorian Ice
skaters on the frozen pond, along with a park bench and a horse and its
sleigh. To compliment everything is Santa's sleigh and reindeer in a
snow storm with a teddy bear. To finish it all off is a 25 foot motion
train with a flag flying behind it. This is our biggest display! Enjoy
detailed pictures of the display at
http://www.bowlercentral.com/christmas.htm Merry Christmas and Happy
New Year! |
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Merry Christmas to everyone!!!! Here is our display
of our house in the Northwoods of Mercer, Wisconsin. We have been
decorating for about 6 years and try to add something new or more each
year. This year we have 6,783 lights on the house with many
compliments each year on the house at Christmas time. Living up North,
I try to start early with the decorating so as to do most in the warmer
months of October. Look forward to each year of decorating and
checking out the other displays on PlanetChristmas!! |
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Here is a photo of my house in Huntsville Al. over 20,000 and
still growing. Merry Christmas to all.
The Schultz Family.
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Neal Griffin |
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Merry Christmas! This
is the 16th year of my display, which is in Kissimmee, Florida. I have
over 30,000 lights, which are all computerized, and are synchronized to
music using Light-O-Rama. I have a radio transmitter, so that guest can
listen to the music from the comfort of their cars. In 2004, my display
was selected as one of the co-winners of the Planet Christmas/Bright
Ideas worldwide outdoor Christmas Lighting contest! You can see more of
my display at
www.christmaswonders.com |
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Merry Christmas from Vancouver, Washington. This is 2005
version of my house, have about 75 lighted figures that each year I
alternate about 50 of them so that each year is a little different,
lots of strands of lights that I seem to be adding to every night
when I come home from work, and tell myself I could use more lights
there! Once again Merry Christmas. 'Jefferay
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The house on the left is mine (Dennis Naughton Jr)...The house on
the right is my mother and her husbands...Together we have 137
Blowmolds...Around 20,000 lights...This is the first year we are
decorating both...I just bought my house this year...We are looking
forward to getting bigger every year...Keep up the good work
everyone...All the houses on here look great...
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This is thanksgiving... it's all down now awaiting
for the Christmas disaster. Lorie Stein |
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Decorating since he was
only 10 years old, 15 years later Lee Grube in Las Vegas, NV is still
going at it! This year boasts a Garage Door Mural he made to look like
the inside of a room and has Snowmen in it with walls and a fireplace
and more in it too. Lee also has 10's of thousands of lights, which he
notes are mostly C-9 sets, which are 9-watts a lamp or 225 Watts just
for 1 strand of lights. Compare that to any of your lamps which run at
25-40-60 watts! Lee also has over 20 Christmas Trees planted all across
the yard in the ground to look like a Christmas Tree Farm, and also has
3 fiber-optic Trees, and even an 8-foot Decorated and lit tree! Lee
does admit his display does not have the most number of lights, but
certainly he tries to have the brightest display using mostly C-9 Lights
and the best designed decorations. Lee says "Anyone can decorate with
lights anywhere they see, but I go for design and decoration, and plan
my light display out for a week just to get the design and patterns
right and make sure it looks good, not gaudy with too many lights in 1
area! Everything has a pattern and a place - and a meaning for this
display. Nothing is out of place or does not fit in with other lights
and decorations that are around it" Lee also this year is programming a
computerized light display, which will have several light strands and
decorations connected to his computer and they will move or blink or
turn off/on in sequence to holiday music he has playing all night long!
From 1-foot tall Light Strands, to a hand-carved and painted Wooden
Garfield Christmas Decoration, to a huge "2005" lit on his roof... Lee
has a little bit of everything at his home. He also has entered a Local
"Griswold Award" contest and asks IF you like his set-up, visit his
Lights Site and vote for him... His lights site is with a squiggle line
- so he also links his lights site - from his DJ website. Use whichever
is easier:
http://www.drtechnology.org
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Teddy Koziol |
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Here is our display in Kingston Ontario Canada
Bill & Tina Cawlishaw
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Merry Christmas from the DeLauro and Cianflone families in Dyker
Heights, Brooklyn, NY. We have over 7000 lights most of which are
L.E.D. Our display is controlled by 16 computer channels and
our neighborhood is known for having some of the best Christmas
light displays in New York. Come by and check us out. 1121 - 1125
71st Street.
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Hey everyone! Here is our apartment display for 2005! We are on
year 3 of decorating and have reached the 7,200 light mark! We live
in a 1 bedroom apt. and have enjoyed winning the annual Christmas
decoration contest hosted here for the past 2 years. To see last
years decorations & misc. pictures go to
http://community.webshots.com/user/krismatyas Merry Christmas
everyone!
Kris & Lisa Matyas
Salt Lake City, Utah
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Hello from a sunny South Africa. I am Marius van Zyl from Parow
about 20 minutes drive from the hart of Cape Town. For the first
time in Cape Town History a local radio station KFM 94.5 and Quntum
Bond lodge a Bright Lights competition and the attached photographs
are my entry into the competition. Decorating your house with
lights did took the country by storm and every where light houses up
in the spirit of Christmas. This is my 4 th year that i decorated
my house and lost track of how many lights i have used in my
displays. It give me and my wife Hetta a heart warming feeling to
see how kids faces light up with huge big smiles when they visit the
display with their parents. My display started from 20h00 in the
evening and you wont believe that people is waiting outside of the
gates for the lights to be turned on. Thanks for Planet Christmas
for wonderful very useful ideas.
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Our family wanted to share this Christmas display
all decked out for the holidays along with you for the up and coming
holiday season. I have always wanted to share the holidays with
everyone, even as a child I loved Christmastime. Each
November I decorate my parents’ home and front yard full of lights
for all to see. This year I decided I wanted to be even more
creative and starting thinking my design through back during the
summer months and dropped the idea of decorating their yard for this
year. I dreamed up something a little unusual and special for this
year, something fun for everyone! This year I decorated up an
entire eighteen wheeler which rests in our very front yard for all
of the passers by. Our local area has already nicknamed this display
as the “Christmas Express”. Using the open belly of the
trailer, I placed a sled and reindeer with many snowflakes which
appear to falling around the scene. I also was very excited about
using snowflakes to outline each wheel! You will also see a jolly
Santa Claus, a Snowman holding his hat held high for all the world
to see, Christmas trees, bells, stockings, ornaments, and two Merry
Christmas Signs. My goal was to use rope lights to outline and still
show that it is in fact a real tractor trailer. There is even one of
Santa’s helpers which made his home in the passenger side seat of
the tractor, an Elf who watches all drive by! It certainly seems to
be a big hit within our local area, just wish it could be shared
with more families for the up and soon coming holidays! Kristen
Gillespie (Ijamsville, Maryland) I would like to
dedicate this, In Loving Memory of three very special people who
always believed in everything I wanted to achieve, Jack Alden,
Shirley Hone Gillespie and George Albert Savage.
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This is my first post and photo to PC. This is the
Juarez house from AZUSA, CA. I have just over 4000 lights on the house
and I will be adding more next year, at least 2x as many. Well from my
family to all of yours....MERRY CHRISTMAS and HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!! |
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Here are the new '05 pictures as promised. Thanks - and happy
holidays!!!
Anthony Volpe
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Happy Holidays from the Farrell Family of
Clifton, New Jersey. In our 4th year of decorating, we've discovered
Planet Christmas and have already been inspired to do bigger and better
next year. We hope your Holidays and New Year are as bright as our home!
The Farrells
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Seasons Greetings all. Here is my display for
the 2005 season. In all I have 32,753 lights including almost 1000
transparent blue C9 bulbs. I custom made the window and door overlays a
few years ago to hold and evenly space the C9 bulbs. I also spent
numerous hours making wood luminaries lining the sidewalk. A week of
vacation before Thanksgiving is all I need to get the lights up. I'm
already making plans for next year including the eventual
computerization of part of the display. Thanks for looking. Have a
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.
The Roderique's of Dardenne Prairie, MO
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Merry Christmas from down under!!! This is our first
year with lights. Hope to have many more next year as we both enjoy it
immensely. Have a wonderful Christmas and Happy New Year from Hugo &
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Here is a picture of our house in Slapout,
Alabama. This is our first year to decorate to this degree and
still have a few thousand lights to go.
Merry Christmas!
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This is our house in Mesa, AZ. This year we have 18,631 lights,
controlled by 14 LOR channels, and 6 channels controlled by a Noma
digital decorating instant light show. We have a 12ft by 30 ft long
tunnel that I park my box truck in. We also have a thirty foot super
tree and a canopy over our porch. We have a radio station this year
that plays a 2hr and 38 minute playlist before repeating. We also
have 4 wireframes, 2 gingerbread people, a nativity set, a train, a
moose and 3 deer and also 4 strobe lights. Everything is on timers
this year so it all comes on by itself, I don't have to flip one
switch!
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My fiancé & I decorate our 1-Acre lot with over 10,000 lights, 120
plus illuminated figurines, inflatable Santa with tree & snowman,
120 foot driveway with a candy cane archway (with 120 blinking
bells), Life-size Nativity set, homemade church homemade trees and
much more. Still working on it, hoping not to run out of power. We
wish you all a safe and Merry Christmas and a Very Happy and
prosperous New Year.
Ken Price & Brenda Krone of Elk River, MN.
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Our display is original because both us and our neighbor share
in the decorations/costs.......Christmas has brought us together
so that we may share with others.
Bill & Tina Cawlishaw
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Our display is on the corner of West Main & R St. in
Cottage Grove, Oregon. We purchased this house in November 2004. We
knew that this house was always decorated for the holidays but we did
not expect that it had won a prize in the holiday light contest every
year for the last 5 years. So we scrambled to get 7,500 lights set-up
that year, between moving furniture and hanging pictures. We took first
place in the city holiday light contest of 2004. (Suprise to us) This
year we have over 12,500 lights on display. We used 600+ feet of
extension cords. It takes us 50+ hours to set-up. We 600+ currently have
2 animated blow-ups (Santa in the chimney and the bear in the present)
and a 6 ft. snow globe. Santa and Frosty are enjoying themselves on the
rocking chairs under the covered front porch while 6 deer feed on the
lush green lawn. Rudolph and two other reindeer are waiting on the roof
for Santa to return. We add to the Christmas spirit by playing a custom
holiday CD with 25 different tracks of holiday music for our visitors
listening pleasure. The picture does not do justice, you have to see it
in person. Our lights are on Mon-Thursday nights 4:30 to 9:30 and
Fri-Sun from 4:30 to 10:30.November 25th until Christmas. Bring your
family by and enjoy our lights and ask us where to find more displays in
town. Next year we plan to have a huge life-size Nativity scene under
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Here are our lights to celebrate Jesus as the Light of the World
Rev. Dennis Devorick
58 Pueblo Lane
Columbiana, Oh 44408
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I have 5000 lights out this year so far and the 18in.bells dance to
the beat of the music played for our onlookers, and i haven't a clue
what my dad still has in mind to finalize this.
c.j. oneill williamsburg,ky.
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This is my 2nd year building Christmas displays. I have added three
new props to my Christmas displays this year. The first is my
Snowball fighting Snowmen display in the lower right hand corner.
They are 7 foot tall each and take up the whole right hand side of
my house, as they pelt each other with snowballs. My 2nd Christmas
prop is the Christmas Totter in the lower left hand corner of the
picture. It is a snowman and penguin who totter back and forth as
their bodies flash. My 3rd prop are the Christmas trees you see by
the deer on the left hand side of the picture. I had initially was
going to build many more of these and connect them to another
Animate Lighting controller but computer problems caused me to
cancel that idea.
Merry Christmas everyone.
Mark Sloat
Christmas Kennel
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This is my house in Shepherdsville, Kentucky. It
took us awhile to get all the decorations up but it was well worth
it. This goes to show that us country folk still know how to hang
lights and get into the Christmas Spirit. Hope you Enjoy
!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Douglas A Bedford
Springfield,MO
60,000+ lights trimmed with chasing lights on house and yard.
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Here are a few shots of our house this year. Our
home is covered with over 23,000 lights this year, which uses about 173
Amps and puts out 20,700 Watts. We are Tina, Mark, and Emily (19 month
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Here is our display for the 2005 season from Lexington,Ky. It has
about 25,000 lights and counting. We have two noma instant light
show controls also. Thinking about going to computer control display
next year. It takes me about a week to set it up. The neighbors have
nicked named me Clark Grizwald!
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Here is my humble offering, this is the third year, and it grows
each year. There are over 20,000 lights total, with some things as
high as 50' in the air. Our display draws a lot of traffic, and we
hope to automate next year. More pictures and info at
www.burtcrapo.net/lights.html
Thanks
Burt
Griffin, Georgia
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Dave Horting, West Haven Lights. Thanks
www.westhavenlights.com
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This is only the front house, there is another house in the back
that is fully decorated also. You may notice the snow on the
ground in front, we live in northern California, Santa Rosa, and
it hasn't snowed here in years. This has been an ongoing project
and every year we add a few more cutouts and lights. Our kids
are in their 30's and 40's and they can't wait every year to see
what we add.
HAVE A VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS, hope to see you again next year.
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A 2005 Merry Christmas from the Portell family!! View more
about our Christmas decorations at
www.keithportell.net.
Thanks Chuck and Planet Christmas!
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Here is my house in Indio, California. I've been
decorating for 13+ years. Our display this year is double the lights we
had last year - a total of around 24,000. The top of the large tree of
lights on the house is 31 feet above the ground. A modest display
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Merry Christmas from Sugar Land, TX. I have decorated the
house for 5 years and keep adding a little more each year. I am up
to 8000 lights and going to pass the 10,000 mark next year. I have
a blow up snowman and I made a 10 foot Christmas tree.
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Here is a picture of my bungalow in Norfolk England we have been
lights for about 12 seasons now hope you like the picture.
Dave Cooke.
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Hi Chuck - I need a better camera. Tried and tried for a better
photo, but no luck. I think I need a tri-pod. If I get a better
photo - I will send it as a replacement.
Thanks again and Merry Christmas,
Lisa Harmon
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Jay and Michelle Kleiberg
2683 204 Street Langley BC Canada
Our House is called the Gingerbread House. We have around
40,000 lights and many neat things to look at.
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Not finished yet but looking pretty good...... Merry Christmas
Hart Family Buckley,Wa
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A star has crashed onto my roof.
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Merry Christmas from Toronto Canada!
This year we have 4,000 lights, not as much as a lot of others here
but it was enough to blow a bunch of fuses. The red and green bushes
alone has 1,200 Watts. I don't know how much more we can put up but
who knows.
Merry Christmas 2005!
From The Rozenbergs Family
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Merry Christmas, my name is
Kathie, and I am a full time mommy to 6 kids. The reason that I
started my display was for my children, as I have three disabled
children who love the lights and the characters that I make. I live
in Lancaster, CA. My light display is called Kathie's Lancaster
Lights as I love Christmas and work year round on new idea's and
building my display. 90% is hand build by me. I have included in my
display several Disney characters, Nick Jr characters, Charlie Brown
and friends, a 4 ft train, Frosty's Tree Lot, Snoopy's Red Barron,
bears that spin on wood blocks, a Ferris wheel that was build by
Dick Norton from Burbank, and a mail box for Santa's letters. My
website is:
http://www.freewebs.com/mskathie32/
I would love to someday be on TV. I love Christmas and my goal is to
make Children smile. Happy Holiday's and a Happy New Year!!
~Kathie
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We love this site. This is our third year decorating like this. This
year is extra special because it is our daughters first Christmas
she is 9 mos. and loves the lights. We would like to wish all of you
a Very Merry Christmas and a healthy and Happy New Year.
The Conway's
Daytona Beach, FL
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A long time ago I did crafts so we purchased trees
for every window. Garage sales again.) Our only son and I make paper
snowflakes and paper garland and decorate one tree for each window -
even the garage! I bought big boxes of poinsettias at one sale and we
have them line the sidewalks. Now I feel a part of the display also.
Another thing my husband allows. (And yes you will all understand why I
used that specific word!) He lets our little boy design our side yard
and he tries to accommodate his wishes - our little guy now feels he is
part of Daddy’s design. This display is definitely not the biggest or
the brightest but we feel such pride when cars line up around the
blocks. We have limos in line every night. We have had people get out
and dance on the sidewalk and last year a letter from a lady who was
alone at Christmas and spent Christmas eve in front of our home. So
does the utility bill bother me. Yes. But we forego Christmas gifts to
one another (not our son). The only other present my husband receives is
from my family and you guessed it - a gift certificate for $50 from
Menards. While I hate the time and effort it takes, and I get way too
grouchy at times, I am very proud of what he accomplishes. I am proud of
my Christmas light geek! Merry Christmas to All. Karen Peachee |
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My wedding vows only allowed "Clear Bulbs". Nothing
was said about adding a "computerized" show...that's next year ;-)
Robert Burton Fayetteville, GA |
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City: Snohomish. 8111 151st PL SE
To Daniel Hall, lighting is at once both science and art. Daniel, wife
Patti, kids Travis and Shayla began decorating several years ago to
honor the memory of a grandmother who had passed away. That experience
got Daniel started. He has been building and collecting, lights and
decorations ever since. Daniel is an electrician; he has upgraded his
electrical service and knows just how to spread the lights around so the
breakers don't blow. Daniel the artist attends the PLUS (Planet
Christmas Lights Up Symposium) a national convention dedicated to the
art of Holiday lighting, each year for new ideas. He and his son went to
Florida this year to help a friend decorate houses in Orlando. Daniel
purposely bought this house on a corner lot, so there was more room for
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Here is my submission for 2005 Showing Off. 19,409 lights in
Columbus, OH. Thanks,
Scott Lindsey
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This is my 10th year of lighting up the neighborhood,
and this years display comprises entirely of LED lights, not one regular
bulb out there. A grand total of 6571 LEDs all colour co-ordinated in
vivid blues and icy whites, with the theme of snow & ice, or "A Winter
Wonderland". It is accompanied by a 3 colour/2048-LED matrix sign
giving seasonal greetings and brief details about the lights. It is
mostly a static display this year, but thanks to the use of LEDs, the
power consumption is very low (about the same as a large TV).
For more photos and information about the
display, as well as an archive of all the previous years going back to
1996, please see
http://bulbmuseum.net/displays .
- Chris M. in South Wales, UK. |
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Roger & Janette Jones Claremore, Oklahoma
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Hi Chuck..... "Merry Christmas",
Thanks for the great site and "sights", and I hope to make the
next PLUS show.......
Season's Greetings
Mike Williams
Mc Kinney, TX
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After decorating for 30 years, we made the leap into the 21st
century. This year we are using 24 channels of computer control
using LOR. This photo is of the display before it was completed, but
it gives you an idea of what is out there. The finished display
features 160 blow molds, 3 snowman homes, 3 animated elves, polar
bear circle, a 60 piece nativity and choir, several color fading
trees ranging in height from 6 feet to the 80 foot Maple, wireframes
and whatnot. Lost track of the light count but guestimating between
18 and 20,000 based on the amps we are pulling (we will be living in
the dark until the display shuts down on Jan. 6) We were honored to
be included in the Best Christmas Decorations of Chicagoland Bus
Tour this year and we do our display as a small gift to our
community and neighbors. We wish a very Merry Christmas to all.
Carrie, Dave, and Dean Sansing, Glenview, Illinois.
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A fire engine complete with Santa and his merry volunteers from the
Falls Church fire dept. crew (northern, Virginia).
Don't know which engine it is, due to the merry Christmas and wreath
decoration. I surely wanted to give that particular engine
credit. I'm not sure if this is the same engine each year... if
so it's been hauling Santa around for many years.
:D
photos by Gregory Bryant.
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Our first year in this house in Placentia, California, and we're
limited by having to put all the lights on only two circuits.
We have over 2000 lights still in boxes, so wait till next year,
but this year we did put out our Simpson's and South Park
characters, as well as as many lights as we could use without
blowing fuses. All characters and the arrow are homemade and
hand painted. Merry Christmas!
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2005 Has been a great
year here at the Gilley Household. With the addition of my beautiful
daughter Emily Grace in April, It has made for a Wonderful Christmas
Holiday Celebration. This is our 3rd year decorating here in Bassett VA.
This year we're around 10,000 lights, and adding every year. No
computerized lights yet but it's in the works for future displays. Hope
every one has a wonderfully Blessed Season.
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I have a mixed
collection of inflatables, a little people nativity scene, a
Santa DVD playing thru the TV set in upstairs window.
I have home made snow, fairy lights & more on one side of the house and
on
the other a mass of colour. i have a family of reindeer feeding & a
lady
waving in the lower part of the garden.
I have many singing & performing creatures.
My photos do not capture the magic seen by visitors.
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Hey, We are from Baton Rouge Louisiana. This is our
second year doing lights. I ran out of available power and plan on
running new power sources next year. We love displaying a lot of
lights. The feeling we share seeing all of the traffic down the street
makes it all worth while. Merry Christmas to all and have a Happy New
Year |
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Our Valley Stream Long Island |
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This year, the 4th of our decorating Christmases, we added a color
organ and an FM transmitter which flashes the lights on the 18 foot
decorated and lighted arches, to the sounds of our Christmas music.
You can turn on your radio in your car to 107.9 and never have to
leave and still hear Christmas music in front of our house. Last
year was the 14 foot working Ferris wheel and the 3 horse merry go
round that is on continuous play. Santa sings and waves on our porch
all night. Here are some pictures. We were just on the local news
and have been talked about on several local radio stations. My
husband, who is the local Santa at the Mall, was just interviewed
for the "West Seneca Bee" , a local newspaper.
thanks and have a great Merry Christmas!!
Mike Stroh, 30 Marlow Road, West Seneca, NY 14224
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Hi Chuck,
Chris & Don
Christine K. (Chris) Hill
2565 South Marion Street
Denver, Colorado 80210
You can help ACS Community LIFT, go to
www.igive.com for all your online
purchases. Choose any one of the over 500 participating e-businesses and
a %
will be donated. Remember, every little bit helps. |
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The Lighted Gingerbread House in Antelope, CA (Sacramento area).
Our home has more than 35,000 lights which includes some of the most
unique rope light designs you will ever see. Santa, Mrs. Claus and
their elves are here on Friday, Saturday and Sunday nights. My
husband and I are in love with Christmas! This is OUR gift to
people for 5 years and to put joy in a heart and smile on a face.
My hubby is Santa, I'm Mrs. Claus and to see the eyes of children
light up is a wonderful experience. We had a Toy & Food Drive for
needy families and lots of people have donated to the drive,
sponsored by our church, Destiny Faith Center.
Pastor Daniel and Mary Gromer
Merry Christmas!!! Thank you so much for your site - it's a joy
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Greetings again from Edinburgh, Scotland. My
pictures are very late this year because I have been ill for week or
so. I do hope that you can include them on the PlanetChristmas website.
This is the 6th year we have been decorating the house and I think it is
also the 6th year have been sending picture to PlanetChristmas. During
the year I had people coming up to me asking what I was planning this
year and when were they going up. We normally have a lights switch on
party and this year combined it with my friends and I completing a
triathlon on the morning of the party, which certainly made the day
tiring. Now the lights are up we have had lots of people stopping by
to say how much they appreciate the lights, which makes all the work
seem worthwhile.
Have a great holiday. Regards
Gordon Duncan
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Kyle & Beka's house in
Wichita Falls, TX.
This is our 1st year decorating outdoors. We estimate that we have
around 4,000 lights. Thanks to everyone on PC who helped with our
display, through advice, ideas and supplies!!
Merry Christmas,
Beka, Kyle, Matches, and Boogs |
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This is Steve Solich of
Johnstown, Pa. This is my 7th year of decorating with my display
growing by leaps and bounds each year. My display consists of over
14,000 lights with room to add more lights in the future. It's good to
have an relitive whose is an electrician to for advice and work below
cost. MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!! |
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Merry Christmas from David and Yvonne Campbell in
Oxford, NC. This is a great year.15 years of decorating. We are not
Computerized (yet) with about 16,000 lights. This year was your first
community service project. We Collected over 300 canned goods for the
food pantry in our county |
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I am attaching some photos of our house for 2005. Please provide me
information about joining your website. Thank you
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This is the work of Doug Rogers in Atoka, TN
(just North of Memphis). He's done a display since 1992, and what began
as a few strands around the house has turned into over 19,000 lights,
over 100 extension cords, and several weeks worth of work getting them
up. Happy Holidays To All!!
Best Regards,
Penny Rogers
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Merry Christmas One and All. This is the Howell Family offering
for 2005 from Redruth in Cornwall (opposite Barncoose Hospital
if you know the area !).
I am a bit late in lighting up this year as I have just got back
from a month in Florida - and yes, I did bring back some
lighting souvenirs. Two net lights, one garland, one
swag, fifteen candy canes, two led sets and an inflatable Mickey
mouse (not pictured) to be precise. I wish lights were as cheap
in England!!! I could also have done with a bigger baggage
allowance.
One day I will do a bulb count............
Merry Christmas!!!
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Look at the very first house listed in Showing Off
2004, though they look similar, there are over 40 different items new
and changed. Can you find them all? I like to change up the display
each year with new items and new looks. I have around a hundred
blowmolds but only use 60 or so each year. David St. Louis. |
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Merry Christmas from
the Reichstein Family in Rocklin, CA. Our display
consists of 33,000 lights, 112 LOR channels and 3 x-10 channels.
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Michyll & Frank Brzyski
Flemington, NJ
Always love decorating for the holidays.
Notice the red white & blue strips on the roof!
Happy Holidays!
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2005 Christmas display,
approx.24000 total lights (not all are visible in
photo), 15 blowmolds, 4 inflatables. |
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We live in Downers Grove Illinois. At 6305 Barrett street. we have
5,200 lights outside this year. We love Christmas we love to
decorate the inside and the outside of our house, Christmas is a big
deal in our house. We really enjoy family coming over and friends
and neighbors knocking at our door wishing happy holidays. we have
2 air blown inflatables a snow man and a Santa with a reindeer.
there are also 4 wire frame deer 2 of them are animated the 2
animated ones are smaller then the other two, A 6ft tree by the
deer, 2 48in noel candles, c9 lights, ice lights, a giant Santa
face, a Santa on the roof, candy canes, we also decorate out our
garage to, there are also lights in the windows. i already have many
new plans for the next year in 2006. From our home to yours we wish
you and yours a truly merry Christmas and a safe and happy holiday
season.
love Trish, Ashley , Chris, and Brandon Black Happy Holidays
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Hi, my name is Dave and I live in St. John, Indiana.
The tree is 32' to the top of the star and has 4,100 lights. Santa is
taking off with all 9 reindeer--Rudolf even has a red nose. Every year I
try to do a little more, so check back next Christmas, I already have a
few ideas. |
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This is our second year
using LOR Controllers. Last year we used 8 channels,
this year we used 40. We have to expand the power coming into the house
next
year if we are going to get bigger which we will. Its hard from these
pictures to actually see how the show works. The house changes colors
red to
green then to blue all set to music. Our web site is under construction
and
will be up soon so you can visit and watch the whole show.
Merry Christmas
From Randy
In Victoria BC Canada |
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We have changed our display over the years. This year
we have set up a series of pieces that have been running in Wilmette, IL
for almost sixty years. Originally built by a Warren Perkins and his
father, the display includes a waving Santa on the roof and blinking
snow flakes. A sleigh and reindeer that "fly" to the roof every thirty
seconds. Messages on the garage wish people "Peace on Earth" and Joy to
the World". Our front windows include large animated characters also.
We also have over 2,000 lights (mostly C-9) on the house, garage and the
fence around our back yard. Happy Holidays from the Lambrechts!! |
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I love PlanetChristmas and I love Christmas lights.
here is my first submission for 2005. Merry Christmas and a Happy New
Year from Christopher, Kathryn, Isabela and Adriana Lopez. |
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This is the Lange
Family Christmas Display for 2005! Featuring over 13,000 lights and 16
channels of Light-O-Rama computer animation, this display has grown
significantly. This year, it was featured as the best display in the
News-Sentinel. I'm 18 years old, and have put up this display almost
entirely by myself. Enjoy, and have a very Merry CHRISTmas!
Joel Lange |
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This is ours and our neighbors houses done up hope
you like them its our second year and their first at it cant wait for
next years to come round as there is going to be plenty more to go up
Merry Christmas to all. |
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MERRY CHRISTMAS from the Dudkiewicz-Davis House in Demorest,
Georgia!
The 2005 display is much smaller than previous displays as
we just moved into a new house and completed exterior
renovations to the front of the house during the month of
December. There are a few thousand C7 and C9 bulbs around
the property as well as a wire-frame deer, sleigh, penguin,
seal, Santa, snowmen and other wire-frame holiday figures.
Also, despite being vandalized on Thanksgiving Eve, we were
able to put 4 inflatables out. (Unfortunately, the
inflatables that were outside prior to Thanksgiving
mysteriously disappeared, just a good example that you do
need to protect your display even during set-up. ) Since we
couldn't really decorate the outside that well, we decided
to go all out on the inside. There are 19 Christmas trees
each with a different theme. There are pictures of
everything posted on our website located at
www.freewebs.com/clevelandbucky.
We hope everyone has a wonderful holiday and a great new
year. Also, anyone located in the North Georgia area that
may be interested in mini-plus type gathering please contact
us though our website!
Merry Christmas PlanetChristmasers,
Justin Dudkiewicz
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This is our 2005 display. 5200+ lights this year, however not
as many as planned. Some electrical problems prevented me from
putting up as many as I would have liked.
For the most part these are mini lights, with the exception of
some C7's around the roof edge of the house and garage. This is
only our third Christmas in this house and only the second for a
large display, but I am hoping to increase the display as the years
go by. This off-season I am hoping to put together some tree
decorations for the flower beds in the front of the house to add a
little depth. Enjoy and have a Merry Christmas and a safe and happy
new year. Doug
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Merry Christmas from Duluth Minnesota. I have been opening my
property to the public for seven years now. Visitors walk through
12 lit arches past the penguins and their igloo and two polar
bears. The magic penguin is a favorite...if you make a wish while
rubbing his head it will come true. A 24 foot fountain of lights
and 26 foot castle are viewed at the top of the arches. New this
year is a path right down to the waters edge of Lake Superior and a
pond with skating bears. A Star Fairy, Snowflake Fairy, and
Sugarplum Fairy sit in the 40 to 50 foot pine trees. The display is
done in green and white lights....90,000 this year. Folks can roast
marshmallows by the fire pit or stop by the garden house for a visit
with Santa and hot cider and cookies. The guestbook holds names of
visitors from all over the world. Donations are accepted for the
City of Duluth Animal Shelter. Music by Mannheim Steamroller plays
throughout the display and waves crashing on Lake Superior can be
heard some evenings. There have been two engagements here this
season so far. First photo is taken from the beach.
Marcia Hales 3739 Lake Avenue South, Duluth, MN 55802
Marcia Hale's Spirit of the
Lights!
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Hi. This house is in Goulburn New South Wales
Australia, all this was done by one lady on her own it took her two and
a half weeks. thought it would be a good one for your site regards from
us all. Merry Christmas |
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This is my Christmas display in
Tulsa, Oklahoma. This is the 5th year I have decorated and it grows
each year. Watch out next year got the house upgraded to 200 amp
service and extra outlets installed in the eves. Merry Christmas to
all!
Thank you Kevin
Chief Elf
Kevin Hammond
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Merry Christmas from
Omaha, Nebraska!
This is the third year that my wife Melissa and I have been decorating
our house for Christmas. We have around 4000 lights this year and have
plans to add many more in the future. For 2005 we experimented with a
Light-O-Rama computerized lighting controller and are considering
expanding next year to control the entire display. More pictures of our
display can be seen at
http://members.cox.net/vanek-christmas
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Hi my name is Andrew from Narre Warren South, Melbourne
Australia. This is our third year at decorating our house. This is
our first year of collecting for Make A Wish Foundation of
Australia. We have named our event Light Up My Christmas. We are on
our second collection tin in a matter of weeks. We have just been
notified that we have won the third prize in Melbourne from the
Fairfax Group on Newspapers.
Merry Christmas To All.
Andrew
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Our little community
really didn't have much in the way of a light display until our fire
department decided to light things up a little, complete with an
animated fire truck with Santa waving. The Angwin Fire Department
created it's first display last year in red, white, and blue display to
welcome home our chief from serving a year in Baghdad. This year, while
keeping the red, white, and blue, we have added many more trees and
forest animals to reflect our area above the Napa Valley.
From all of us at the Angwin Fire Department, have a wonderful holiday
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Greetings from Chesapeake, Virginia! This is our 12
year ongoing winter project that has been entertaining our community.
Every Halloween I have at least five people I don’t even know ask if we
are going to put our lights up. Each year we add something new to our
light display. Three years ago, I added a dedicated power panel for my
lights. I am currently drawing 85 amps. I have approximately 16,000
lights up, everything from the small twinkle lights to flood lights
through-out my yard. Our display includes two toy soldiers at the
porch, a sleigh and reindeer, a ginger bread house, a snowman nativity
scene, Elfs, gingerbread men, stockings, candy canes and a run way for
Santa to land on. We designed and made most of our own yard art. Over
the years, I have notice many more houses in our area getting into this
obsession of turning their front yards into a small scene from Las
Vegas. I enjoy seeing the faces of kids from all ages when they stop to
enjoy the illumination of our home. Happy Holidays from Dennis, Pam,
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A very Merry Christmas
and a Happy New Year to all!
Not a lot of lights but full of the Spirit of Christmas! Shawn Allen |
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This is my 4th year of doing a Christmas display. my first year I
only had 2 blowmolds and never planned on doing much more. but then
my sister and her husband gave me a few of there extra lights . And
all of a sudden I was hooked. I was the 2004 Griswold light contest
winner and my house was featured on a local news channel. Christmas
is the best time of year ! thanks PLANETCHRISTMAS. For giving us a
place to show off our hard work. The Honeycutts Omaha, Ne.
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20,000 lights utilizing 32 channels on a
Light-O-Rama 1602W Controller
Dale Woodall, 832 Pickford Point Madison MS 39110
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Merry Christmas to everyone from Pennsylvania. While
my lights are not as many as in other pictures, it still brightens up
the holiday. Enjoy!!!! David Reiner |
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My display consist of 20,000+ lights, 3 spiral trees,
a waving Santa Clause and a 5-foot-tall twinkling snowman.
There is also a dancing snowman, a tree on the roof and a
self-made 10-foot-tall Christmas tree. I hope everyone
ENJOYS. Cris Hanna
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In 2005 we have over
55,000 lights. We try to incorporate something new every year.
The lights are also on the Garage and back yard. I also have an FM
broadcaster that plays from Thanksgiving, when the lights are lit for
the season, until they are shut down after the first full week of
January. We are shown on pg 34 of the Planet Christmas book that was
just published.
Don Bixler
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Here is part of our display from
Omaha, Nebraska. This is our 24th year of decorating. We
try to mix lights, handmade wooden decorations, blowmolds and
inflatables to balance the decorations. We added computerized
lighting this year with an FM Radio broadcast. We also started
using LED lighting for the first time. We also have Santa,
Rudolph, The Grinch, Elves, The Gingerbread Man, and Frosty greet
cars and trolleys. It’s our family’s way to help celebrate the
holiday with others.
Jamie Bortol
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This is the Jolly Fisherman. She is our home. We
love decorating the boat for the Christmas by the River Parade in Moss
Point, Mississippi. We were hit by Katrina pretty hard this year, but
were able to have the parade this year. Due to the shortage of power
available in the marina we only have the 2 stars lit up when we are at
the dock. Ann Early |
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Hi, my family are from Westhoughton Bolton Lancs we love Christmas
and this year its extra special as our 19 month granddaughter
Courtney is amazed at all the bright lights and colours we have also
done inside just for her its great to see her face light up at all
what is going on musical things flashing thing moving things bright
lights we can not show every item but I've picked a few hope you
like it. from Tracy John Roxy and my older daughter Maxine boyfriend
Michael and there daughter Courtney have a lovely Christmas from us
all on the Pungle Westoughton and a happy new year take care ..
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Hi all. This is my best friends house Lyndsey and Phil. I think it
looks great this year as extra as been added they live next door but
one to me on the Pungle Westhoughton they have seven children who
love the light display so I thought id show you all that we love
lighting our estate up and will get better each year take care.
Tracy ..
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Merry Christmas & A Happy New Year
From
The Donovans
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Hi. Lucio from Australia .
The all family love to decorate our house at
Christmas. Here is my picture for 2005 Christmas the display
is much bigger then 2004 we have about 70.00 lights. Many
Christmas items are build by me or being modified and they all have
a motion of same kind. This picture is the front of the house
there is a side driveway next to the house could not be fitted
in the photo. We collect I also raise money for the
Make A Wish Foundation last year the total was just over $2,000.AUD
Lucio Mastro
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Hey, we loved your web site and wanted to add our
picture. We live in Dublin, CA and the man of the house does almost all
of the decorating, inside and out!. He’s crazy about it! And the rest
of the family loves him for it. Naomi Kamiya |
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Here is my display for this year in Altus OK.
It consists of about 37,000 lights with many home made items. I have a
bowling Santa, and Chimney Diving Santa (both animated), Merry Christmas
sign, 16 computer controlled Christmas trees, and even a wakeboarding
Santa. I do not advertise my house, and we are not in a heavily traveled
area, but still there have been so many visitors come by to see the
lights. Already planning for next year.
Thanks, Chris Hargis
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"WELCOME TO WHOVILLE"
Brian & Jenn Mussato from 26887 24A Avenue in Aldergrove, BC,
have decorated their entire house with over 30,000 lights and
lots of lawn ornaments. It gets bigger and better every year!!
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Here's my Christmas display for 2005. I never got around to sending
you pictures last year. This is our seventh year, adding something
new every year. A new school was recently built next to us, the kids
love it. All the lights are controlled with X-10. Wishing you all a
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.
My website has also been relocated to
Thanks
Marcel & Cheryl
Stoney Creek, Ontario
Canada
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This is my 4th year of lighting up the block. I
have really enjoyed spending weekend after weekend putting up lights.
This year I will have close to 10,000 lights with more to come in 2006.
Happy Holidays
Micah, Camarillo, Ca
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John & Kathy Karpiel
751 Jamestown Ct
Hudson, Oh
front and side shots in white and blue (alternating
every 5 min)
Merry Christmas
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Merry Christmas from Florida. It may not be much, but it was done
with love. It is a work in progress. The Giammarino's
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This is our home in
Navarre, Florida. We have been building our collection for about 4
years. You can’t see it by the picture, but there are computerized
runway lights on the roof for Santa's sleigh. We look forward to
building our collection each year! Merry Christmas!
Shannon A Plichta
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Just a couple of pictures of our
house and our neighbors house, here in Thornton, Co.
Gary Hannan |
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It all started with a single Holiday "light
tree" many years ago in Northern California, now we're into our 5th year
in Allen, Texas and using a few more kilowatts. Approximately 50 amps
in use. Andrew Lee |
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This is our house in Dallas, Georgia. We have roughly 20,000 lights
this year and growing. Unfortunately we could not fit the whole
display in one picture. We have been lighting at this house for 3
years now and love it. This year I added a 13 foot lighted pole
tree, a 15 foot Merry Christmas sign, a 7 1/2 foot blow up Santa,
and three 6 foot lighted pole trees. There is also an outdoor
nativity that was my grandmothers, five 6 foot tall lighted
presents, and of course the 3-D trees lining my driveway. Thanks for
that idea Chuck. Next year I will have at least 22 more of the 3-D
trees and hope to computerize my lights. I hope everyone has a great
and Merry Christmas, God Bless! Jenifer Felix
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This is our house on Valley Court in Chester, NY. The number of
inflatables has grown this year to 32, although you can't see them
all in the photo! I already have 5 new ones for next year, and hope
to get some of that cool lighting effects I've seen here
incorporated as well.
Joel & Robin Antkowiak
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Our 2005 display has 10,600 lights including
over 200 feet of rope light, 2 arches, a "Remember Jesus" sign, and
more! More details at
http://www.howse.net/Christmasland/
The Howses
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This is a picture of my home in Olympia, Washington. This is my
fifth year of decorating the display get larger and larger every
year, over 30,000 lights this year. My display features a
waterfall, and river/stream complete with chasing lights for
movement. A rainbow with a lighted path under it with chasing
snowmen that come toward the road. Snowflakes above the roof
that fade in and out 9 reindeer complete with a blinking Rudolph
nose. A nativity and signs that progressively fade in, they
read: Life, Covenant; faith & devotion; joy, Messiah (which
fades in with the star); Love & Compassion (fade in with the
cross); Resurrection, Ascension (which fade in with the lights
going up to the star), peace, and glory amen. The two trees
above the rainbow change color and fade, flash, and chase
randomly. Sorry, no LOR yet, but I look forward to upgrading to
a totally computerized display someday. The display was
featured in our local paper the Olympian, the article can be
found here http://www.theolympian.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20051218/LIVING/51218013/1108/LIVING09 .
I love looking at the pictures of all your beautiful displays
and Merry Christmas to all. Chris McGough
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La Casa di Babbo Natale 136.610 lights. Most of
the luminous subjects are completely handmade. Works
start towards the middle of January, immediately after the
International Christmas exhibition held in Milan. This exhibition
gives me the possibility to find some new ideas and choose the
materials for future shopping. To create
luminous decorations I used different types of lights, depending on
the selected way of installation. The
yellow little stars have been made by me, with a meter of aluminium
strap, which has been folded like a star, on which I put one meter
of yellow luminous tube; while for bigger stars I studied a bigger
template with a larger development. The lanterns placed on the left
side of the house are made just as the stars but, with different
sizes and colours. The
little pines are made with a galvanized wire net, duly cut, rolled
up so to take shape of a cone high 50 cm , making use of 4 meters
of white luminous LED tube.
For the trees of 1,2 m. and 1,8 m., I used some
little clear lamps and little led spheres of 22 mm.
The STROBO are part of the lawn and use some
xenon lamps making a very white light.
The three trees high 3 m. are decorated with classic low-tension pea
lamps and LED. Each tree has a different
colour, i.e.: red, yellow, blue, cyclamen, green except for one,
which has three colours: white, red and yellow. Each tree consists
of approx. 2000 / 2500 little lights. There
are also 8 self-propelled reindeers, moved by a little engine both
in vertical and horizontal directions. The
lawn is enlightened by 5760 little white lamps; these are connected
to an electric power station so to create light games.
Little Father Christmas are puppets, made of
fibre glass, hollow inside and equipped with a lamp for their
lighting, they are placed on the frontal side of the house,
following all the lawn perimeter. The two
inflatable puppets, the seated Father Christmas and the snow puppet,
located on the right side of the house, are made of micro-fibre;
they are inflated and they remain inflated through a compressor
placed at their base and have an inside lamp.
Hidden among big branches of trees, there are
the machines for the snow and bubbles. An
electric power station controlled by a personal computer has been
arranged to manage most part of lights together with 22 peripheral
units, designed and personalized on purpose for Santa Workshop; I
use only 22 respect their effective capacity, 256 cards each one
with 8 channels, therefore 2048 channels available.
Three contactors supply the electric energy. The
total amount of the 136.610 lights consumption gives a result of
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