Jump to content
Did you know?
  • The original Rudolph did not have a red nose. In that day and age, red noses were seen as an indicator of chronic alcoholism and Montgomery Ward didn’t want him to look like a drunkard. To complete the original picture, he was almost named Reginald or Rollo.
  • The Christmas wreath was originally hung as a symbol of Jesus. The holly represents his crown of thorns and the red berries the blood he shed.
  • The three traditional colors of most Christmas decorations are red, green and gold. Red symbolizes the blood of Christ, green symbolized life and rebirth, and gold represents light, royalty and wealth.
  • Tinsel was invented in 1610 in Germany and was once made of real silver.
  • The oldest artificial Christmas trees date back to the late 1800s and were made of green raffia (think grass hula skirts) or dyed goose feathers. Next the Addis Brush Company used their machinery that wove toilet brushes to create pine-like branches for artificial Christmas trees that were less flammable and could hold heavier decorations.
  • ‘Jingle Bells’ – the popular Christmas song was composed by James Pierpont in Massachusetts, America. It was, however, written for thanksgiving and not Christmas.
  • Coca-Cola was the first company that used Santa Claus during the winter season for promotion.
  • Hallmark introduced their first Christmas cards in 1915.
  • The first recorded date of Christmas being celebrated on December 25th was in 336, during the time of the Roman Emperor Constantine. A few years later, Pope Julius I officially declared that the birth of Jesus would be celebrated on that day.
  • Santa Claus's sleigh is led by eight reindeer: Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Dunder (variously spelled Donder and Donner), and Blixem (variously spelled Blixen and Blitzen), with Rudolph being a 20th-century inclusion.
  • Outdoor Christmas lights on homes evolved from decorating the traditional Christmas tree and house with candles during the Christmas season. Lighting the tree with small candles dates back to the 17th century and originated in Germany before spreading to Eastern Europe.
  • That big, jolly man in the red suit with a white beard didn’t always look that way. Prior to 1931, Santa was depicted as everything from a tall gaunt man to a spooky-looking elf. He has donned a bishop's robe and a Norse huntsman's animal skin. When Civil War cartoonist Thomas Nast drew Santa Claus for Harper's Weekly in 1862, Santa was a small elflike figure who supported the Union. Nast continued to draw Santa for 30 years, changing the color of his coat from tan to the red he’s known for today.
    • Christmas 2018 countdown has already begun. Will you be ready??? Why do we love Christmas? It's all about the traditions. In this chaotic world we can miss the "good old days." Christmas reminds us of that time.

    Al Saunders

    Members
     View Profile  See their activity

    • Content Count

      95

    • Joined

    • Last visited

    • Days Won

      11

    Al Saunders last won the day on May 25 2018

    Al Saunders had the most liked content!

    Community Reputation

    19 Good

    8 Followers

    About Al Saunders

    • Rank
      Distinguished Member
    • Birthday 04/12/1971

    Contact Methods

    • Website URL
      http://www.saunderschristmaslights.com

    Profile Information

    • My favorite Christmas story
      Christmas Vacation
    • Location
      Brooklyn Park,MD
    • Biography
      Married to a wonderfully supportive wife, no kids.
    • Interests
      Blinking Christmas Lights! LOL Also into Football, Orioles Baseball and motorsports.
    • Occupation
      Marine Insurance Underwriter
    • About my display
      Everything is handmade. We are currently using 80 channels of LOR animation on about 10,000 lights and two CCR's.

    Recent Profile Visitors

    1,345 profile views
    1. Al Saunders
      HI Everyone, I'm sure most of us do our over the top displays and light shows because we enjoy seeing them and our family members do too but you never know who will stop by out front of your house to see your lights. My wife and I, unfortunately, recently were at our bosses mothers funeral. Her husband hired us over 20 years ago and he passed away in 2013. He was a great guy. The lovely lady that recently passed was one of the sweetest and kindest persons I have ever known. Anyway, while at the visitation before the service we were talking to our bosses wife, we have been friends wit
    2. Al Saunders
      Hi Fro8888, You need to plug in each CCR and run the hardware utility. When you hit refresh it will find the only controller on your network which will be the CCR you have plugged in. You then need to assign it a unit id/controller number. Once you have all 6 CCR's assigned with an unit id when you connect all your controllers both regular 16 channel controllers and your CCR's the hardware utility will see all your controllers. Hope this helps. Al
    ×
    ×
    • Create New...