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  • 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.

KneelandLights

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About KneelandLights

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  • My favorite Christmas story
    2015 has been my favorite Christmas! Why? Because we bought a light O'Rama controller and a bunch of LED's! I'm a little too excited to be honest.
  • Location
    Northome, MN
  • Biography
    Father of ten, married to one amazing bride, pastor at HopeBethesda.org, saved by grace, changed by grace, loving Gods Word and striving to live for God in this world.
  • Interests
    Bicycling, traveling, geocaching, reading, writing, Kione Greek, LightORama sequencing, & quad-copter flying.
  • Occupation
    Pastor
  • About my display
    2015 - One 16 channel controller. LED lights on most channels.
    2016 - Added Pixilite 16 MKII, Falcon Player & 1500 Smart Lights
    2017 - Moved to a bigger city. Same setup but modified for the new house.
    2018 - Only change up the sequences... no hardware upgrades.

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  1. KneelandLights
    Nice! That would be fun! I wish I could afford to do that every year.
  2. KneelandLights started following Smart light sequencing theory and Light Hanging Method
  3. KneelandLights
    2018 is my 3rd year with smart lights and 4th year sequencing lights overall. Every year, as much as I love hanging from the roof to put clips up and then lights, I think there has got to be an easier and quicker method of hanging this many Christmas lights!! I think I found the answer, but I want to run it by you all before I head off to Menards or Homedepot to get what I need. BTW I think I can get most of it done for less than $150. Here's the method I found, though I would modify it for my smart lights setup. Let me know if you have a better option or feedback:
  4. KneelandLights
    I'm doing three new songs this year: Born Is the King It's Christmas - Phillips, Craig and Dean Jesus Is Alive - Josh Wilson Lift up Your Eyes - Danny Gokey Sequencing gets EXHAUSTING! I'm wondering, does anyone have any good links for smart light sequencing theory? So many of the videos are about how to use the software, I'm just looking for a good discussion thread or video on the method of light effect and color changes... Yes, I know it's a highly subjective topic, and yes I understand we've just got to find our nitch in how to do it... but there has got to be some basic theory discussion out there. Anyone come across some?
  5. KneelandLights
    Slankard, we just put ours out in a mailbox and then light it up with smart lights at one point of a sequence when we invite people to come get one. We do empty it when the show gets done though. If we forget to, the neighboorhood kids empty it for us on the way to the bus in the morning. The community loves that we do it so much they have left money and even donate bags of candy canes to help replenish supplies. On the main topic, like many of you, I receive comments about the radio broadcast. My neighbor told his kids I must be friends with the radio station owner or something. HA HA!! His kid didn't understand when I tried to explain what was really happening.
  6. KneelandLights
    Wow! Love the flamethrowers!!! This is one elaborate display! Thanks for sharing.
  7. KneelandLights started following Pixel dimming curve and Moving! Any tips?
  8. KneelandLights
    Hey Stosh, I wasn't concerned about keeping them nice and straight, but here's what I used: HORIZONTAL VINYL SIDING CABLE CLEAR SNAP CLIPS - I pre-drilled a hole carefully in these, then used screws for the wood siding on our house. They work great in vinyl in my display too. Adams Christmas Mighty Light Clip - I used these on my gutters and around window frames. Maybe that's not what you are looking for, but they are options. Keep us posted on how your projects are coming. I'm looking forward to seeing what your display looks like in 8 months!
  9. KneelandLights
    I went with a simple alternative this year and used two large canvas signs from vistaprint.com. These are inexpensive if you can catch a sale (they have them frequently). I then used two steel sign posts (from hardware store), zip ties, and a cheap spotlight with a $15 light sensing extension cord that comes on at dark and stays on for 4 or 6 or 8 hours (that saved me a LOR channel for the display instead). The year before (my first year) I made a sign with lights and plywood. I thought it was cool, but it was quite small from the road and blue is really hard to see.
  10. KneelandLights

    Thanks for all the great youtube videos! As a newb into the light sequence world, so I really appreciate the simplicity of them.

    I was watching your setup guide for LOR on DMX and saw you had your LOR controllers in a toolbox! That's awesome! I love the concept of being able to set it somewhere in the yard without having to hang a CableGaurd box.

    How do you avoid moisture issues? Or is it pretty much weather proof?

  11. KneelandLights

    I like your lighted manger scene (saw it on 2015 Display Pics PLEASE). We've been shopping around for one to no avail.
    Is that custom or did you buy it someplace?
    Would you happen to have a closer picture of it too?

    Thanks!

    1. Aputernut

      Aputernut

      I purchased this  nativity online, which is called halographic a few yrs. ago and have not seen it online since anywhere, if you use your search engine you will find some although not exactly like mine.

       

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    Very elegant indeed! Though this is my first year getting into this, that has got to be one of my favorite display / sequences I've seen! Though after your comment about Chuck I'm going to have to see what I'm missing...
  15. KneelandLights
    I'm looking for some help with recording our shows. I attempted to record using a 1080HD camcorder but it come out worse than this video from my Samsung S5. Seems to be an issue because of the darkness to light switching ... auto focus goes crazy and the LED's never really do look as crisp as they are in person. Any tips on the best way to video record a light show? I hope you like our lights anyway. Merry Christmas!
  16. KneelandLights
    I'm looking for some help with recording our shows. I attempted to record using a 1080HD camcorder but it come out worse than this video from my Samsung S5. Seems to be an issue because of the darkness to light switching ... auto focus goes crazy and the LED's never really do look as crisp as they are in person. Any tips on the best way to video record a light show? I hope you like our lights anyway. Merry Christmas!
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