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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.

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    • My favorite Christmas story
      Just always love the magic of Christmas
    • Location
      Utah
    • Biography
      Mechanical engineering student, with family of 6 wife, 2 girls, 2 boys all within 5 years. So Christmas is important around here
    • Interests
      Working on my cars, making them faster/ better
    • Occupation
      Student
    • About my display
      Just a beginner, looking to improve my static display

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    1. MrMatt
      TRY RESETTING THE COMPUTER, THE DIFFERENT PROGRAMS CANT SHARE THE COMM SO IF ONE IS OPENED BEFORE THE OTHER THEY WONT WORK. THE LIGHTS BLINK WHEN THE COM IS NOT TALKING, SO EITHER IN-BETWEEN THE SHOWS, OR WHEN IT IS OFF THEY SHOULD BLINK And by mega tree, RGB or traditional lights?
    2. MrMatt
      Looking good
    3. MrMatt started following Just starting, I am getting into the hobby what do I need to do, When does everyone turn there lights on? and 2 others
    4. MrMatt
      Get a stack of $$$$$ and tons of extra time lol. But for reals, Start by reading what you can find, and look for tutorials on YouTube. Maybe explain a bit what you already know, and what type of display you are trying to build, and we can help with more specific answers.
    5. MrMatt
      Did you use bluetooth speakers or headphones to sequence? bluetooth has a delay. But to your other question, I have seen no delay on headphone jack or FM transmitter. if only some things are coming on early you have to adjust that individually, if you have everything a bit off you can "Skew the whole Track" see this http://www.lightorama.com/help/index.html?the_edit_menu.htm
    6. MrMatt
      Yes, I have both the 100 count and 50 count minis and they are great, I have heard the 300 count strings work but don't last very long. I have now over 7,000 holiday time mini led bulbs and have only had one small issue. Best bang for your $$ in my opinion
    7. MrMatt
      Any songs you are looking for? I may have a few that would work with a 32 channel. I have found that most shared sequences don't transfer very well because layouts are just so different between houses. But some you can take and copy over to your own layout (not using directly) and work pretty good.
    8. MrMatt
      Amazing Deal! and service I got my order and wished I could have got more! Thanks
    9. MrMatt
      Just start with the cheapest one that has the features you want. . Many will tell you to go higher but it doesn't cost any more $$ to upgrade later if you choose to. I really think that the Beat Wizard is a useful tool so I upgraded to be able to use that.
    10. MrMatt
      While I haven't used it for a show I did test this idea and it works fine. Al long as the window is clean. And most projectors have a setting specifically for rear projection to mirror the image for you. I used a cheap frosted shower curtain from Walmart and it worked great.
    11. MrMatt
      You should try bypassing controller #1 meaning connect to all the other controllers only and see if they work. Then you will know that the cat 5 outlet of controller #1 is bad. It is fairly common to have them get damaged. You can use a cat 5 splitter to fix it if that is really the problem
    12. MrMatt
      Looking Good Big J! I hope to get started this weekend, I feel like I am way behind this year. I look forward to more progress pics
    13. MrMatt
      Every time i have put a retrofit LEd on a watt meter they pull 0.9 watts to 0.96 watts, both the 5 LED style and SMD. That is still less than 1/7th of the incans, but if you are going to use a large quantity the the difference in power consumption will matter. But in addition I too recommend the C9 LED retrofit, I use them on my home and in my local lighting business. I love the quality and brightness.
    14. MrMatt
      That's awesome!
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      It would be awesome to standardize titles, because Carol of the Bells is done a million times so some format like "SongTitle_Artist" ie "Carol of the Bells_Manheim Steamroller" would be really helpful because half of these don't have artists listed so are not useful. I like that CanePole put in a bunch more details than most which is awesome!
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