The tradition of hanging Christmas lights on your home is a gift of the season that is given to your neighbors and passers-by. However, some people go all-out each year, with remarkable efforts with hundreds of thousands of bulbs.
If you are a big fan of Christmas light displays, or were not able to make it out to go sightseeing in your area this year, here are some of the most spectacular displays, captured in all their splendor for posterity.
All of the following are residential displays – actual people’s homes decorated for the season. While stores, malls, businesses, and towns have good light shows as well, we wanted to highlight the ones from regular folks who really get into the holiday spirit with their outdoor decorations.
The Holdman family are professional lighting display designers. Their expertise and dedication really shows with this spectacular display.
This El Paso home puts on another amazing show. You can definitely tell it is from this year, as they threw the viral song “What Does the Fox” say into the Christmas medley.
If you don’t have the time or the budget to put together one of those super-intense music and lights shows, you can work together with your neighbors. In this video, 13 homes’ displays were coordinated to sync to the music of ‘The Little Drummer Boy.”
In another light display innovation, this home turned into a playable Angry Birds game. As a favor to the neighbors, the audio was transmitted on a low-level FM radio frequency so you could hear the sound and music in your car, but it didn’t keep the neighborhood up all night.
This 2011 Christmas light display was a tribute to U.S. troops, adding a patriotic flair to the light show. In reversal of the concept of “Christmas in July” it’s a bit of the 4th of July in December.
This LED light display moves the heavy dubstep beat of a Nutcracker Suite remix.
Another bass-heavy rendition with matching intense light show – this time to the tune of the Carol of the Bells. Be glad you can watch this display online, and not listen to it all December long as a neighbor to this house!
This home display puts the computer-controlled lighting system to good use. It seems a lot of the people who have the interest, time, and dedication to put these high-tech displays together favor techno beats and remixes of the classic Christmas carols.
Finally, this traditional display of 110,000 bulbs, 85 inflatables, and 4 months to put it together. What is particularly nice about this display is that you can walk through the display during the hours the display is open. This winter wonderland even features a sledding hill and campfire nook!
What is your favorite type of Christmas light display?
