Wednesday, December 4, 2013

Holiday Light Shows

You probably know many people who put up lots and lots of lights for the holiday season.  They decorate their houses, boats (yes, I have seen that), buildings and even their cars and trucks.  And , of course, there is always the tacky lights that turn up all over at this time of year.

And then there is the light show as shown above.  Thousands of lights set to music that entertain us as we drive by and watch on television and YouTube.  Today's questions are simple.   Do you like  holiday lights?  What kind do you like best?   Do you like simple displays?  Maybe you are a fan of tacky lights or enjoy the kind of light you have viewed here.  Proofread your work!

39 comments:

Anonymous said...

I absolutely love Holiday lights! Any different displays of Holiday lights are fine with me, but I enjoy the one I just viewed the most. I’m not a big fan of tacky lights though. I mean there bight and all, but there’s just too many of them.
-Brittany Wade

Maddie Atkinson said...

Personally I love all Christmas displays, and in my opinion the more lights the better. Christmas light displays bring back memories from way back when my grandparents would take us around Richmond to see all the different displays, and of course it brings back memories of when I lived in Virginia Beach and my family and I would go see the drive through holiday lights. However the displays I do enjoy most would have to be the super, over the top, tacky ones where you have to get out of the car, walk around, and they have many different trails and activities, those are so much fun! In conclusion I love Christmas and Holiday decorations, but I have one question; how do those people sleep with those lights constantly flashing and the the music going?

Becca said...

My favorite holiday is Christmas, so I enjoy everything about it! I don’t like when people have a lot of the blow-up decorations that to me is tacky. I love decorating for Christmas, especially my house! We have lights on the roof; garland with lights on the front porch, and penguins that light up in our yard. We don’t do any blow up decorations or too many lights. The light show in this video was very cool and I had never seen anything like it until today. It was really impressive and I enjoyed the blog today!

Matthew Saunders said...

I do like holiday lights, but they are a pain to take down after the holidays. I really do like this one because I feel like much effort was put into it and that it takes a lot of time to set them up. The simple designs are fine and all, but sometimes the creative ones are the best, because effort was put into it. One thing that ticks me off about some lights is that they have nothing to do with the holiday sometimes with small cats, birds, and other such things. Too much of a one thing can be bad depending of how you use it or ow it is used.

kaylan said...

That was very interesting, I actually never seen a house do all of that. I know it took some time to get all those lights set up and make them go along with the music. I really light houses with Christmas displays its very pretty with all the lights. That’s something that I would like to see in person, it was a very creative thing to do with a big house like that.

Anonymous said...

This absolutely amazing, just thinking about the amount of effort this probably took makes me want to take a nap. I love Christmas lights and this video really blows me away. I applaud whoever did this it is truly unique. There’s a town my family and I go to every year or so to see the Christmas lights. When I remember where it is I’ll let everyone know.
~Mataabea Lawrence

Anonymous said...

Yes I do like holiday lights. I would like to see something like that in Windsor, but I don’t think that’s going to happen. My dad doesn't put up a lot lights but we do have some. I mostly like when we are driving somewhere and I can look at all the colorful houses. It makes the car rid go by faster I think and I especially like when u see all the lights around the building so it looks like the building is actually lighting up. I wish Christmas lights were on all year not just Christmas.

Josh Paulos

Anonymous said...

I personally know several who put stuff like that every and plus some people don’t even put some stuff up. So yea I do think that is pretty cool. I do like to see the people when they have their lights up.
Christopher White

Anonymous said...

Me personally I love Christmas lights there so cool. I like to ride around and look at all the different types of setups that people have. I like to try to keep it simple but still have that wow factor. I think that light show was awesome probably one of a kind I really enjoyed it. The way he synced the music with the lights was unbelievable and mind blowing.
Justin Hampton

Anonymous said...

I like the tacky lights in the video and out in the world. The reason I like them is when I was 5 years old I always go in the living room and watch the lights flicker on and off every night. So that’s my vision like in the video.
Trayvon Butler

Cory Childress said...

I liked the lights and they way they corresponded with the song that was playing. I don't think I could live in or near that house though. All those lights flashing on and off would give me a headache.

Anonymous said...

This is my favorite holiday because of the lights and gifts and most importantly Jesus's birthday. I really enjoy light shows. I went to the one at Botanical Gardens the other day it was the coolest one I had ever been to. I love to go look at lights with my family.

Zayne Bankson

Anonymous said...

Honestly, I love this time of year because of all the Christmas lights that are put up for decorations. I think that the lights really make everything look pretty and not every house is the same, which is a good thing. The person who made the video is very creative to make a light show with Christmas lights, especially in their front yard for many to see.
~Cassie Hedgepeth

James Lawrence said...

Wow all I can do is laugh at how clever this is. The way the lights lined perfectly with the music must have taken a long time. Also the amount of decorations and lights were astonishing.

Griffin said...

Christmas is my favorite holiday, so I enjoy seeing Christmas decorations. The lights in he video are cool, but I wouldn't care enough to take the time to do all that to my house. My family always puts some Christmas lights up though.

Ashley Whitley said...

I love Holiday lights on anything! I just love seeing them in December, because they get you excited for the holidays! Blow up decorations are kind of tacky, but the idea of putting lights on everything is amazing! Me and my brother decorate outside, and inside every year.

TyKera Holloman said...

The way the people have these decorations are very cool. I love looking at holiday lights and how it brightens up the night. I like colorful lights because I see the same old yellow or white lights every year. Simple displays are ok but they don’t really catch my eye. Looking at displays that people worked very hard on are worth looking at and admiring

Anonymous said...

Shaquadia Brown
This video was great with all the lights going with the music. I do like holiday light they are so pretty. I really like all kinds of light these light are even better than regular lights. Who wouldn't want to decorate a house like this?

Anonymous said...

Emily Edwards
It was a very unique holiday light show. I did not see this coming. It was truly magnificent. It also can give you some ideas for holidays, especially Christmas. I loved it, and the music was just a special touch. It really showed a great way of showing your Christmas spirit.

Demarcus Porter said...

This is why Christmas is my favorite time of the year.I really like how the person who create video,put lights together with music.Happy Christmas,and enjoy the two weeks vacation.

Rayquan Parker said...

Christmas is one of the best holidays in the entire world I think. For one reason is because it is the day that our father was born. I Don't know a'lot about Hanukkah but it also seems like it could be a fun tradition.

Anonymous said...

Holly
I love holiday lights. One of the memories I have as a younger kid is me, my mom, and aunt, going out and riding. Just to look at holiday light. I love seeing the differnet types of lights. That range from, plan yellow lights, different colored lights, lots of designs, and tacky lights. My favorite lights would have to be tacky lights. I love the out there pattern that some people put out. My uncle told me that you can’t have the rainbow for holiday decorations outside the house. I disagree; I believe it’s a time to express your creativity. I have yet to see a rule book on why the holiday must be red and green. There is one type I don’t fine spectacular. It has no creativity involved what so ever. That would be plan white lights. Who does that? I was riding by a house the other day that had finsihed “decorating” there house for christams and it was just some white light on one side of their fence. It was terrible it was like they had no holiday spirit. I bet would be pretty if they had more of those light and it was snowing. But, other then that it was ugh. I don’t decorate the outside of my house for the holiday. We don’t have time to set everything up. I am usually the only one there till 6. If I could do an outstanding job I would. To bad I couldn’t do it all by myself.

Anonymous said...

Colin O’Melia December 4, 2013
I think holiday lights are great. But for only a trivial amount of fun you are burning a large amount of electricity, wasting energy, and hurting your wallet. I like lights but I don’t get the point, people stair dazed by holiday lights like animals while I look at lights thing “Why”

Anonymous said...

Steven Cutchins
It is unique, and it is really neat. I liked the lights on the house. I like the lights on the houses when I drive by them every year.

Trevor Cross said...

I personally enjoy Christmas lights. When I was younger I use to enjoy riding by all the houses that were decorated. Lights like this are also enjoyable to see but it seems like a lot of work just for a holiday.

Anonymous said...

Most lights you see flashing or just doing nothing instead this is timed just right. I couldn't imagine the time it took to put up the lights and set them up for this. The time taken setting them up would be worth it.

Trey King

Brianna Mcnew said...

I absolutely love Christmas lights! They are one of my favorite parts of the holidays, I enjoy both simple and extravagant displays. They're really pretty and a very fun decoration.

Anonymous said...

Zach Reese
I don’t know if this is the same house or not, but this house looks exactly like the one near my Aunts house in Richmond. I saw it last year, listening to Charlie Brown music. I love those lights, the ones that move to music or just to show different scenes. The music is broadcasting locally by that house on the radio. Just imagine the people in the house or the neighbors’ house at night trying to sleep.

Anonymous said...

Christmas is the best time of the year. Especially all the nice lights. All the different colors are very unique. It may be a pain in the butt taking it down, but it still is a pretty sight.

Josh Edwards

Tabatha Davis said...

I absolutely love Christmas lights. I think it is really pretty when people set their lights to music. I also think you should not put to many lights up because it looks a little ridiculous. I think you have to find the right balance between a dull house with only one string of lights, and running out of space in your yard.

Anonymous said...


The best time of the year is when its Christmas because of all of the lights people put out. I think it was cool the way the lights went with the beat of the music. Their bill must be very high to keep all the lights on every night. Their must have been thousands of lights.

Holden Hyler

Izabelle Aiken said...

I absolutely love Christmas lights! Christmas light displays bring back memories from way back when my parents take me to Virginai Beach to see all of the different displays of lights. I really love Christmas it is one of my favorite time of the year.

Kelvin Jackson said...

I just love when people decorate their homes. Its just so cool how creative they are. But I do wonder how much higher is their power bill after doing this.

Anonymous said...

Taijii Skeeter
Christmas is my favorite holiday. It was neat how they had the lights and music playing. I know it had there electric bill very high.

Anonymous said...

I like Christmas lights. They show that whoever lives in that home is in the Christmas spirit. I can remember being a kid riding around looking at all of those lit up houses, good times.

- Landon

Anonymous said...

I like driving by a house and seeing lights but especially when they go all out like these people. It must of taken a lot of hard work to get the timers set just right for all of these lights. These people must really enjoy the holidays!
Adrian Rhodes

Anonymous said...

I love all Christmas light displays! My family and I used to go a find a “dancing house” we used to call it. I think the best are the ones that have all the lights, like this one. I've seen ones that are crazy and jammed packed and there is a lot of stuff that goes on. I like that its simple.

-Samantha Albert

Anonymous said...

I love this video! I like holiday lights because it helps set the mood of holidays. I like both simple and tacky lights. The simple just help set the mood but, the tacky ones both set the mood and gives people a wonderful show!
Imani Horsley

Anonymous said...

I think everybody should have Christmas lights. The decorations look so pretty on the houses. I enjoy watching the little light.

- Benniqua Allmond