Stunning Christmas Displays

Check out this awe inspiring compilation of stunning videos and fantastic pictures of Christmas displays. It provides video clips and photos of some of the more elaborate displays from around the world, and tips on how to create your own. Enjoy!

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Sundar Kadayam

Subject: Urban Living

Tags:christmas, christmas decoration, holidays, home decoration, lighting

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The Stunning Animated Christmas Displays That Started IT All
I'd like to do this too, but where do I begin?

An Eclectic Collection of Christmas Light Displays
Christmas Display Supplies and Support

Light-o-rama Displays
Festivals of Light

I want to see more ...
The Ugly Side of Christmas Displays

The Stunning Animated Christmas Displays That Started IT All

Carson Williams from Mason, Ohio, USA, gained fame in late 2005, when a video taken of the light show of his home in 2004, became a viral hit on the Internet. The light and music concepts demonstrated by Carson Williams have since been copied widely across the US. Carson Williams himself is now a widely sought after commercial designer of custom holiday light animation.

Wizards in Winter

http://youtube.com/watch?v=5KfD56D8gaI

Christmas lights synchronized to dance in tune to Trans-Siberian Orchestra's "Wizards in Winter" (from The Lost Christmas Eve album). Created by Carson Williams, a Mason, Ohio, electrical engineer.

Wizards in Winter

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http://youtube.com/watch?v=5Kf D56D8gaI

Christmas lights synchronized to dance in tune to Trans-Siberian Orchestra's "Wizards in Winter" (from The Lost Christmas Eve album). Created by Carson Williams, a Mason, Ohio, electrical engineer.

Wizards in Winter: Transiberian Orchestra music and display

http://www.metacafe.com/watch/45390/wizards_of_winter/

Carson Williams of Mason, Ohio, created a synchronized musical display at his house.

Wizards in Winter: Transiberian Orchestra music and display

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http://www.metacafe.com/watch/ 45390/wizards_of_winter/

Carson Williams of Mason, Ohio, created a synchronized musical display at his house.

Christmas Eve/Sarajevo 12/2

http://youtube.com/watch?v=EsPZ2b-S1sM

Christmas Eve/Sarajevo 12/2

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http://youtube.com/watch?v=EsP Z2b-S1sM

Carson William's Lighting used in the Miller-Lite Commercial

http://movies.komar.org/christmas/2005/movies/carson-miller-lite.wmv

One of the various things that drove Carson Williams' personal passion to heights of fame.

About Carson Williams of Mason, Ohio

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carson_Williams

About ConsarLights.com - Carson Williams' Company

http://www.consarlights.com/

Provides custom holiday animated lighting.

An Eclectic Collection of Christmas Light Displays

Control these Christmas Lights from your desktop!

http://www.komar.org/cgi-bin/christmas_webcam

This is Alek Komarnitsky's Controllable Christmas Lights for Celiac Disease. You can view this Christmas lighting display live over the Web and also control the light display with the light controls available on this site. Very nice!

Videos of Alek Komarnitsky's Web-Controllable Christmas Displays

http://www.komar.org/christmas/videos/

Fascinating collection of videos of the service that became very popular since 2004.

2008 Videos - ChristmasWonders.com

http://christmaswonders.com/2008_Videos.html

Videos from the 2008 holiday season.

2007 Videos - ChristmasWonders.com

http://christmaswonders.com/2007_Videos.html

2006 Videos - ChristmasWonders.com

http://christmaswonders.com/2006_Video.html

Nice collection of Christmas Display videos from the 2006 holiday season.

2005 Videos - ChristmasWonders.com

http://christmaswonders.com/2005_Video.html

A collection of videos from the 2005 holiday season.

Holiday Display Videos - TackyLightTour

http://www.tackylighttour.com/interactive/christmaslightsvideos.aspx

Listing of user submitted videos of Christmas Lights. You can submit your own home's Christmas Display Video if you wish to be listed on this site.

PlanetChristmas - Gorgeous Christmas Displays

http://www.planetchristmas.com/ShowingOff.htm

There are hundreds of photos of dazzling, gorgeous Christmas displays here.

Barnes Christmas

http://www.barneschristmas.com/

On the page, click the Videos link on the left frame. This computer-controlled light show synchronized to music was inspired by Carson Williams' famous efforts of 2005.

Mike Sigmond's Displays

http://www.mikesigmond.com/OurVideos.html

Computerized animated light displays.

Light-o-rama Displays

Light-o-rama is a commercial maker of user controlled holiday animated displays. In this section you can see information on Light-o-rama and also videos and pictures of customers who have created their holiday displays using this system.

Light-o-rama's 2008 Contest Winners

http://www.lightorama02.com/2009/Winners/pages/main.htm

Downloadable videos from the 2008 holiday lighting contest.

Light-o-rama's 2007 Contest Winners

http://www.lightorama02.com/2007winners.htm

This page has a collection of videos (wmv files that download to your computer to play in your media player) showcasing elaborate and creative animated as well as static holiday light displays.

Light-o-rama's 2006 Contest Winner

http://www.lightorama02.com/2006winners.htm

One video which was selected as the winner in 2006 - the judge was a 6-year old kid called Alex!

Light-o-rama Videos - Page 1

http://www.lightorama02.com/2007/32less/pages/main.htm

All videos in this page download to your computer for viewing.

Light-o-rama Videos - Page 2

http://www.lightorama02.com/2007/3364/pages/main.htm

All videos in this page download to your computer for viewing.

Light-o-rama Videos - Page 3

http://www.lightorama02.com/2007/unknown/pages/main.htm

All videos in this page download to your computer for viewing.

Light-o-rama Videos - Page 4

http://www.lightorama02.com/2005archive.htm

This page contains an archive of videos from 2005 winter season. Noted among this is Carson Williams' Wizards in Winter lighting display!

About Light-o-rama

http://www.lightorama.com/

Maker of user programmable light controllers used in many of the holiday lighting displays by people all over the US.

I want to see more ...

I guess if you fall in love with Christmas displays as many do, you want to see more, see it all if possible. Here's more links for you ...

Displays from Around the World

http://www.mikesigmond.com/MoreDisplays.html

Maintained by Mike Sigmond.

I'd like to do this too, but where do I begin?

Christmas Lights - Wikipedia

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christmas_lights

A good article on Christmas Lights, their history, how they are put together, outdoor Christmas displays and lot more.

How Christmas Lights Work?

http://christmas.howstuffworks.com/christmas-lights.htm

Information to create your own Christmas Lights.

PlanetChristmas - Please help me. How do I ...

http://www.planetchristmas.com/HowDoI.htm

Learn about everything you need to set up your own gorgeous Christmas display - glass lights, tree lights, rope lights, dimmers, strobes, wireforms, signs and even computerization.

Mike Sigmond's How We Did It

http://www.mikesigmond.com/HowweDidit.html

A complete breakdown of what it took to put his animated display together.

Christmas Display Supplies and Support

Everything you need to set up your own Christmas display.

World Class Christmas Displays

http://www.worldclasschristmas.com/

Specialize in serving businesses.

Christmas Done Bright

http://www.christmasdonebright.com/

Outdoor decorations and lights.

All American Christmas Co.

http://www.holidaylightsandmagic.com/

Building and ground Christmas light displays.

Creative Displays

http://creativedisplays.com/SiteResources/Data/Templates/templatea.asp?docid=514&DocName=Home

Commercial Christmas lighting at wholesale prices.

Vendors and Forums

http://www.mikesigmond.com/VendorsForums.html

From Mike Sigmond.

Festivals of Light

Maybe you just like to enjoy the lights of the season. Here you can see an assorted mix of light displays and shows put up by commercial organizations or city establishments in their parks or zoos.

East Peoria Festival of Lights

http://www.cityofeastpeoria.com/index.cfm?pageID=28

Named one of Top 100 events by the American Bus Association, and billed as one of the largest lighted nighttime festivals in the US.

Koziar's Christmas Village

http://www.koziarschristmasvillage.com/

The site describes itself thus: "A modern marvel of our times is the only way to describe Christmas Village. The magnificent spectacle attracts thousands of tourists each year who come to view the more than one-half million Christmas lights adorning buildings, gift barns, and landscape."

Oglebay Video Tour

http://www.oglebay-resort.com/video/video_test.cfm?clip=fol.swf

Part of the Festival of Lights at the Oglebay Resort, this comprehensive and informative video also showcases in part, the commercial lighting work of Carson Williams.

Mason, Ohio's Holiday in Lights Videos

http://www.pulsejournal.com/m/mplayer/m/6154

Featuring the works of Carson Williams!

Cincinnati Zoo Festival of Lights

http://www.cincyzoo.org/index2.html

Over 2.5 million lights adorn this annual festival at the Cincinnati Zoo.

Symphony in Lights, Denver, Colorado

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nsqBo-p2wU0

Video clip of light display along with interview of Carson Williams and Parker 3D, designers of a grand animated light show in Denver.

Symphony in Lights, Denver, Colorado

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v =nsqBo-p2wU0

Video clip of light display along with interview of Carson Williams and Parker 3D, designers of a grand animated light show in Denver.

Christmas Tree Lane, Altadena, California

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christmas_Tree_Lane

A historical landmark, being lighted annually since 1920.

Tanglewood Park Festival of Lights

http://www.forsyth.cc/tanglewood/fol_didyouknow.aspx

Annual holiday event in Forsyth County, North Carolina.

Holiday Trail of Lights

http://www.holidaytrailoflights.com/

From the web site: "... the trail of lights is the only holiday tour of its kind, spanning six cities across two states. For more than a decade - Natchitoches, Shreveport-Bossier City, Louisiana and Marshall, Jefferson, and Kilgore, Texas - have been delivering an amazing holiday experience."

Moody Gardens Festival of Lights

http://www.moodygardens.com/seasonal_fun/festival_of_lights/

The Gulf Coast's largest lighting event in Galveston Island.

The Ugly Side of Christmas Displays

Not everything is nice and beautiful about Christmas displays - as you will see for yourself ...

The Most God Awful Christmas Displays Ever

http://www.redtongue.com/badxmas.html

From Ira Hirsh, "pop culture horrorist" and president of REDTONGUE! "Spongebob Santapants." Really??

Comments

Sue MacDonald (2 years ago)

Nice guide! Brought back warm memories of when my daughter, at about age 4, used to get overly excited at the prospect of visiting the Cincinnati Zoo each year for the "Vegetable of Lights," which is what she "heard" the first time our baby-sitter mentioned the "Festival of Lights." We STILL call it the "Vegetable of Lights."

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