What's your favorite part of the holiday season? For some people, it's the music. For others, it's the food. For me, nothing is more captivating than twinkly holiday lights.
It's amazing to see how creative people can get with lights. Around the country, families work, sometimes for months, to put together home holiday displays that will seriously wow you. Lights are programmed with music to bring thousands of little lights to life. Many times, the family does it simply for the joy of the neighborhood or to raise money for charity. It's become such a big phenomenon that ABC has produced a whole reality show around it, The Great Christmas Light Fight.
From well-known to low-key, there are tons of home holiday displays that will impress you. These are some of the ones getting the most buzz across the internet.
Peacock Lane — Portland, Oregon
Peacock Lane does such serious holiday lights that they're known as "Portland's Christmas Street." The four-block area goes all out from December 15 through the year's end. The tradition started in the 1940s and has kept on strong. Passersby are given cocoa and cider by happy homeowners.
Taylor Swift Light Display (Location Unknown)
It's unclear where this Taylor Swift-loving family is, but each year they like to create a light show based on Taylor's song, "Christmas Tree Farm." Each year's display improves on the last, and this one does not disappoint.
Linglestown Lights — Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Linglestown Lights have been sharing videos of their awesome light shows since 2014. Located in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, each year promises a more incredible show than the last. There are nearly 30,000 lights that are coordinated with 11 different holiday songs.
Lower Mainland Lights — Surrey, British Columbia
This Canadian home's display features over 160,000 lights! It takes the home's owner over two months to perfect his setup in time for the holidays. The homeowners have been doing the light show for 24 years.
Santa's Corner House — Whitestone, New York
This house's display is seriously bright and seriously jam-packed with things for visitors to see. The display doesn't include just lights but inflatables and animatronics as well. Aside from the occasional year off, Kevin Lynch and his family have been doing the show for over 20 years.
Larsen Lights — Campton Hills, Illinois
This light show is so popular, police officers warn the public to avoid backing up onto main roads miles away! The Larsen family even competed on ABC's Great Christmas Light Fight in 2013. The epic show speaks for itself in all the best ways.
Hanukkah House — Houston, Texas
The Hanukkah House wants to remind people that lights don't just celebrate Christmas. In fact, lights are kind of a big deal where Hanukkah's concerned, and this light show pays tribute to that. It's the 13th year putting on the incredible display, and it's still as mesmerizing as the first time.
Trista Lights — Minnetrista, Minnesota
This is another light display that delights holiday lovers in the area year after year. They use over 20,000 computerized lights to make the show the hit it is. This light show has appeared on Christmas Light Fight.
Burton Christmas Lights — Fayetteville, Georgia
The Burton family has been putting on their awe-inspiring light shows since 1994. It was a static show in its early days. In 2009, they animated the show to music, making for an unforgettable display.
