Christmas Post!

My parents have made sure to always have a real Christmas tree every year. We decorate it, some years with a little more zeal than others. However, we have never been the type of family to go overboard when it comes to Christmas cheer. One of my uncles loved to decorate his house with an obscene amount of Christmas lights. His house would stand, out not only because of his enthusiasm, but also because his family happened to be one of the few Christian families in the neighborhood. One year they had a hard time selling a small sailboat so they placed it in the front yard, equipped with a lighted mast and a mini rudolph. 

However, while procrastinating I have stumbled across some people who can put my uncle to shame. While he may have decorated his entire house to look like the American flag, he failed to time his lights to festive music. Perhaps I’m simply a latecomer, but I’ve never fully paid much attention to how much effort people can put into music and light shows. 

I have done a little browsing on YouTube and have come across four different music and light show categories.

1) The people who take these things incredibly seriously

While impressive, I find these a bit on the boring side.

2) People who want to annoy the crap out of their neighbors

It doesn’t really matter if their shows are all that well done. What does matter though, is music choice and the amount of lights used. Take the example of this house, which used the Crazy Frog version of “Jingle Bells.” 

Or, these people, who used a techno version of “Jingle Bells”

3) All things TSO (Trans-Siberian Orchestra) related  

People really like TSO.

4) People who don’t really care that much about Christmas but really enjoy music and light shows (as well as annoying their neighbors)

One house does Sandstorm

And my personal favorite, lights done to the Colbert Report theme

I am really glad my neighbors don’t partake in any of this.