First Song List

Hey all!
Here is the current song list for the display! Nobody else will know until the show begins.

Trans Siberian Orchestra (TSO)
-First Snow
-Wizards in Winter
Natalie Grant- Joy to the World
THX Film introduction
Jingle Bells Techno!
We Wish you a Merry Christmas- Highland pipers

More to come.....
If you have a great song suggestion, email me or post it in the comment section. Thanks!

Happy Thanksgiving!!

The display is currently undergoing testing and programming indoors this week. I know many of the neighbors surrounding you will probably have their holiday decorations out on Thanksgiving tomorrow. I, on the other hand, will not have any sign of the oncoming display of light yet illuminated in the frontal regions of my humble abode until the second respite of December. (way too much shakespeare, I know) Which translates to: I ain't gone have no lights on my shack until I's goood and redy!

Here's a peek at the temporary house my family just moved into, soon to be illuminated.

Don't eat too much turkey now! (I know I will)

New Software!

Today is a very exciting day for me! I have just downloaded new light control software for the display: Lightorama-Next Generation 2.0.0. This software will allow me to do some new incredible things with the display, adding an extra WOW factor here and there. So, I will definitely be busy this weekend! Even though the average onlooker does not see a single light in the yard yet, major preparations are being made indoors. The lights should begin going up in the next week or so, but will not turn on until the first or second week in December. (See the POLE at the bottom)
I hope everyone will come see the display this year! I have been working hard to ensure it is a success. Remember my email: hallsoflight@gmail.com

First Post!

Hi! Welcome to the ChristLights christmas blog! I hope to keep a log a what activities are happening in preparation for the display over the next several weeks...starting with this first post. As of today, I have ordered a new fog machine and control systems for the display which should be at my house in the next few days. I am also very excited about video integration this year. There will (hopefully) be a video screen in the front yard that will display graphics and announcements to the visitors passing by. I have been quite busy coming up with how I am going to set everthing up, because next week is Thanksgiving, and that is when the lights are going up. Then over the next few weeks I plan to touch everything up for opening night. (December 8 or 9)
In case you do not know, my Christmas display has relocated this year due to my family moving. Last year the display was awesome and this year I do not plan to dissapoint.

The planned statistics for the display include: 40+ computerized channels, A couple thousand feet of wire, 10, 000 lights syncronized to music, a 10 foot video screen, music broadcast within 200 feet of our home on 105.9 FM, several theatrical special effect lights, and 60+ amps of power! If you have any questions, concerns, or comments feel free to email me at: hallsoflight@gmail.com.