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averygoodun42 ([personal profile] averygoodun42) wrote2006-12-05 08:20 pm

Christmas lights

So, would anyone be interested in sharing the most, erm, spirited (or garish, depending on your point of view) Christmas light display in their neighborhood/town (even if it's your own)? Kind of meme-like?

Even though I think taking things to the extreme is pretty tacky, I can't help but enjoy the joy of the season that literally radiates from those displays. One very fond memory I have is seeing the humongous display covering the courthouse? City Hall? (big, classical, forbidding-gray, official-looking building) in downtown Sydney. Red and green "ribbons" (at least fifteen feet wide) wrapped around the building along with several slightly-smaller-than-Macy's-Parade-sized balloons of Santa and snowmen. It was tacky as all get out, but it was so cheerful. I loved it.

So, wannna share? If so, I'll rush out and take pics of the house I'm thinking of.

[identity profile] fishity.livejournal.com 2006-12-06 04:34 pm (UTC)(link)
What a great idea! The concept of huge, flashy Christmas light displays has only recently arrived here, but already there are people taking it way too far :) I have also seen some very tasteful and festive light displays in windows. And our central station is very beautifully decorated this year!

[identity profile] averygoodun.livejournal.com 2006-12-07 02:22 am (UTC)(link)
Oh, the tasteful ones are fabuous, don't get me wrong. I would like to think I would err on this side of tasteful, but the exuberance of the tacky shows is just so... fun!

Pics, please?

[identity profile] fishity.livejournal.com 2006-12-07 07:48 pm (UTC)(link)
I'll try to get some pics and post them...either here or on my journal.