The Light Before Christmas (Snopes.com: This Is TURE and INCREDIBLE!) - Kinda Vanity

Snopes.com ^ | 1 December 2005 | Snopes Staff Writer

[Viking2002]

A video clip shows home Christmas lights synchronized to flash in time to a musical score, in this case Trans-Siberian Orchestra's "Wizard in Winter" (from The Lost Christmas Eve album).

I'm lousy at pasting web links, but it's worth your time to see what this guy has done to his house for the holidays. Essentially, some guy named Carson Williams, of Mason, Ohio, put together a little 'festival of lights', and using a combination of light controllers and a low-power radio station, choreographed the whole shebang to the score of Trans-Siberian Orchestra's 'Wizard In Winter'. The video is available for viewing/downloading at http://members.cox.net/transam57/lights.wmv. Snopes has the entire story (with interesting links) at http://www.snopes.com/photos/arts/xmaslights.asp.

Pardon my occasionally p!ss-poor HTML skills if the licks aren't clickable - just copy and paste, TY.

[Viking2002]

Mods, feels free to edit my headlines so it reads 'TRUE'. TYVM.

[Cedar]

I kind of like "TURE"

And the video clip is great---amazing, one of the best I've ever seen. Someone had a link to it here a few days ago.

[Viking2002]

Really? Hmmm. And I thought I did a pretty thorough search before posting. I hate being a blog magpie.

[FEARED MUTATION]

I stumbled on this last night - fantastic! I wish the homeowner would post a webpage regarding its construction.

[nevergore]

Thanks....That was the most unbelievable Christmas display I've ever seen....It blows away the $25/per car park ones I've seen and this guy has it in his front yard.....

I'd hate to be his neighbor......

[jess35]

This guy has a page...and he mentions Carson on his video page:

http://www.wonderlandchristmas.com/

[Viking2002]

HA - looks like Snopes didn't cotton too well to my link up yonder......LOL

[Viking2002]

If you hit the Snopes links, there's an in-depth article on how the guy did it. AND links to the company that makes the controller.

[sageb1]

"I'd hate to be his neighbor......"

But he's probably a blast to have for a friend. lol! Holy cow!

[Cedar]

The post I mentioned was not a thread about this guy's light show.

Someone was just making a comment on another thread (can't even remember which thread)...and he/she posted a web link to it.

I think it deserves its own thread, so glad you started one.

[Petronski]

The part I don't understand is the giant "Mr. Yuk" at the top of your thread. Did you get caught hotlinking?

[tapatio]

http://www.wonderlandchristmas.com/wizardsofwinter.php

[FEARED MUTATION]

OIC, thx all.

[Viking2002]

Yup. I got busted. LOL :-)

[Mike Darancette]

Cool, but I don't care much for the Peace Symbol.

[alwaysconservative]

Wow! (Just Wow!) Thanks for finding that!

[ThreePuttinDude]

Great find, thanks for the link

Can you imagine being this guys neighbor??

It might be OK at first, but after a while, YIKES

[Viking2002]

My display this year is static, but you betchum the neighbors have to close their blinds at night - hope nobody from the local airport shuts me down.....LOL

[lil_rebbitzen]

Cool, but I don't care much for the Peace Symbol.

Yeah, I noticed that too. Yuck.

I love the song. Even though I do Hanukkah (used to, though), I'm asking for the Christmas CD it's on for Hanukkah.