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The Light Before Christmas (Snopes.com: This Is TURE and INCREDIBLE!) - Kinda Vanity
Snopes.com ^ | 1 December 2005 | Snopes Staff Writer

Posted on 12/03/2005 7:05:43 PM PST by 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.


(Excerpt) Read more at snopes.com ...


TOPICS: Miscellaneous; Society; Weird Stuff
KEYWORDS: carsonwilliams; christmas; christmasdecorations; holiday; lights; masonohio; snopes; ture

1 posted on 12/03/2005 7:05:46 PM PST by Viking2002
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To: Viking2002
Mods, feels free to edit my headlines so it reads 'TRUE'. TYVM.


2 posted on 12/03/2005 7:11:41 PM PST by Viking2002 (Allah FUBAR!)
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To: Viking2002

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.


3 posted on 12/03/2005 7:17:43 PM PST by Cedar
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To: Cedar
Really? Hmmm. And I thought I did a pretty thorough search before posting. I hate being a blog magpie.


4 posted on 12/03/2005 7:22:33 PM PST by Viking2002 (Allah FUBAR!)
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To: Viking2002

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


5 posted on 12/03/2005 7:24:24 PM PST by FEARED MUTATION
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To: Viking2002

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......


6 posted on 12/03/2005 7:30:03 PM PST by nevergore (“It could be that the purpose of my life is simply to serve as a warning to others.”)
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To: FEARED MUTATION
This guy has a page...and he mentions Carson on his video page:

http://www.wonderlandchristmas.com/

7 posted on 12/03/2005 7:45:46 PM PST by jess35
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To: Viking2002
HA - looks like Snopes didn't cotton too well to my link up yonder......LOL


8 posted on 12/03/2005 7:51:36 PM PST by Viking2002 (Allah FUBAR!)
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To: FEARED MUTATION
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.


9 posted on 12/03/2005 7:52:59 PM PST by Viking2002 (Allah FUBAR!)
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To: nevergore
"I'd hate to be his neighbor......"

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

10 posted on 12/03/2005 7:56:50 PM PST by sageb1 (This is the Final Crusade. There are only 2 sides. Pick one.)
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To: Viking2002

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.


11 posted on 12/03/2005 8:06:48 PM PST by Cedar
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To: Viking2002

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


12 posted on 12/03/2005 8:08:33 PM PST by Petronski (Cyborg is the greatest blessing I have ever known.)
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To: FEARED MUTATION

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


13 posted on 12/03/2005 8:25:56 PM PST by tapatio
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To: tapatio

OIC, thx all.


14 posted on 12/03/2005 8:29:09 PM PST by FEARED MUTATION
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To: Petronski
Yup. I got busted. LOL :-)


15 posted on 12/03/2005 9:13:30 PM PST by Viking2002 (Allah FUBAR!)
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To: Viking2002
Cool, but I don't care much for the Peace Symbol.
16 posted on 12/03/2005 9:25:09 PM PST by Mike Darancette (Mesocons for Rice '08)
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To: Viking2002

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


17 posted on 12/04/2005 3:22:18 AM PST by alwaysconservative (Whoever said you can't buy love, never owned a dog.)
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To: Viking2002

Great find, thanks for the link

Can you imagine being this guys neighbor??

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


18 posted on 12/04/2005 5:34:40 AM PST by ThreePuttinDude ()......Politically incorrect by Intelligent Design........()
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To: ThreePuttinDude
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


19 posted on 12/04/2005 8:09:44 AM PST by Viking2002 (Allah FUBAR!)
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To: Mike Darancette
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.

20 posted on 12/04/2005 2:00:19 PM PST by lil_rebbitzen ("A Christian Gentleman is a patient wolf who will wait until the honeymoon." - Blurblogger)
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