| |
|
PlanetChristmas
Showing Off 1999
Page formatting seem a little "funky"? Long story but in order to keep as
many pictures as possible from the PlanetChristmas archives, there has to be
some HTML liberties taken. Please enjoy the pictures but ignore the way the
entire page looks.
 |
This is the seventh
year for my animated light display. The 1999 display took ten days to
install. The display includes nearly 14,000 lights, many of which are
hand-painted to achieve the desired color. The animation requires about
200 extension cords to connect the lights to the programmable logic
controllers. This picture is a time lapse photo of the display.
New for this year is a 1500 bulb millennium ball that descends from
nearly 40 feet above the ground. The display also includes favorites
such as the snow-skiing snowman and football and basketball sequences.
The display is located at 1501 Glendale Avenue, Ames, Iowa. Happy
Holidays! Andy Venzke
avenzke@hotmail.com
http://lights.avenzke.com |
 |
Our display has
increased from 10,000 to 15,000 lights for 1999. Thousands of Christmas
visitors pass through our gates nightly bringing the atmosphere that all
people who light up their homes tend to recognize and love. Our wishing
well this year is proving extremely popular with the money going to the
Children's Starlight Foundation. We found that people wanted to donate a
coin in appreciation of all our hard work, and we then decided to donate
the money to a charity of our choice. The Children's Starlight
Foundation grants wishes to terminally ill children and their families
and help to make a wish come true. Thanking You and Wishing you a Merry
Christmas and a Happy New Year 2000. Regards Kerrie & Livio Piva. (www.santasworkshop.com.au)
(Australia) |
 |
Here is a picture of
The D'ambrosia family Christmas display. He is also on Teri Court. His
display boasts about 20000 lights and a 40 foot Merry Christmas, Happy
New Year 2000 hand made lighted sign. He can be reached at
ld228@hotmail.com. |
 |
Here is my final
picture, of my brothers house also on Teri Court. His display has
numerous lawn decorations and lights. His email is
BrianBiz2@hotmail.com. His
name is Brian Bisignano |
|
This is for the
Bisignano Family Christmas Display at 4 Teri court, Jackson, NJ 08527.
The display has over 25,000 lights, 24 moving dolls and a life-size
Santa and Ms. Claus. There are over 80 lawn decorations, including a
marching band, cannon, deer, angels, horses sleds, soldiers, nativity,
choir, Mickey mouse, Minnie Mouse, Winnie the Pooh, Tigger and Goofy,
Santa and 8 reindeer flying, penguins, etc. The display is over 300ft
long, so I split into 2 pictures. If you can only put one up, please
use the house picture. This is our third year decorating and we are
going for 40000 lights next year. My email is
sal_bisignano@hotmail.com |
 |
Attached is a picture
of part of my light display. This is my third year putting up a large
display. This year I have 6620 lights with hopes of 10,000 next year.
(at least) I have an 8ft tall reindeer (1) and and 8ft tall Snowman.
Also included in my display are smaller snowmen, reindeer, penguins,
Christmas music and a nativity scene. I am collecting donations for the
second year.
Check out my web page at
www.homestead.com/lightsofchristmas/1999.html |
 |
Here is one more house from Citrus Heights, California.
Geoff and Shelly of Orangevale 19,700
lights. 130
hours of work.
|
 |
This is our second year
decorating our house, we have thousands of mini light, 200 C9 lights,
blow molds, and moving dolls and a nativity scene, 10 foot wooden
soldiers and 4 man made archways. Plan on expanding every year. We are
located in Jackson New Jersey.
Vinny Scalisi
VScalisi@christies.com
|
 |
Last year, my husband
won 2nd place in our area lighting contest. Actually, he only bought me
the ladder and held it once. Anyway, his comment was, "when you are
lying in the middle of the ring at the end of the round, they don't give
you a prize for coming in 2nd....you will just have to try harder next
year." My husband died unexpertly this past April. He had promised to
build a light fountain for this years display and so some of his friends
pitched in and built it in his memory. Last year there were 12,000
lights. This year, I have added an additional 10,000. I live on the
shore of Lake Superior, which gives an awesome background when the waves
are crashing. There are five 40 to 60 foot blue spruce all lit with
over 1500 mini lights each.....all the way to the top. The fountain is
20 feet tall and contains 2000 white mini lights. Seven deer, a sleigh,
30 sets of icicle lights, 10 sets of net lights, snowflakes and stars. 3
penguins and 3 Christmas geese, 11 lit arches all done in mini lights.
I used emerald green accents. Music by Mannheim Steamroller. The
lights have been on since Nov. 29th. (5 p.m. to 11 p.m.) Am averaging
100 to people walking through each night. Hope to have picture posted
on my web site at
www.Marciahales.org in the next few days. Marcia Hales, 3739 Lake
Avenue South, Duluth, MN 55802 |
 |
This is my 3rd year
with my display.
Scott Capelo
http://www.christmasfanatic.com |
 |
This is a picture of my house last year. I made the
sleigh myself and next year I will make a nativity scene too. I have
about fifty sets of lights up on this picture . I try to add more each
year. Thanks You Troy Banks Reno Nevada
layer@accutek.com |
 |
One of the brightest
spots in Long Beach California these days is the 5900 block of Coke Ave.
Where the Lambert and Nadal families deck their houses with a combined
16,500 Christmas lights. On the left, the Lambert's, on the right the
Nadal's. Our mega Christmas displays unite at the light pole in front of
our homes. The light frenzy begins the day after Thanksgiving. The
phrase around here is "MORE LIGHTS." After it is all done we look at
each other and say "NO MORE LIGHTS." We love decorating for Christmas!
Your welcome to email me anytime. . Check out our website at
Christmas
tree lane on Coke Avenue or email
Lynn Lambert |
|
We live in Adelaide,
South Australia and have been doing a Christmas display for the past two
years. Lots of things we have imported from the Christmas Factory in
Tennessee. We have also made a lot of wire figurines ourselves this
year. This years display is totally run using the computer and DasherCR,
the light display is synchronized to music and runs for 24 minutes
before restarting. Our web page is
www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/Screen/9808 Email address is
lynmac@eisa.net.au |
 |
Citrus Heights, CA. Robin Gage and
Judy K designed this masterpiece. 6000 lights, 30 extension cords, 8
Timers, 15 handmade decorations, over 200 hours and a trip to
Anaheim from Sacramento; to pick up the decorations. A dozen or more
trips back and forth to the hardware store for more stuff. We just
bought this house in June; it's our first. Couldn't wait to decorate
it for Christmas. More things will be added next year. More pictures
www.robingage.com
|
 |
This is a picture of
our 1999 display. It consists of 5,100 mini lights. Not pictured
because of late production are 2 5' tall toy soldiers with C7 bulbs and
2 lighted trees. I haven't included those bulbs in my counting. Next
year I plan to have at least 10,000 Mini lights.
www.geocities.com/drumssc/HomePage.html
Check out www.Bisons.com to order
the latest Bisons merchandise on-line. |
|
|
Here is Peter Jolly's
place. Waratah Village, Turton road, Waratah, Newcastle, Australia
Believed to be the largest Christmas lights display in Aus. It features
an 18foot tall waving Santa Claus, an 18 piece Nativity set, a 12foot
tall X 72 foot long train,15 foot tall Jack.in.the.box 15foot tall
rocking horse that rocks, a 30foot long moving see.saw complete with
animals and 3 x 3D 10foot bears to name just a few of the attractions.
Using over 90 thousand globes and 10thousand meters of cable it is lit
from early November to New Years Day each night at 8pm to midnight It
has been built by local craftspeople. Kay McFarlane designed and painted
it , Gary O'Brien from A to Z Fabrication did the construction and
Duncan Kerr Electrics lit it. It was financed by the centers owner,
Robert Rockefeller and has to date cost in excess of $350,000 It is
being added to each year. Email Peter at
peterjolly22@hotmail.com |
| |
