Christmas Designers

Domenick DellaNeve passed away recently. You didn't know him; I didn't either. But he lived a long, full life. And from all accounts he lived a very rich life, a life that touched many others. I imagine that many people wouldn't have considered Domenick a particularly exceptional man - at least not in the (sometimes flawed) terms that society considers...

Build excitement for the season by counting down the days to turning on your Christmas lights. Switch-on day: the day that Christmas lights are switched on for the season. It's a day that all Christmas Enthusiasts look forward to with great anticipation. Because for a Christmas Enthusiast, switch-on day represents the true beginning of the Christmas season. For many Christmas...

We came across a recent news story that was kind of humorous, in a way. And in another way, a little bit spooky. We thought we'd share it with you. It seems that in the Philippines, the government takes the quality of Christmas lights rather seriously. According to the news story, a governmental department called the Department of Trade and...

Much of the information we provide about installing Christmas lights and decorations is focused on homeowners. But that's not really fair! After all, millions of Christmas Enthusiasts aren't homeowners. Instead, they live in apartments, townhomes, and condos. But there's no reason that these millions of Christmas Enthusiasts can't participate in the Christmas decorating fun. Because even if you don't live...

Perhaps one of the most spectacular and awaited times of the year is Christmas and all the days leading up to it. This is when the weather is starting to get a little colder and we are all starting to get into the holiday spirit. It seems like everywhere you look there is some happy reminder of this joyous season...

Have you seen the Christmas comedy classic: National Lampoon's Holiday Vacation? If so, you're sure to remember Clark Griswold's ultra-ambitious Christmas light project for his home. His would be a home that could be seen from space, by golly. He had strung so many lights on his house that when they were all turned on, the power company had to...

Your Christmas light display last year - was it all you had hoped for? When you stood back and surveyed your handiwork from curbside, were you satisfied with it? Was it everything you'd expected it to be? Or did you experience a tiny tinge of disappointment? Perhaps you felt that your display was missing something, just some final touch of...

Christmas time is fast approaching and with it comes the time to start decorating!  For those full of the holiday spirit decorating is a fun and creative time, and for those who are not quite in the holiday spirit, this time of year can be full of stress and hair-pulling. Regardless of which category you fall into, these seventeen ways to...

So you're thinking of hiring a professional Christmas light installer to put up your Christmas light display this year? That's not a bad idea. In fact, it's a very good idea. Every holiday season there's a frightful rash of injuries, trips to the ER — and even the occasional death — as homeowners perform light installation chores that are very...

Would you like to add a unique and enchanting dimension to your outdoor Christmas display this season? Consider hanging a number of animated snowfall tubes within the winter-bare foliage of your trees. Animated snowfall tubes - also called falling snow lights - consist of a series of brilliant white LED lights that illuminate sequentially from top to bottom within a clear...