Christmas has always been my
favorite time of year. As a child I dreamed of the presents Santa would bring
and loved the music of the season. As a young adult I adopted the tasks
of decorating my parent's house, and loved the music of the season. As a
parent I have continued the tradition, decorating my own home, seeing to it
that my children enjoyed themselves as well, and ... loving the music of the
season!
Through the years, I have
collected many hours of Christmas music and I play it in the car and in the
house from Thanksgiving until well past New Year's Day. In 2005 I (along
with many others) became aware of Carson Williams and his Christmas lights
synchronized to "Wizards in Winter" by Trans Siberian Orchestra.
I was so impressed that I set about researching how he accomplished that feat. That
led me to a variety of websites, among which PlanetChristmas.com stands out as
the premier repository of pertinent information. If Mr. Chuck Smith does
not have the information or content on his website you can be sure he has a
link to someone who does.
All during 2006 I was consumed
with designing and building all the components of the display. We went
live for the very first time on December 2, 2006 with lights sequenced to
three songs. Our goal is to improve the display each year.
2007 has seen the addition of
twenty new mini trees, eight new controllers (64 more channels), a yard card
representing the nativity, a three-channel Bethlehem star to replace the
little five-point star from last year, and LED lights on the mega tree.
2008 adds four arches each with
six strands of blue LED lights and new musical sequences.
Directions to the Display:
From I-64 take exit 39 and turn
south (toward Hurricane) on Route 34. Pass by Mountain View Elementary School
(on the left) and West Teays Elementary School (on the right). Turn right on
Taylor Drive (sign for Teays Valley Meadows). At the bottom of the hill bear
right onto Plantation Drive (Teays Valley Meadows North). Tune to 95.3FM to
hear the music, and enjoy the lights! Please help keep us in our neighbors'
good graces and respect their driveways and property. There is also a canned
goods collection drum from which we donate to the Community Cupboard. Thank
you in advance for your donations!
This page was last updated on 12/14/08.
