History
2023
New additions: 7 large "mini" trees added to yard. This brought us over 10,000 lights!
Also added wireless DMX transmitter for LED wristbands and began fundraiser.
Standard playlist:
Spirit of Christmas Medley - Michael W. Smith
Holiday Rock - Neon Trees
Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree - Brenda Lee
Winter Wonderland/Here Comes Santa Claus - Snoop Dogg & Anna Kendrick
Kid on Christmas - Pentatonix
2022
New additions: 4 Singing Trees on the roof
Pixel Controller: 4 Kulp K8-B, 1 Kulp K32
Software: xLights
Show player: Falcon Player
Playlist: This year you could select songs from your phone
2021
New additions: 7 Candy canes (99 pixels each) and a 696 pixel wreath on the roof
Pixel Controller: 4 Kulp K8-B, Falcon F4
Software: xLights
Show player: Falcon Player
Playlist:
"Movie" Monday
Into The Unknown
The Polar Express
Star Wars
"Taco" Tuesday
Jingle Bells (Colton Dixon)
Candycane Lane (Sia)
Shake Up Christmas (Train)
Christmas Every Day (Simple Plan)
Raining Tacos on Christmas Eve (Parry Gripp)
Wednesday
Carol of the Bells (Lindsay Stirling)
Hey Come Look At My House
I Believe In Santa (Meghan Trainor)
Winter Wonderland (Selana Gomez)
Christmas Like (Fancy Like Parody by Straight No Chaser)
Thursday
Feliz Navidad (Jose Feliciano)
Joy to the World (For King and Country)
You Make It Feel Like Christmas (Gwen Stefani)
All I Want for Christmas is You (Mariah Carey)
Light of Christmas (Owl City)
Friday
Jingle Bells (Colton Dixon)
Candycane Lane (Sia)
Shake Up Christmas (Train)
Saturday
I Believe In Santa (Meghan Trainor)
Winter Wonderland (Selana Gomez)
Christmas Like (Fancy Like Parody by Straight No Chaser)
Sunday
Feliz Navidad (Jose Feliciano)
Joy to the World (For King and Country)
You Make It Feel Like Christmas (Gwen Stefani)
2020
New additions: 3,200 Pixel Megatree. 1,152 pixel matrix. 3 spinners. Additional house outlines.
Pixel Controller: Falcon F48, Falcon F4, 2 Falcon PiCaps
Software: xLights
Show player: Falcon Player
Playlist:
Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Sunday
All I Want for Christmas Is You - Mariah Carey
Little Drummer Boy - For King and Country
Christmas Every Day - Simple Plan
Hey Come Look at my House
Into the Unknown - Panic! At The Disco
The Greatest Show - Greatest Showman
Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday
Carol of the Bells - Lindsey Stirling
Let It Snow - Michael Buble
Raining Tacos on Christmas Eve - Parry Gripp
The Polar Express
Light of Christmas - Owl City
Star Wars Suite
2019
New additions: 40 large bulbs from Home Depot modified with pixel lights.
Pixel Controller: Falcon F48
Software: xLights
Show player: xSchedule
Playlist:
Wizards in Winter - Trans-siberian orchestra
Miraculum - Lincoln Brewster
Light of Christmas - Owl City
Little Drummer Boy - For King and Country
2018
New additions: Switched over to pixel lights.
Pixel Controller: AlphaPix 16 & AlphaPix 4
Software: xLights
Show player: xSchedule
Playlist:
Wizards in Winter - Trans-siberian orchestra
Miraculum - Lincoln Brewster
Light of Christmas - Owl City
The Greatest Show from The Greatest Showman
2017
First year. Used "dumb" LED light strips, which means that the entire strip of lights can only be 1 color and brightness level.
Pixel Controller: DMX LED controllers
Software: Vixen
Show Player: Vixen
Playlist:
Wizards in Winter - Trans-siberian orchestra
Christmas Canon Rock - Trans-siberian orchestra
Dreams Of Fireflies - Trans-siberian orchestra