The holiday season has arrived and many South Delta households are carrying on a favourite tradition: putting up Christmas lights.
Jason and Lindsay Dault spent about a week working on their display at 505 Tralee Cres. in Tsawwassen, heading outside for a few hours at night after putting their three young kids to bed.
"A string here, a string there. It's becoming a bit of an addiction now," says Lindsay with a laugh. "We're like, 'Oh, we need another one right there, it'd look awesome!'" A lit up Santa Claus and reindeer on the roof is a highlight of their display.
"That was our big purchase this year. That's the big addition," she says.
They estimate there's "easily" 5,000 lights in their setup.
Jason says he's "loving the savings" on LED lights, because the "old school ones" were expensive.
"We just hope it brings some smiles to people's faces and brings on the Christmas cheer," he says.
Marie Beer and her husband Poul's Christmas light display at 6095-48A Ave. in Ladner features candy canes along the driveway, reindeer, geese, a skating polar bear, a big fir tree decorated with lights, tinsels and ornaments, snow men and more.
Beer says her favourite feature is probably two flurry machines, which basically shine a light on a disco ball that reflects and makes it looks like it's snowing on the house.
The display includes between 6,000 and 10,000 lights.
"I think it's really good for Christmas spirit when people see it," she says, noting they've got two nephews who like to come visit to see the setu p. They've received a few anonymous thank you cards in the mailbox as well over the years, she adds.
Rob McLean's Christmas setup includes 7,000 lights choreographed to music at 4915 Weaver Dr. in Tsawwassen.
Music includes Christmas favourites like Jingle Bells, Carol of the Bells and Dominic the Italian Christmas Donkey.
Planning for the show started in July, notes Linda McLean, Rob's wife.
"It takes a lot of time to synchronize the lights to the music," she explains.
The display also features a new eight-foot Season's Greetings sign, four-foot stars and cascading snowflakes. The display is dedicated to the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (jdrf.ca).
The show can be heard on 87.9 FM and runs from 5 to 10:30 p.m. on weekdays and until 11 p.m. on weekends.
