Frequently Asked Questions
- How much is your electric bill?
- Where is your display located?
- How many lights do you have?
- How do you make the lights dance to the music?
- How much time does it take to program each song?
- Why do you put up all those lights?
- How many channels do you have?
- How long does it take to set up the display?
- How do you transmit the music out to the cars?
- When did you start doing this?
- What kind of a display is this?
- What music do you use for this display?
- When do you begin work on your display?
The electric bill is much less than you might expect, due to the fact that not all the lights are on at the same time in our display.
Our display is located at 34836 Bridge St. in Livonia, MI.
Click here for an online map and directions to our display. .
This year, we have close to 30,000 lights in our 2009 display.
Please see this page to find out how our display works.
Up to 10 hours for every minute of music that you hear.
It is our way to share with others the joy that Jesus brings our family this time of year. We hope that others will realize the true reason for this season - the birth of Jesus Christ. Please click here if you would like to learn more about this.
We have 64 channels of Light-o-Rama control for 2009. A channel is an individual item or strand of lights that you can control with the software. Think of it as 64 different objects that can be controlled and flashing to the beat of the music.
About 1 month. Our family usually starts setup at the beginning of November.
We use a low-power FM transmitter to broadcast the music from the computer out to the car radios.
We have been synchonizing the lights to music at our house since 2006, but have been decorating our house for many years prior to 2006.
This is a residential display put up by our family of 6. This means that there is no charge to see our display.
For our 2009 display, we are using the following music selections:
- "Turn Your Radio On" - Bill Gaither
- "Reflections of Earth" - Epcot
- "Angels We Have Heard on High" - Brian Setzer Orchestra
- "Happy Birthday Jesus" - Mike Douglas
- "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen" by Mercy Me
It takes a whole year to plan, construct, and put up our display every year.