Man delights in ‘fanatic’ lights
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The 500 extension cords, the 100,000 lights, the 57 flying metal reindeer, the neon nativity scene, the bubble machine, his very own FM transmitter so he can synchronize all this to “Boogie Woogie Santa Claus,” it’s tempting to conclude that Marty Slack is a fanatic. But as he told a reporter for CBS News […]

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Lead Containing Christmas Lights Worry Some Medical Experts
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Decorating the Christmas Tree is a treasured family tradition.
But there’s a warning out about traditional Christmas lights.
A CNN investigation shows that the wire coating itself could pose a hazard to your family’s health.
Every year, Ronica Dhaliwal decorates her Christmas Tree, but she never worried about her Christmas lights.
“You know, plug it in […]

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If you’re thinking of having lots of Christmas lights this season…think again
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CHRISTMAS carols are now being played more often, hotels and other establishments have begun adorning their facades with glittering lights and soon every household will follow suit in the spirit of the holidays.
But the high cost of electricity on the islands may be like the Grinch who stole Christmas.
This month, the Commonwealth Utilities Corp. […]

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70,000 Christmas Lights at Senske
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70,000 lights dance to music at the Senske showcase of lights at the corner of Deschutes and Quay in Kennewick.
Senske specializes in landscaping, pest control, but in the winter they specialize in home décor and lighting.
The lights are synchronized to five classic christmas songs playing in a continuous loop. The music is […]

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Lighting your house up like a Christmas tree
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IT STARTED five years ago as a way to celebrate Nicole Dzanovski’s favourite time of year — Christmas. Her house in Torbay Street, Macleod, was too small for a Christmas tree, so she put it outside, with some fairy lights, a candle in the window and icicle lights along the eaves.
Somehow the display has evolved […]

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Can you celebrate Christmas without lights?
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The City of Cape Town has slammed any plans Eskom may have of asking municipalities to switch off their Christmas lights this year to conserve power.
The city’s public lighting manager, Charles Kadalie, on Sunday said he had heard rumours that Eskom could request the city to switch off its Christmas lights.
“But we are not […]

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Carnaby Christmas lights: stunning chain reaction
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Carnaby, famous for its astounding Christmas installations, brings another notable display this year from 14 November 2007. Designed by James Glancy Design the oversized and brightly coloured ‘paper chain’ installations, interlink through the main thoroughfare of Carnaby Street and connecting all twelve streets of the Carnaby area.
This Christmas, Carnaby is proudly supporting Barnardo’s Believe in […]

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Christmas Lights Planner
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Christmas Lights Planner lets the family join in the fun of designing a Christmas light display for your home.
Load a digital image, shot in the daytime, of your house onto a PC.
Open Christmas Lights Planner and the image of your home.
When your home is visible on the screen, a computerized image of […]

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Procession of schoolchildren herald turning on of Christmas lights
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A procession of more than 100 schoolchildren will march to Queens Square for the switching on of the christmas lights.
Former Eastender and star of this year’s panto Michelle Gayle will turn the lights on and the ceremony will be followed by live music.
The procession will take place as part of the annual Illuminati Festival which […]

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Big Brother Stars Will Turn on Christmas Lights
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Twin stars of Big Brother 8 Sam and Amanda Marchant have been revealed as the stars who will turn on this year’s Christmas illuminations in Plymouth.
The reality TV stars, who have also launched a pop career, will be pushing the plunger on Thursday, November 15, as part of a packed evening of entertainment marking the […]

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Deck the halls with LED bulbs
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Christmas is coming, and it’s time to deck the halls, but many holiday lovers may not realize they can save 80 to 98 percent of the energy costs of Christmas lights by switching to LEDs (light-emitting diodes).
LED bulbs are also environmentally friendly, nearly unbreakable, can be used indoors and outdoors, are weather- and water-resistant and […]

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Christmas lights delight
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YORK is set for a very merry Christmas this year, after residents and tourists were handed two early gifts from city leaders.
In a surprise announcement, ruling councillors said they were able to pay for the city’s full array of cross-street festive lights to be put up this year, meaning York will enjoy a bright Christmas […]

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Cheeky switch-on for Christmas lights
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Blackpool’s Christmas lights are to be switched-on by the Transylvanian pop duo The Cheeky Girls.
The twin sisters will be flicking the switch to start the countdown to Christmas on Sunday November 25, at 4.30pm, a week later than originally planned, outside St John’s Church.
The switch-on was originally planned for November 17, and 100,000 leaflets had […]

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Super Christmas lights return after gap year
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A POPULAR charity Christmas lights display will be back - a year after it was blacked out following complaints about parking.
Residents of Spooners Close, Dullingham, are getting ready for a bumper display after putting last year’s disappointment behind them.
They have raised thousands of pounds for local charities and good causes.
But they pulled the plug […]

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Leona Lewis to turn on London’s Christmas lights
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Leona Lewis will be switching on Oxford Street Christmas lights on 7th November. The singer, who is currently top of the UK singles charts, having outsold the rest of the top five put together, will turn on the central London illuminations at a switching on ceremony. Westlife and the cast of the West End Production […]

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Athens Christmas light display shines on ‘reason for the season’
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Nestled among dusty cotton fields on a two-lane road in Athens, an oasis of lights shines in the darkness from Thanksgiving until New Years Day.
But it’s not just one light — it’s a 16-foot lighted birthday cake for Jesus, a 100-foot three-dimensional Christmas tree, two toy soldiers that guard the driveway, and hundreds more Christmas […]

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Blinded by the light
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Even as the editor of the paper you don’t always hit a home run.
For those not in baseball mode yet, I end up looking more like the sad-sack Celtics or Bruins. Hey, even the Patriots don’t win the Super Bowl every year.
I often come up with story ideas which are then passed on to the […]

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Town with the Christmas lights jinx
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IT’S the town with the Christmas lights jinx.
For years Diss has been the butt of jokes in Norfolk and even the national media as the town where the spirit of Scrooge is still alive and well.
This year a group of residents started planning in January to make certain the town finally got it right.
But this […]

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Some holiday lights just keep on glowing
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Travis Johnson and his family know Christmas is over and that Thursday was the first day of February.
But last night, amid another snowstorm in Cheesman Park, it was obvious the Johnsons have not lost their holiday spirit. Their house has illuminated the quiet neighborhood with Christmas lights since Dec. 1.
Two reindeer are adorned with white […]

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Lighting a fire for the love of lights
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My Christmas lights campaign started early in December.
“Look, kids,” I’d say while driving the car from our day-care provider’s house or on the way home from school.
“There are Santa and Rudolph!” Or, “Aren’t those lights preettttty??”
My kids are typical suburban kids who put in a lot of riding-in-the-car time. They’ve figured out their own ways […]

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Cold weather causes delay in boxing up Christmas lights
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Chances are good, there are still a few Christmas lights up in your neighborhood.
“(It’s a) tradition, everyone does it,” said resident Duncan Macleod, “kind of livens up the block instead of just a dark block.”
With the cold weather the metro area has seen this winter the rules do seem to be out the window.
Many Homeowners’ […]

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Christmas never ends in Aspen
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The twinkling lights on Aspen’s Red Mountain, along with the wreaths, lights and garlands strewn through downtown Aspen might have a visitor thinking it’s Christmas Eve instead of February.
Some locals maintain that Aspen is a Christmas town all winter, but others have had enough of decorations and lights.
“Typically we take the holiday lights on the […]

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Village orders pregnant woman to take down Christmas lights
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A Metro East woman who’s nearly nine months pregnant and whose husband is serving in Iraq says she’s at a loss to explain why she was ordered to take down her house’s Christmas lights or be fined 75 dollars.
Melissa Neitzel was among 32 Bethalto residents who received citations last week as part of the ten-thousand-resident […]

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Fountain group takes on Christmas light display
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The city’s Musical Fountain Committee has decided to take on a Spring Lake Township man’s Christmas light show that attracted tens of thousands of people to his home late last year.
Fountain committee Chairman Roger Jonas said the committee decided Tuesday that it would form a subcommittee to oversee the light display in a location somewhere […]

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Snow Melts, HOA Patience Wears Thin over Christmas Lights
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The twelve days of Christmas traditionally end on Three Kings Day, January 6th. On Tuesday, February 6th, many homeowners still had not taken down their Christmas lights. They blamed the season’s snowstorms and cold weather. Many homeowners associations have decided to give homeowners a break.
“I was waiting to get a phone call, I’m glad it […]

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