Journalist. Mother. Bunny enthusiast. Pop culture junkie.

Journalist. Mother. Bunny enthusiast. Pop culture junkie.

Friday, December 24, 2010

Merry Christmas!

For the holiday weekend, I thought I would leave you with a Christmas spectacular.

An elderly man who lives near me goes bat shit crazy with his Christmas decorations each year. He uses hundreds of mechanical dolls, thousands of lights, and numerous other decorations.

His house has become a national attraction, with thousands of visitors each year.

The traffic on his tiny residential street is insane from Thanksgiving until New Years Day. We're talking a nonstop river of schoolbuses, limos, cars, SUVs, and trolleys. All to see his Christmas display.

Needless to say, his neighbors despise him.

It's quite a sight. My crappy homemade video probably doesn't do it justice, but I tried...

Enjoy!



Have a joyful and cozy weekend. I'll see you on Monday!

35 comments:

Cafe Fashionista said...

Merry, Merry Christmas, Jennifer! I hope that your holidays is as fabulous as you are!! :)

Paint it Black said...

Om gosh this is amazing he must work so hard to get it like this and I can see why it is such an attraction have a wonder Christmas xoxo

btd. said...

Wow, he must really adore Christmas.
You have a merry Christmas too Jennifer!
:) <3

daisychain said...

Wow!

Merry Christmas beautiful girl xx

SMD said...

Wow that is amazing!! That's soo cool that he gets into the Christmas spirit like that, and he's still having fun in his old age. Have a wonderful, merry Christmas!

Josie said...

This is INSANE. Jen, you deserve the greatest holiday... I hope it's as fab as you are!
xo Josie
http://winksmilestyle.blogspot.com

JUST ME said...

I bet they can see his house from space...

MERRY CHRISTMAS MAMA. :)

Tanvi said...

Oh My! Look residents. Though it does look spectacular. Merry Christmas Fabulous Jen! :)

Andrés Corella said...

Well grandpa works hard to display a fabulous decor..that´s admirable...Have a wonderful Christmas

xx
Andy

Anonymous said...

Wowza! Man, that's a lot of Christmas kitsch. Very cool!

noone said...

HAHAHA omg that is CRAZY! I thought it was a store at first, he must have cleared all his rooms just to display those dolls, talk about having way too much time on your hands!

btw i gave you a shout out on my latest post, merry christmas love!!

xxyy said...

Merry Christmas to you too!xx

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Jenn @ Peas and Crayons said...

So thankful for awesome blog friends like you =) Merry Christmas dear! <3

xoXOxo
Jenn @ Peas & Crayons

Anonymous said...

Oh my! I don't even want to know how much your neighbor pays for his electricity! :D

I wish you an amazing Christmas Jen, I really hope you get everything you've wished for and have a lovely, fun-filled day!

xxx
Vikki

http://stylometre.blogspot.com

Chelsea Finn said...

Oh my goondess, I have a friend who goes full out on Christmas like that too! People are always stopping to see Haha. Merry Christmas! :)

<3Chelsea Elizabeth

The Trendy Fashionista said...

Merry Christmas to you too Jennifer. I hope you'll enjoy it as much as you can. I always love your comments. Thank you :)

Charmalade said...

As I was watching this, I didn't know whether this man was insane or inspiring-- and then at 1:37 I was all OH GOD LOOK AT THEIR SOULLESS EYES.

So probably both.

I'm sorry all that traffic is a nuisance to you, but at the same time-- yay for Christmas and the glorious insanity it ensues, right? I hope I can still wish you a merry Christmas, even though I haven't been blogging/at your blog in awhile. Merry Christmas!

Toast with Charmalade

Sherin said...

Wow, he does go all out with decorations!!

Merry Christmas. Hope you have a great weekend.

Leia said...

Merry Christmas dear Jennifer! I hope you have a wonderful holiday and manage to get some rest and relaxation. I'm sending all my positive vibes to make sure that 2011 is going to be a kick-a$$ year for you!

Leia

Kristina said...

Wow! Just stumbled across your blog-love it! Will be back soon. Merry Christmas!

OneCraftyFox said...

Oh, wow!! That is extreme!

Wishing you a Merry Christmas and a wonderful and happy holiday, my darling :)

Rafael Franco said...

MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!


I wish you all the best!


KISSES FROM BRAZIL*


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Bernadeth G. said...

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Liv said...

Wow!! Is there something wrong with me that I immediately imagined all the mechanical dolls coming to life and wreaking havoc? :-)
Happy happy holidays, Jen! I wish you everything wonderful!

Big hugs!xx

Elekon said...

Merry Christmas! thanks for the video, I don`t know weather this is insane or awesome, but it`s definitely is a bit too much for myself:) though we`ve got a couple of similar neighbours in area who`re crazy about Christmas and their houses are decorated that way:)

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Meera said...

Merry Christmas! <3
My cousin is half Indian, half Swedish, too! Small world. Please check out/follow my blog. Love yours!

xx
Meera

Barbara von Enger said...

Happy, merry christmas, sweetie!
May the season bring you joy and happiness. xoxoxo

Imogen said...

I hope you had an enjoyable christmas and happy holidays. The video is stunning. I can't believe someone could get so into it. I loved watching it and I think its fantastic.

A BRIT GREEK said...

Holy Banana's!!!! OMG, this is INSANE! I enjoyed this though!

Wishing you a super duper merry Christmas, Miss Fabulous!!!!

Have an awesome new Year!

x.o.x.o

Haute World said...

That's just insane! I can understand if he loves Christmas, but I think I'd go crazy with all these tourists hanging out near my home...

Hope you had a wonderful Christmas :)

michelle_ said...

MERRY CHRISTTMAASSS JENNIFER :)
GBU !

happy belated merry christmas to you !
glisters and blisters

Bella y Cecile said...

really impressive
merry merry christmas! xx
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Audrey Allure said...

Wow, what a display. Hope you had a wonderful Christmas! :)

Sierra said...

Wow what cool lights, I like the nativity scene! Hope you had a nice Christmas!

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