Santa delivered a tad early today. He dropped off another 16 channel controller which increased my show capacity by 1/3! I have a special surprise on a new show piece that everyone will love. I can’t wait to show it off. I just have a few more programs to write to control it. Check back soon and I may even show you a sneak peak.
We’ve spent the past two weekends around here putting up lights. This is usually a 3 day project, but we’ve added a new special treat this year that has added another half day to the schedule. You will see it soon enough, and I know everyone will love it.
Additionally, I’ve gotten tired of spending hundreds of dollars on big extension cords, so after some research I’ve purchased a spool of SPT2 wire. This wire will handle 10 amps each, and as long as I’m not doing huge strands of incandescent, everything will work fine. It has become apparent how important switching to an all LED show will become in the future. I’ve also ordered another controller bringing my total up to 48 channels. I hope to add another one next year for a total of 64 channels.
I’m currently on the hunt for some red, green, and blue LED rope lights. I’ve had no luck finding any yet. If you find some locally let me know.
We plan on lighting the show the day after Thanksgiving as usual. Crunch time! Only a few more weeks till Christmas.
Christmas is coming and I’m LATE programming this years song. I have to say, if I get this one done in time it’s going to be awesome! I hope to add at least 2-4 songs this year, and if I do I’ll probably alternate songs by the day. The show is getting kind of large, and you can now sit for more than 20 minutes watching the songs. If I rotate days, I can keep the shows to 10 minutes which should keep the cars moving.
I’m also considering installing a donation box this year to support the research and treatment of brain cancer. Specifically, the brain cancer that took my 38 year old cousin from this world in 2011. We miss him greatly, and he never got to see these lights in person (only on video). I have a few logistical items to work out, but I hope to get this accomplished soon.
See everyone sooner than you think!
It has been a great season this year, and we really enjoyed the weather. We have stopped the lights like we do every January 1st, and have started planning for next year. We had over 525 people visit our new website, which admittedly was a rushed endeavor. Keep an eye on the site here for updates to the projects and more info on some exciting changes for next year’s display. I also published a few more video’s for 2011 which are uploading now. Thanks for visiting and God Bless.
We received this anonymous thank you card in our mailbox yesterday! We LOVE it when people leave us emails/cards and let us know how much they enjoy what we do. Thanks again whoever you are!
There is nothing better to us than looking out our window at night and seeing the street lined up with cars enjoying our show. We are thrilled that so many people find the joy in watching the lights every year, but we can’t blame them because our child loves them too! We love having people stop us outside to tell us how much they enjoy the show or to just ask us questions about how it works. Go ahead and email us and tell us what you think of our lights. I’ll probably start a comments page to show off how many fans we have! 
Welcome to ColemanLights.com! I finally got around to creating a website dedicated to showing off our annual Christmas Light display. Stay tuned as lots of changes happen over the next several days. I also plan on adding links and project plans to help others re-create some of the things they’ve seen in our synchronized show. Stay tuned!