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1. 5811 Ash Drive, Springfield
Nice layout, lots of lights and lighted figures displayed on two sides of the house, some blowups, also many lighted wire deer.
(Need to put lights on the house to increase Tacky rating) Two large pines across street decorated with huge multi-color lights adds to display.
2. 3309 & 3308 Prosperity Avenue, Fairfax
Display with lots of lights and things in the yard.
House directly across the street decorated with lots of colorful lights, photo doesn't show true volume of lights. Both put off quite a glow and slow traffic on Prosperity. Let the battle begin....
Last photo from 2004 taken during ice storm.
2007 - Home featured on FOX News Weekend Live segment on Dec. 8th. Entire roof outlined with multicolored icicle lights.
3. 3622 Chain Bridge Road, Fairfax
Lots of white and multicolor lights on every object in the yard, trees and fences. Very colorful and bright. Puts off a great glow...
Can't get a good picture because of trees and traffic... You need to park and get out the really enjoy this one...
5. 7704 Wilbur Court, Springfield
A multitude of lighted white wired deer backed by multi-colored lights including the backyard Entire street well lit.
In '05 the neighbor directly across the street has a small herd of deer in his front yard and the neighborhood joke is that it got too crowded at 7704 and some migrated across the street.
12/24/05 - met Mr & Mrs Wilbur Court...delightful people... We counted the figures, there are 28 lighted deer figures, 1 moose, 2 polar bears, and one animated pink flamingo.
2007-Flamingo is MIA. They even decorate the fire hydrant.
Almost all the homes on Wilbur Ct decorate so the street just glows.
6. 2122 Galloping Way, Vienna
2007-Substantially Reduced. Not Recommended.
Wide yard with decorations from end-to-end. All white lights and painted 2D wooden figures set up in various scenes.
7. 7723 Fisher Drive, Falls Church
2007 - the 3 story tree is gone but this display is more colorful than ever. Landing lights down sidewalk are for Santa since he can't land on the roof. Home featured on FOX News Weekend Live segment on Dec. 8th.
If Pimmit Hills is still having a contest, this one is the winner. The green wire tree is 3 stories high.
2006-Last pic is of another home on Griffith.
8. 1713 N. Quebec Street, Arlington
The well known 100+ year old "Christmas House" has been decorating for over 25 years. A small yard jam-packed full of lights and vintage lighted figures (blow molds) set up in various displays (Many given from older people who can no longer decorate). They also decorate the inside of our house as crazy as the outside!
Yard areas include an Advent calendar, a South Pole, a North Pole and a display house with animated figures and toys.
I like the large Thomas the Tank Engine, an all-seasons yard decoration, being boarded by a multitude of lighted Santa figures (2004). In 2005 Santa and Thomas are part of the choir. In 2006 it's a Santas crossing the Delaware. In 2007, it's Santas and Frostys in a 10K race. Also liked all the different colored trees and the polar bear/penguin display.
9. 6283 Wills Street, Alexandria
Several groupings of lighted figures backed by multi-colored lights synchronized to music. Loved the Penguin and Polar Bear group and the gingerbread group. A forest of lighted trees.
2006&2007 - Graciously invited to lighting party, delightful people...
2007 - adding FM transmitter. Home featured on FOX News Weekend Live segment on Dec. 8th.
10. 6634 South Kings Highway, Alexandria
A very popular house decorated differently every year but always tastefully over-the-top. I like the soldier display and the very realistic gingerbread house on the porch. Has a small working train (driven by small Santa) for giving the little ones a ride. New for 2007-small ferris wheel for stuffed toys.
Train operating Dec 22, 23 & 24 from 6pm to 10pm. Also, collecting for Capital Area Food Banks.
11. 128 Nutley Street NW, Vienna
At corner with Windover Ave. Very pretty with use of different colors for different objects...lots of blue lights outlining the house, green on garage. The lights are abundant and wide spread but subtle.
I also like the white lights on the shopping center next door(The Village Green). The uneven roof lines look great outlined with the large tree in the center.
12. 3912 Lincolnshire Street, Annandale
3912 is an all-time favorite... Lights and lighted figures cover every square inch of the yard, trees, driveway backed by music with some animation. Backyard decorated with green light trees and white deer. Gets bigger every year. Lights and music off at 10pm.
Visit 3909 a large white display at the end, since 2005 picking up the slack left by 3917 which stopped decorating in 2005 due to loss in the family. And check out the blue deer family across the street.
Also, check out house on Patricia St. and at corner of Brookcrest Pl. off same section of Gallows Rd.
13. 2507 Fairview Drive, Alexandria
2007-Path is back. There are 69 1/2 inflatables. On the porch are 80 animated toys. New count-down clock added this year. Oldest piece is the Santa and Reindeer between house and tree (20+ years).
2006 - added path for walking through yard and on porch...
Another of my top three favorites... You'll see the glow through the trees as you approach. Overdone to the MAX!!! He is the KING of the Inflatables!!! He must have one of every kind available. Driveway is lined with inflatable figures. How many can you name?
The roofs was covered with lighted figures and inflatables, and there is still lots of lights... Has a miniature village in picture window on porch. Love the vintage Three Stooges on the porch steps.
12/21/04 - Met Mr. & Mrs. Fairview Drive and son. A real pleasure! He's been doing this for over 35 years!
2007-Honorable Mention son of Fairview has moved to 4520 Gage St (from Hillside Lane). Everything Fairview can't fit in his yard is displayed in son's yard. Another son in Chevy Chase, Md. also does a big display. It obviously runs in the family. 12/16/07-Met other Son of Fairview. Such great people!
14. 1601 Collingwood Road, Alexandria
My top favorite...Extremely large house and yard with beautifully done lights everywhere! Very classy and tacky at the same time. I loved the ground cover done in green lights with the larger red (berry) lights.
Also, many groups of lighted deer figures. And the homeowner does all this, not a landscape company...
Enchancments over the year:
2005 - Leaping reindeer.
2006 - added 28 more leaping deer, 30 shooting stars, 250 strobes and 21,000 led's. Animated to music.
2007 - added more animation including a flowing stream and pond with leaping fish. Blue and white LED's - 9,000. with this addition along with the others the light total now stands at 135,000, 325 strobe lights and 124 wireframes.
Coming 2008 (06/15/08 notification) - Light totals 160,000 plus 92 wireframes have been fabricated and will be added. New and revised (with additional animated channels) songs for 2008 will total 10. Stream and pond to be greatly expanded. With the added wiring of a total of 500 plus channels extension cord length will exceed 6.1 miles.
Check out the following videos on YouTube:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kjMHYb0MsLE - 12/15/2007 - 8:15
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gOI_x8MgAOs - 12/23/2006 - 1:46
Also see Tacky Humor for very humorous YouTube video using Collingwood Lights.
12/21/07-After years of exchanging emails, I finally got to meet the extremely talented man who does this display. I have so much respect for this gentleman and his abilities. He is truly a master of Christmas Light design. We are so fortunate to have him here locally.
15. E. Juniper Avenue, Sterling
(Loudon Co.) This Sterling neighborhood has great spirit. Everyone on this entire street gets into the act and it's like one of those drive-thru light shows. I loved the variety. One house has large wooden Peanuts characters, for another it's the Simpsons. Look for a life-size Spiderman on one house. Keep an eye out for Santa (Box for canned food donations). BTW: Sterling Blvd has several nice houses....All photos from 2007.
16. 10715 Shadow Lane, Fairfax Station
A most peaceful and tasteful display. Very large house and yard (several acres) with property line and all outbuildings outlined in white lights. One person wrote "a visit here is good for the soul".
2006 - got out to take pictures and was surprise by two large horses coming to greet me.
Close to #34 Hampton.
17. 5700 Claret Place, Centreville
2007-Bigger than ever! So much animation my eyes got tired. New is B&W Santa film in side window and homemade two-story light tree.
12/14/07-Finally met Mr. Claret. Such a generous man!
Corner lot encircled with candle and soldier lighted figures . Lots of vintage blow-molds. Lots of lights and lighted figures some with animation and a few inflatables. Love the angel chorus on the home-built platform.
2006 - Animated to music. Tune to 105.7 FM. New dancing-lights skating rink.
19. 6226 Stonehunt Place, Clifton
A mass of multicolored lights. These lights took my breath away. These photos don't begin to show the true volume of lights, it's blinding!! I've never seen so many light strings going in so many directions. Reminds me of a spider web. You've got to see this to believe it.
20. 5509 Sequoia Farms Drive, Centreville
A ton of lights and figures. The yard is ringed by candy cane and candle lights.
Lots of wire-frame, motion figure lights.
2006 - Lights animated to music, 105.7FM.
2007 - added more lights on the house and trees and a pond area.
11/25/07 - Met Mr. Sequoia Farms. A kind gentleman who decorates for the children.
21. 11303 Stones Throw Drive, Reston
A beautifully done home in twinkling white lights. Very tasteful and extravagant at the same time. The entire property and home is encircled with white trees and bushes. Every window of the house is perfectly outlined in white lights.
Love the single pair of white wire deer in back yard and two-story Christmas tree visible through side window.
Has large, unique Santa and reindeer to the left of front door and a life-size Manger to the right.
2007-Lighted snowman has joined the deer in the back yard. The trees seem brighter than ever. I bet they switched to LEDs.
22. 13897 Ferrara Court, Chantilly
Added to list in 2006 - Large collection of very unique lighted wire-frames. Includes a Texas-shaped one.
24. 11610 Henderson Road, Clifton
Layers of multi-colored lights and wireframe figures. Hard to see because behind trees from road. Use small circle drive which goes behind trees.
Fuzzy 2007 photos caused by lack of tripod.
25. 8209 Lorton Road, Lorton
Lots of unique lighted wire-frames. But house only has lighted wreaths on windows. Great display but hard to see from road because yard is below street level. Park and get out to see best.
26. 9806 Sharon Court, Fairfax
2007-owner moved from Barbara Ann to this address just across Burke Station Rd. Entire house outlined front and back with multicolored lights. Multicolored trees mark driveway. Santa and reindeer leaving skid marks on the roof. Quite a few inflatables. Can see the lights from Honorable Mention Kirktree through tree behind.
27. 5017 Swinton Drive, Fairfax
Bright, multi-colored display. Arch-lights over driveway. I like the wireframes lying on the roof, especially the nutcracker.
Has a "Frosty's day care" display (big snowman with little ones) around front tree.
Near new display on Dequincey and Honorable mention Richardson so see them all while you're there. BTW: Great Christmas spirit on Commonwealth Blvd.
28. 9117 Anderson Lane, Fort Belvoir
2007 - More lights being added every day. Christmas Village is even larger. Beautiful! 12/11/07-Met Mrs. Anderson Lane - such nice people.
Lights not on until late Fridays (after 8pm) and off during foul weather.
Added 2006 - These folks love Christmas. The house is decorated inside and out.
If you see him in the yard, ask to see the Christmas Village, a wonderful private display of his wife's collection.
12-23-06 - Met Mr. Anderson Lane. Wonderful gentleman.
I normally make notes before I leave a display so I can recall what I liked best. But I hardly remembered the outside. Because I got a private showing of his wife's Christmas Village and was totally blown away.
29. 9419 Braymore Circle, Fairfax Station
Small yard encircled with red and green candy canes. Couple of palm trees for good measure. Santa in sleigh with full compliment of 8 large reindeer. I like the nutcracker between garage doors. I Recommend adding lights on the house...
2007-Beautiful foot tall nativity figures on right side.
30. 5604 Hereford Court, Alexandria
Added 2006 - Described as "Dueling Tackiness on Hereford Ct."...
One of two homes on this cul-de-sac that go over the top.
New for 2007 - Santa sitting on a boat, titled Trolling for Toys. Toys will be donated to Coles closet so, pitch in if you can! New Santa in sleigh pulled by flamingos inflatable.
Has lighted figures, inflatables, candy canes, multicolor and white lights. Look for the flamingo in the tree.
#34 on the list is across the street. Also, visit and listen at Honorable Mention 5610 Broadmoor Street, another neighborhood favorite.
BTW: This neighborhood has great Christmas spirit with lots of decorated homes.
31. 6512 Hanover Heights Trail, Clifton
2007 - A new top favorite. A great deal of effort has gone into creating this animated lights display and its absolutely beautiful. One of the most unique display yet and a must see.
Animated scenes include: a fox chasing a rabbit from one hole to another (my fav); two kids having a snowball fight; a skier going down a ski jump; a skating snowman who takes a tumble at the end (inspiration from neighborhood child); a toy-making factory with elves; a juggling snowman; a penguins area with penguins sliding down a hill and swimming in a pond (another fav); girls walking up and sledding down a hill; Santa, his sleigh and reindeer taking off from the North Pole, landing on his roof, going down chimney, and returning back to North Pole;
and his animation coup de grace, a nativity scene with Joseph and Mary riding in on the donkey, dismounting and entering the manager, the birth of the Christ child, a heavenly host of angels appearing before the shephards, the three kings arriving on their camels, dismounting and walking up to and one kneeling before the baby Jesus and shepherds with their sheep coming down from the hills.
For some scenes each third cycle of the animation will result in a slightly different outcome. There are many more figures sprinkled throughout of deer, snowflakes, ornaments and some 3D wooden figures. Two nutcrackers mark the long driveway which is lined with candy canes.
11/10/07 - I met the wonderful gentleman who does this extraordinary display and spent an hour with him as he describe to me how his display functions. He creates and animates all his light displays similar to what you see at light shows and adds more every year.
32. 5059 Dequincey Drive, Fairfax
New for 2007 - At end of road up on a hill. Each bush/tree is a different color, red, blue, green, yellow. Driveway lined with twinkling red and green lights. House, outbuilding outlined with multicolored C7s and white icicle lights. Muticolored lights loop down fence. Lighted deer in the yard and on the roof and big white NOEL.
BTW: Commonwealth Blvd has great Christmas Spirit. This one, Swinton and Honorable Mention Richardson are close to one another so see them all.
33. 7338 Wayfarer Drive, Fairfax Station
New for 2007 - A house and yard decorated all the way around with multicolored blinking lights surrounding the property. Has many lighted deer groups and multicolored trees (I like the green with red berries). Has a life-size talking, waving Santa in sleigh with lights reindeer, a stocking tree, a small group of flamingos in Santa hats and next to the driveway a multicolored sleigh full of lighted presents.
The photos don't do it justice. Could use some lights outlining the roof...
34. 5601 Hereford Court, Alexandria
One of two homes on this cul-du-sac with great Christmas spirit.
The house, roof, windows, columns and trees are outlined with multi-colored lights and there are wreaths on every window.
Lighted presents are sprinkled throughout the yard and the largest-I've-ever-seen Santa and reindeer team occupy the roof.
A giant 7ft nutcracker figures stands in the front yard and the front door is guarded by a pair of 4ft toy soldiers.
Animated to music - Tune to 91.5 FM
Across the street is house #30 on the list and visit and listen at Honorable Mention 5610 Broadmoor Street, another neighborhood favorite.
BTW: This neighborhood has great Christmas spirit with lots of decorated homes.
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