Next to having the lights on, these are great to have right now!
Event Recap Chat with Allison Christmas Spectacular
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We do. Daniel takes his laptop in the middle of the yard once everything is hooked up and wired up, usually by the beginning of November or so. There is a way of programming on the computer without the lights up, using a clipart drawing of the property. But we prefer to program a bit of the song, play it, watch it, and tweak from there to see exactly how the function work and look.
Hi @KatieKaplan
@Jeff Westover Thanks so much!
That has got to be a painstaking process
Katie Kaplan is one of the producers at WCTV in Tallahassee. We actually have a Zoom interview tonight about our light show for Christmas in July! Very excited!
I'm sure there is a tradition to the flip on of the lights...how do you guys do it?
Oh that's fantasic! @KatieKaplan...I want video
@Jeff Westover It is painstaking for sure, but so worth it. We have a turn-on sequence that we use to turn the lights on every year. The music minister and his wife who used to be at our church are our radio hosts on our radio station that people tune into.
Ok, wait...radio station?
We also have a turning-off sequence each night, just in case we have a last-minute straggler that misses the show. It's a smooth transition to inviting them back to see the show.
Hello! We love the Allison Christmas Spectacular here!
Yes, we have a radio tower on the roof of the house that broadcasts the music to the cars on the road. 102.5 FM. It broadcasts out to around 4 miles of the property.
@KatieKaplan I bet you do!
That's so cool!
Now that is really cool. Does the station only broadcast at night when the lights are on?
Everybody at the TV station wants to know what the new song this year will be?
Yes. We only have it live from 6-10 pm during show times. Our show runs each night from Thanksgiving through New Year's.
The new song is...drum roll please...
Pentatonix's "O Come, All Ye Faithful"
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