{"id":17680,"date":"2014-11-29T08:34:28","date_gmt":"2014-11-29T15:34:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mymerrychristmas.com\/?p=17680"},"modified":"2014-11-29T08:34:28","modified_gmt":"2014-11-29T15:34:28","slug":"world-lights-up-christmas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mymerrychristmas.com\/x\/world-lights-up-christmas\/","title":{"rendered":"World Lights Up Christmas"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As the month of November closes the world <a href=\"https:\/\/mymerrychristmas.com\/x\/sneaking-christmas\/\">lights<\/a> up trees, homes and public areas with brilliant <a href=\"https:\/\/mymerrychristmas.com\/x\/sneaking-christmas\/\">lights<\/a> of celebration. <\/p>\n<p>In Australia, a Canberra lawyer has officially grabbed the Guiness World Record with nearly 1.2 million <a href=\"https:\/\/mymerrychristmas.com\/x\/sneaking-christmas\/\">lights<\/a> on his display, as seen here from <a href=\"http:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/International\/australia-brightens-record-setting-christmas-lights-display\/story?id=27234431\" target=\"_blank\">ABC News<\/a>:<\/p>\n<p><iframe src='http:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/video\/embed?id=27233064' width='640' height='360' scrolling='no' style='border:none;'><\/iframe><br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/us\">More ABC US news<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/international\">ABC World News<\/a><\/p>\n<p>At the White House, the tree has arrived and the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/blog\/2014\/11\/28\/2014-christmas-tree-arrives-white-house\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Obama family was there to greet it<\/strong><\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>Even though it was Florida, where it is warm, Frozen is the theme of the <a href=\"https:\/\/mymerrychristmas.com\/x\/celebrating-20-years-of-the-merry-forums\/\">Christmas<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/mymerrychristmas.com\/x\/sneaking-christmas\/\">lights<\/a> in the Magic Kingdom of Walt Disney World:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/hoYU_qNi9AY\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s not all big places celebrating with <a href=\"https:\/\/mymerrychristmas.com\/x\/sneaking-christmas\/\">lights<\/a> either. From <a href=\"http:\/\/www.charlotteobserver.com\/2014\/11\/28\/5348863\/charlotte-man-keeps-christ-in.html#.VHnhNTESbvw\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Charlotte, North Carolina<\/strong><\/a> we have the story of one man&#8217;s humble light display. <\/p>\n<blockquote><p>And few are as serious \u2013 or as ambitious \u2013 about this annual holiday decorating tradition as Bryant Stallings.<\/p>\n<p>For 10 years now, he\u2019s dressed up the Charlotte house he and brother Marshall grew up in with <a href=\"https:\/\/mymerrychristmas.com\/x\/sneaking-christmas\/\">lights<\/a> galore \u2013 he estimated 15,000 bulbs \u2013 and an epic array of <a href=\"https:\/\/mymerrychristmas.com\/x\/celebrating-20-years-of-the-merry-forums\/\">Christmas<\/a> figures. He\u2019s following a family tradition that goes back to the 1970s.<\/p>\n<p>The lit-up lineup for <a href=\"https:\/\/mymerrychristmas.com\/x\/celebrating-20-years-of-the-merry-forums\/\">Christmas<\/a> season 2014: Santas, angels, toy soldiers, candy canes, reindeer, polar bears, snowmen, icicles, Noel candles, a train, a star, <a href=\"https:\/\/mymerrychristmas.com\/x\/celebrating-20-years-of-the-merry-forums\/\">Christmas<\/a> trees, a wooden cross and a fully populated Nativity scene. Even the baby Jesus has a bulb inside that makes him shine in the dark.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/P-bKwW8UjwE\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Back again in Australia, where it is summer time, a million dollar <a href=\"https:\/\/mymerrychristmas.com\/x\/celebrating-20-years-of-the-merry-forums\/\">Christmas<\/a> tree floating in the harbor of Geelong is getting world-wide attention:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/gs_or_2QfQU\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Mesa, Arizona in the USA is once again enjoying these <a href=\"https:\/\/mymerrychristmas.com\/x\/sneaking-christmas\/\">lights<\/a>:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/91r2KC6ohpA\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Coming to the <a href=\"https:\/\/mymerrychristmas.com\/x\/sneaking-christmas\/\">Lights<\/a> at the Temple has become a tradition for so many because the <a href=\"https:\/\/mymerrychristmas.com\/x\/sneaking-christmas\/\">lights<\/a> and the displays focus on the birth of the savior and the true meaning of <a href=\"https:\/\/mymerrychristmas.com\/x\/celebrating-20-years-of-the-merry-forums\/\">Christmas<\/a>,&#8221; event spokesman Stephen Harms said.<\/p>\n<p>More than a million visitors annually visit the festive display, which includes light displays and a newly added life-size sculptured nativity that appears to float in a negative reflection pool and a traditional life-like nativity imported from Italy.<\/p>\n<p>How about a 3.5 ton <a href=\"https:\/\/mymerrychristmas.com\/x\/celebrating-20-years-of-the-merry-forums\/\">Christmas<\/a> tree made entirely of Legos? Check this out from Sydney:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/N1HTWKc_Svs\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Weeks ago London&#8217;s famous Regent Street <a href=\"https:\/\/mymerrychristmas.com\/x\/celebrating-20-years-of-the-merry-forums\/\">Christmas<\/a> light switch on looked like this:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/7gJFRp_PAT4\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>How about <a href=\"https:\/\/mymerrychristmas.com\/x\/celebrating-20-years-of-the-merry-forums\/\">Christmas<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/mymerrychristmas.com\/x\/sneaking-christmas\/\">lights<\/a> on Champs-Elysees in Paris? Check it out:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/LcbBw0xg2pA\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Then there&#8217;s the <a href=\"https:\/\/mymerrychristmas.com\/x\/celebrating-20-years-of-the-merry-forums\/\">Christmas<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/mymerrychristmas.com\/x\/sneaking-christmas\/\">lights<\/a> of Tokyo:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/saDhefzToII\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Uh&#8230;what does all this cost? CNN Money did a great story on this:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/1gDpJxSdHgg\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Stay tuned. There are a lot more <a href=\"https:\/\/mymerrychristmas.com\/x\/sneaking-christmas\/\">lights<\/a> to come in the next week. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As the month of November closes the world lights up trees, homes and public areas with brilliant lights of celebration. 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