Glacier Lights

If you’re reading this now, you missed it. Glacier Lights has officially closed for the season, and has confirmed that this was their final year for the free musically-​synchronized neighborhood Christmas light show! It’s a bummer, I agree.
Barely made it in town to pop by on their last few days but was happy to spend a few minutes tuning the radio to 88.7 and watching the lights go off in time to the songs– they seem to repeat songs twice to make sure you catch each showing, so stick around to hear a few. The display is so bright, you can see it up the street! Lights are on the front lawn, the roof, the front of the house, and even on a metal arched tunnel over the driveway– that was my favorite part.
Don’t just drive by and jet off– get out of your car and put a donation in their Make A Wish foundation drop box! Over the years, this location has collected over $ 30K in donations to their favorite charity. Sad to see this one go, but their website assures fans that they will simply be «another great house decorated for the holidays» next year, so they can travel and spend time with family during the holidays.

«A good conscience is a continual Christmas.» ―Benjamin Franklin
I initially found this Holiday Light Display here on Unilocal,but they are also featured on the
website. Apparently this display has been an annual event in this neighborhood since 2005, but this is my first year seeing/​hearing about it. Here’s some stats:
*50,000(!!) LED light display on 140 separate channels
*Synchronized light/​music display if you tune to 88.7 F.M.
*Hours of operation are Sun-​Thu 6 — 9 p.m. and F-​Sat 6 — 10 p.m. thru Dec 27^th only
*Their electricity bill only goes up $ 40 due to the limited hours and the LEDs.
*They accept donations that all go to the Greater Bay Area Make-​A-​Wish Foundation – and they’ve raised over $ 30k during the course of their run!
*Free popcorn!
As with everything, all good things must come to an end, and sadly this will be Glacier Lights’ final year. There’s only a few days left to go out and enjoy the show – so get cracking! Hopefully they’ll change their minds, but if not, they’ve had a terrific run. Happy Festivus!
P. S. I had my camera in a weird setting and screwed up the pics :’(

My kids love it. We live on other side of Reed’s play ground. We can still hear and see music. From our drive way. My daughter was in shock when she heard Olaf sing Summer. We will be by often.

Apparently they’ve been doing this for years but as usual I’m late to the party. But this is a really cool thing that they’re doing… holiday lights/​music synchronized show.
This is not your ordinary, everyday kind of holiday light display. They have a ton of lights in different configurations, programmed to synchronize with music they’ve selected, which they broadcast over short-​range FM that you can listen to in your car. It’s pretty gnarly… something to take kids to for sure, and actually, even adults!
It may be somewhat congested there since this is on a neighborhood street, so you may have to wait a bit to get a prime spot to see the show, but it’s probably worth it. There were some folks out front handing out popcorn and advent calendars, and taking donations for Make A Wish, which is another great reason to check it out.
Check out the website if you want a preview… but I would definitely go check it out in person too, while it’s still going! Otherwise, you’ll have to wait for next holiday season.

During the Christmas season, you may appreciate the big and wonderful displays some businesses put up but this is «home-​grown» as home grown can get!
Parking is tough (as it is in a neighborhood) and worth sneaking in 10 minutes of your holiday season just to park, tune into their FM station, and drop a few bills as a donation to charity.
Keep this tradition going!