2005 Display – Plymouth Lights

New to the Toyland area for 2005 is a lovable Golden Retriever and his house. His tail wags since he loves Christmas lights. The back of our home got more of a treatment for 2005. In addition to our 200′ lighted, animated fence which we’ve done since moving here, we’ve added lights and a tree on our deck (which itself was new this year), and a 12′ inflatable snowman. The snowman was a generous surprise gift from a neighbor. One day early in the lighting season, they stopped by, told us they appreciate our lights and display, and told us they purchased the 12′ inflatable snowman for us to use. He looks great!

New to the Toyland area for 2005 is this lovable Golden Retriever and his house. His tail wags since he loves Christmas lights -- this time exposure makes it look like he has two tails, but he doesn't really! — Flash and Doghouse 2005

Two mechanically animated elves, as well as a rocking horse (not shown) help populate the Toyland. At the very back is our new rotating 3D star, as well as an inflatable Santa and Snowman, of which the Santa is new this year. — Yard 2005

Another one of our "classic" displays is our Merry Christmas sign. It is quite large and animated, which is why in some of the pictures below you'll see it only partially lit. — Christmas sign 2005

At the far edge of Toyland, Santa tries to plow through all the snow we got this season in his Christmas train! The red tree is one of 24 red and green trees we have which are synchronized to Christmas music. — Train 2005

One of the first things you would see when viewing our 2005 display is our Kneeling Santa, which has been a tradition in our display since 1999. In this display, Santa is kneeling to the Christ Child, and is our way of showing the real meaning of the Christmas season. — Kneelling Santa 2005

The back of our home got more of a treatment for 2005. In addition to our 200' lighted, animated fence which we've done since moving here, we've added lights and a tree on our deck (which itself is new this year), and a 12' inflatable snowman. — Back

The snowman was a generous surprise gift from a neighbor. One day early in the lighting season, they stopped by, told us they appreciate our lights and display, and told us they purchased the 12' inflatable snowman for us to use. He looks great! — Back

One of visitor's favorite displays (and certainly one of our favorites) is the Peanuts Nativity Pageant. In this display, Linus shares the Gospel via projected slides, and the other Peanuts characters do their part to portray the reason we celebrate this season. Behind the display on the front of the house, "virtual snow" falls all season thanks to our two Light Flurries projectors. — Peanuts Nativity 2005

A view of the Mega-Tree. Each of the 12 'slices' of the tree can be any combination of 3 different colors. By changing the colors via the computer, the tree can spin, morph, and "dance" to the music. — Rare view from house

Here's a close-up picture of our deck. — Deck tree

In keeping with our Peanuts theme, we added a small inflatable Snoopy for 2005. — Snoopy 2005

Also returning for 2005 was our Mega-Tree. This tree, animated with 38 computer-controlled lighting circuits synchronized to music, is one of our favorite things to watch. — House

We created a blog of design ideas for the 2005 display.