"For many years, Tony Tran's daughters begged him to hang Christmas lights outside their San Jose home. He kept saying, Next year. Tran finally relented in 2018 and strung a few light strings. But his decorative ambitions really shot up to a whole new level when he, his wife and his then-teenaged daughters needed a family project during the COVID-19 lockdown. My daughters said, We can't go out of the house, and we could put on a really nice display for the neighborhood,' Tran said."
"Since then, Tran and his family have joined the ranks of elite Bay Area holiday lights enthusiasts individual homeowners or groups of neighbors who really get into the holiday spirit, a number of whom are spotlighted here in our annual list of the Bay Area's best holiday lights displays. The Tran family's home decorations, notable for a glowing archway leading to a life-size figure of Santa, made them a 2023 finalist for ABC's The Great Christmas Light Fight."
"Amazing holiday lights displays abound in the Bay Area, all the result of people like Tran. They love putting in all the time and creativity into hanging lights, building elaborate decorations and even producing high-tech sound and light shows all to transform their yards or neighborhoods into holiday spectacles for anyone to enjoy. Many of these lights displays begin showing this week."
Tony Tran began hanging a few Christmas lights in 2018 and expanded the effort into a major family project during the COVID-19 lockdown. The family transformed their front yard with a glowing archway and a life-size Santa, becoming a 2023 finalist on ABC's The Great Christmas Light Fight. The Bay Area features many dedicated holiday lights enthusiasts, including individual homeowners and neighborhood groups, who build elaborate decorations and high-tech sound-and-light shows. Public offerings include home displays, walk- and drive-through experiences hosted by parks, businesses, nonprofits, and the zoo, with many turning on nightly and often free.
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