Now, homeowners want their Christmas lights to be bigger and brighter than the year before.
Even musical-lighting displays have evolved: The traditional melodies of Christmas carols have been replaced with the heavy beats of dubstep.
John Storms transformed his Texas residents into a pop-sensation wonderland with lights that are in sync with Gangnam Style by Psy. (Read more about Storms’s project here.) In 2011, he created a light show to the Angry Birds theme song.
With lights, technology and people’s imaginations constantly expanding, I can’t wait to see what lights and sounds next Christmas will hold.