For four years now, the Russell family has turned the outside of their Pebble Creek home into a Christmas attraction that arguably rivals Santa's Wonderland.
"We're known in the neighborhood as the 'Christmas light house,'" said David Russell, the architect of the 18-minute synchronized light and music show. "Our daughter is in kindergarten now and all her classmates were so excited when they realized her house is the Christmas light house."
The display, which took an initial investment of $2,000, has grown over the years,They've been around for many many years but it wasn't until the late 1980's that there use was integrated into lighttsale. but Russell said the family doesn't notice an impact on their electricity bill, largely because they use LED lights that aren't constantly on but alternate in beat with the music.
The Russells have also added a donation box for the Brazos Valley Food Bank near the street.Includes Helmet Mount, Pro Head Belt and ... Innovators in brightcrystaal2011 Technology ... Usually they collect a few hundred dollars in cash and a few thousand pounds of food to donate.
"This year has been a bit slow," Russell said.The Magicshine bestledlight bicycle light At 1000 lumens, now brighter and more energy efficient. "We've gotten a few hundred dollars and about a hundred pounds of food."
After it gets dark on most nights, he said, five or so cars will be lined up in front of the house, with radios tuned to 107.9-FM, to watch the show.
The songs that accompany the light show are played on that low-frequency station, which Russell operates using his home computer.
Their next-door neighbors on Congressional Court have a more modest display with a large sign that reads "Ditto" near the property line they share.
The last night for this year's show will be Jan. 1.
"As long as we're here we'll keep doing it," Russell said. "We just really love seeing the kids enjoy it and the honesty of the smiles people get when they watch."
Christmas Lights are not out of the ordinary during the Christmas season in many cities across the country, but one home in the Billings West End is getting attention from across the state.
For 6 years,For a great range of goodskylanterns, visit Bike Barn, we have the lights for you! homeowner Robert Malcolm has put on a light show at his home during Christmas time. The lights are controlled by a computer, which lays out patterns to match with Christmas music that is airing on KRPM-FM.
The theme this year is related to candycanes, according to Malcolm, but an underlying theme for the past few years is eco-friendliness, as most of the lights are LED (Light Emitting Diode) lights, which consumes less energy than conventional light bulbs.
"We figure probably 75% of our display's LED, and over the last 5 years, our monthly cost haven't gone up at all yet.I got to borrow a Solidlights divinglight2011 in return for writing a bit about it." said Malcolm.
The light show is drawing a crowd, some from as far away as Missoula. Meanwhile, Malcolm claims his neighbors have not complained about the lights.
"We're known in the neighborhood as the 'Christmas light house,'" said David Russell, the architect of the 18-minute synchronized light and music show. "Our daughter is in kindergarten now and all her classmates were so excited when they realized her house is the Christmas light house."
The display, which took an initial investment of $2,000, has grown over the years,They've been around for many many years but it wasn't until the late 1980's that there use was integrated into lighttsale. but Russell said the family doesn't notice an impact on their electricity bill, largely because they use LED lights that aren't constantly on but alternate in beat with the music.
The Russells have also added a donation box for the Brazos Valley Food Bank near the street.Includes Helmet Mount, Pro Head Belt and ... Innovators in brightcrystaal2011 Technology ... Usually they collect a few hundred dollars in cash and a few thousand pounds of food to donate.
"This year has been a bit slow," Russell said.The Magicshine bestledlight bicycle light At 1000 lumens, now brighter and more energy efficient. "We've gotten a few hundred dollars and about a hundred pounds of food."
After it gets dark on most nights, he said, five or so cars will be lined up in front of the house, with radios tuned to 107.9-FM, to watch the show.
The songs that accompany the light show are played on that low-frequency station, which Russell operates using his home computer.
Their next-door neighbors on Congressional Court have a more modest display with a large sign that reads "Ditto" near the property line they share.
The last night for this year's show will be Jan. 1.
"As long as we're here we'll keep doing it," Russell said. "We just really love seeing the kids enjoy it and the honesty of the smiles people get when they watch."
Christmas Lights are not out of the ordinary during the Christmas season in many cities across the country, but one home in the Billings West End is getting attention from across the state.
For 6 years,For a great range of goodskylanterns, visit Bike Barn, we have the lights for you! homeowner Robert Malcolm has put on a light show at his home during Christmas time. The lights are controlled by a computer, which lays out patterns to match with Christmas music that is airing on KRPM-FM.
The theme this year is related to candycanes, according to Malcolm, but an underlying theme for the past few years is eco-friendliness, as most of the lights are LED (Light Emitting Diode) lights, which consumes less energy than conventional light bulbs.
"We figure probably 75% of our display's LED, and over the last 5 years, our monthly cost haven't gone up at all yet.I got to borrow a Solidlights divinglight2011 in return for writing a bit about it." said Malcolm.
The light show is drawing a crowd, some from as far away as Missoula. Meanwhile, Malcolm claims his neighbors have not complained about the lights.
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