Hey everybody, remember this? Although this is probably not the first computer-controlled Christmas light display in history, it's most certainly the first to have gone viral across the internet. 2005, according to our recollection. Here's a little trip down memory lane for veteran web surfers:
• Christmas Lights Gone WildWell... time and technology march on. After an extensive Google search, we're linking a few more of the latest of these Christmas-themed light displays, proving among other things, that plenty of people in America possibly still have the Christmas spirit (and possibly way too much time and money on their hands,) even during this recession plagued Christmas season:
• El Paso Christmas LightsWhether any of these has upstaged the original is anybody's guess.
• Amazing Perth Christmas Lights 2008
• Computerized Christmas lights Carol of the Bells
• 2008 Hallum's House Of Lights Computerized Christmas Lights Display
As an added bonus, Wikipedia has a fine article, tracing the history of Christmas lighting over the years, just to put it all in context.
Happy Christmas... Everyone! (Courtesy of John and Yoko)
