Here is a look at how Orange County residents are celebrating the holidays with lights and decorations.
A tree of poinsettias from Wessels' Farms in Mount Hope and arranged by Greenery Florist Plus in Monroe at the headquarters of Mediacom in Chester on Dec. 5, 2015. (David Umberto)
Handmade yard decorations at a house in Mount Hope on Dec. 15, 2015. (Holly Kellum/Epoch Times)
A reindeer decoration outside a house in Port Jervis on Dec.15, 2015. (Holly Kellum/Epoch Times)
Santa and reindeer on a rooftop in Otisville on Dec. 15, 2015. (Holly Kellum/Epoch Times)
A menorah in front of a Christmas tree in the Galleria Mall in Wallkill on Dec. 6, 2015. (Holly Kellum/Epoch Times)
A house in Matamoras on Dec. 6, 2015. (Holly Kellum/Epoch Times)
A woman with a dog from the Pike County Humane Society at the Rick Drew Holiday Parade in Port Jervis on Dec. 6, 2015. (Holly Kellum/Epoch Times)
The front of Steve's Deli in Goshen on Dec. 22, 2015. (Holly Kellum/Epoch Times)
The front of a bicycle shop in Goshen on Dec. 22, 2015. (Holly Kellum/Epoch Times)
A decoration outside the Goshen Village Police station in Goshen on Dec. 22, 2015. (Holly Kellum/Epoch Times)
A street decoration in Goshen on Dec. 22, 2015. (Holly Kellum/Epoch Times)
Street decoration on Main Street in Goshen on Dec. 5, 2015. (Yvonne Marcotte/Epoch Times)
Two and a half acres of poinsettias at Wessels' Farms in Mount Hope on Nov. 23, 2015. (Holly Kellum/Epoch Times)
A poinsettia at Wessels' Farms in Mount Hope on Nov. 23, 2015. The old wives' tale that poinsettias are poisonous is a myth that Wessels' Farms tries to dispel every year. (Holly Kellum/Epoch Times)
The Christmas tree at Festival Square in Middletown on Nov. 23, 2015. (Holly Kellum/Epoch Times)
Santa's mailbox in Middletown's Festival Square on Nov. 20, 2015. (Holly Kellum/Epoch Times)
Santa's mailbox in Middletown's Festival Square on Nov. 20, 2015. (Holly Kellum/Epoch Times)
A house in Otisville on Dec. 15, 2015. (Holly Kellum/Epoch Times)
A memorial in Veterans Memorial Park in Matamoras on Dec. 12, 2015. (Holly Kellum/Epoch Times)
A menorah with about 230 cupcakes on it for the beginning of Chanukah at the Galleria Mall in Wallkill on Dec. 6, 2015. (Holly Kellum/Epoch Times)
A box of dradles at a Chanukah celebration on Dec. 6, 2015 at the Galleria Mall in Wallkill. (Holly Kellum/Epoch TImes)
Dollhouse in foyer in Morrison Hall at SUNY Orange in Middletown on Dec. 6, 2015. (Yvonne Marcotte/Epoch Times)
Decorations in music room in Morrison Hall at SUNY Orange in Middletown on Dec. 6, 2015. (Yvonne Marcotte/Epoch Times)
A truck and trailer in Otisville on Dec. 16, 2015. (Holly Kellum/Epoch Times)
Holiday decorations outside a house in Huguenot on Dec. 16, 2015. (Holly Kellum/Epoch Times)
A house in Huguenot on Dec. 16, 2015. (Holly Kellum/Epoch Times)
Decorations outside a house in Huguenot on Dec. 16, 2015. (Holly Kellum/ Epoch Times)
A house in Port Jervis on Dec. 17, 2015. (Holly Kellum/Epoch Times)
A Santa yard decoration outside a house in Port Jervis on Dec. 17, 2015. (Holly Kellum/Epoch TImes).
A decorated truck in Middletown on Dec. 21, 2015. (Holly Kellum/Epoch Times)
A decorated truck in Middletown on Dec. 21, 2015. (Holly Kellum/Epoch Times)
A decorated truck in Middletown on Dec. 21, 2015. (Holly Kellum/Epoch Times)
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