Elaborate Holiday Light Displays Are Making Spirits Bright in a Big Way

Elaborate Holiday Light Displays Are Making Spirits Bright in a Big Way
Resident Bryan Cobb puts the finishing touches on the lights on his house for the Wakefield Winter Wonderland lighted street in Santa Clarita, Calif., on Dec. 17, 2024. Richard Vogel/AP Photo
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CONCORD, N.H.—Tiny tots with their eyes all aglow might be enough to brighten some homes this holiday season. But others are adorned with thousands of blinking lights synched to blasting music, drawing crowds and bolstering both holiday and community spirit.

In a cul-de-sac in Mesa, Arizona, 14 homeowners have been going all-out on holiday lights for the last 30 years in a tradition that hasn’t been diminished by real estate turnover.