Thanks to readers who have let us know about their holiday lights displays that have already been lighting up their neighborhoods.
We’re teaming up with the Cobb GIS (Geographic Information Systems) unit to map these and other displays, for as long as people have them going, for your drive-by entertainment.
Feel free to send in your photos and information (address, how long you’ll have your displays going, etc.) to: editor@eastcobbnews.com and we’ll add them here.
Last year we heard from Karen Fox, who decorates her home in the Clary Lakes Subdivision with a display that’s synchronized to music.
She’s doing this again, she tells us, for the 11th consecutive year, and has added some new features to her animated show. When you drive by (2994 Clary Hill Court), you can still tune into to 88.3FM, and listen to the music and watch the lights.
She is partnering with Santa Claus—yes, indeed—who will be making several socially distanced visits with children. Karen has created a Facebook page with more information and updates.
He’s supposed to make a visit Saturday night, weather permitting. You can see a video at the bottom of this post of her display from last year.
As she has in the past, Karen is accepting donations for Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta and Holy Transfiguration Greek Orthodox Church.
- Address: 2994 Clary Hill Court (Clary Lakes subdivision, off Post Oak Tritt Road near McPherson Road)
Reader Christine Morris is inviting the public to come by her home in the Gant Quarters subdivision, at 140 Millbrook Trace.
“We would love to share the joy of Christmas with the community and bring smiles to peoples faces during this pandemic,” she says.
Not too far away, in the Weatherstone subdivision, Jed Berry also says he has an FM transmitter that plays coordinated music timed with his lights display.
His home is at 746 Willow Ridge Court.
As mentioned above, Cobb GIS has been mapping holiday lights displays around the county, and when they saw what we were doing, they sent along this link with locations that will be updated.
You’re free to add your information there, and we’ll be continuously updating this during the holiday season.
The more lights the merrier, as we try to spread some holiday cheer, especially given our present circumstances. If it’s a daytime-only display without lights, that’s fine too.
We’ll make it clear this is a “drive-by” event only and ask viewers to be considerate on the roads. Ideally, evening displays will be available for viewing between dusk and 9 p.m.
Just e-mail us: editor@eastcobbnews.com.
During the holiday season, we will select displays to feature in East Cobb News and on our Instagram page.
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