Thinking about putting up Christmas Lights? Need some ideas on what you can do?

Thinking about putting up Christmas Lights? Need some ideas on what you can do? Well, here are some ideas for you:

Holdman Christmas – Music Box Dancer
http://vimeo.com/435084

Holdman Christmas – Carol of the Bells
http://vimeo.com/440868

Holdman Christmas – Amazing Grace
http://vimeo.com/440868

Holdman Christmas – Winter Wonderland
http://vimeo.com/440892

Holdman Christmas – Jingle Bells
http://vimeo.com/440885

Holdman Christmas - Miracle on 34th Street
http://vimeo.com/440854

Holdman Christmas – Space Walk
http://vimeo.com/634983

Presario’s Favorites – Winter Wonderland, Amazing Grace, and Jingle Bells
See them all at http://www.holdman.com/

Other people with musical christmas light displays:
http://www.lightorama02.com/2008/128plus/pages/main.htm

How does the music part work?
Holman uses a small FM transmitter the broadcasts on 99.9FM. It only goes a short distance which allows people to listen to the music within sight of the display.

How much power does it take?
If everything was on, it would consume about 33,000 watts or 300 amps. He had to install 17 dedicated circuits to be able to power everything. Most of the time only 30% of the display is on because it is animated which helps conserve power.

How is the display powered?
The display is 100% wind powered. What he does is use power provided by his local power company, and then replace the power he uses for his Christmas Display back onto the grid with Wind Turbines. His display uses about 1800kwh, and he has about 3000kwh replaced on the power grid.

For more FAQs, visit http://www.holdman.com/christmas/faq.asp