Christmas Lights

Last year the 56,000 light Christmas display which adorned Jan Stewart's Fountain Valley, California home went viral, with a YouTube video of the lights in action garnering close to 500,000 views.

64 percent of homeowners say they are going to put up Christmas decorations this holiday season. Of course "decorations" can be anything from a simple candle in the window to a blinding and all-encompassing collection of flashing lights.

No matter what the holiday, we always love getting extra festive. It's not like we need an excuse to wear awful Christmas sweaters or take part in a harmless snowman prank, but doing that stuff during the season makes us look a little less crazy. The season also provides the perfect excuse to go way overboard in the decorating department.

Here's a little something to get you in the Christmas spirit -- a house with super-elaborate lights that probably drives the neighbors crazy.

It's the first day of December. "Sleigh Ride" is now on permanent loop in every retail establishment, sales are everywhere, types of consumer electronics are officially out of stock until next year, and peppermint lattes are at the overpriced coffee shop of your choice...

John Storm is a lucky man. Most people who move into a new neighborhood and promptly set up an insane Christmas light show set to 'Gangnam Style' would not be very popular.

Everybody loves holiday lights. You get to show off your house and celebrate the Season of Giving and love for your fellow man. Also, in some cases your past as an electrician and ability to burn energy compared to your neighbors. Here are 10 lighting displays that will make you wonder just how much time some people have...

We've seen 'Angry Birds'-themed Christmas displays before, like this one in Austin, Texas. But this interactive setup by special effects guru Ric Turner may be the most innovative yet.

A family in Austin, Texas turned their Christmas light display into the brightest ever tribute to the popular 'Angry Birds' game. Pigs beware!

In a show of technological savvy, Pope Benedict XVI turned on a massive Christmas light display in the Italian town of Gubbio by using a Sony Android tablet. It's a miracle...of technology!

Rocklin, California is known for its Christmas lights, and this year one of the town's homeowners added a dose of comic strip favorites Calvin and Hobbes to the festivities with a creative lawn design.

Some dedicated heavy metal fan has cleverly synced his home's Christmas lights with the Slayer song 'South of Heaven,' complete with flashing devil horn-hands and an evil singing snowman.

The people of Upper Canada Village in Morrisburg, Ontario take Christmas very seriously and routinely dress their town in the finest holiday regalia. This dazzling Christmas display is no exception.

In what may be the most unique example of holiday spirit yet, a tank of electric eels powers a Christmas tree display at an aquarium in Japan.

Sick of the Christmas lights arms race? Well, this clever family did something about every house on the block trying to outdo each other with over-the-top light displays with this pithy and highly effective message. Check out a photo, which has been circulating on Facebook, of the best Christmas lights display ever below.