MetaFilter posts tagged with christmaslights

Tacky Christmas Yards. REALLY Tacky.

dersins — Tue, 18 Dec 2007 13:28:24 -0800

tacky christmas yards dot com is exactly what it sounds like. [via]

Lawn Mowers, Ball Bearings and...

somnambulist — Mon, 28 Nov 2005 21:52:29 -0800

Ritual Adornment of a communal habitat. Light and sound combine to impress other nearby members of the species. The counterpoint to a summer of tending carefully controlled foliage.

Pimp my Hizzouse

XQUZYPHYR — Tue, 22 Nov 2005 06:27:03 -0800

HouseBlinger collects photos of Christmas-decorated homes all over England.

Bluetooth Christmas Tree

Mwongozi — Mon, 13 Dec 2004 08:33:28 -0800

The Tate Britain Christmas Tree
Every year the Tate Britain art gallery invites an artist to design a Christmas Tree to put on display. This year, artist Richard Wentworth has incorporated a bluetooth receiver into his tree. Files sent to the tree, or uploaded via the web, will be "unwrapped" online on Christmas Day.

Too many Christmas lights?

Lynsey — Wed, 10 Dec 2003 16:43:44 -0800

Is there such a thing as too many Christmas lights? I love seeing lavish displays of lights at Christmas time. Some folks like a few old-fashioned Christmas lights and some like to deck the halls in a blaze of glory (this one boasts 700,000 lights). And how much does it cost to run a fabulous display?

Old Christmas Tree Lights

taz — Sat, 07 Dec 2002 03:15:21 -0800

Another "magnificent obsession" site, seasonally spiced: oldchristmaslights.com is a huge attic space, packed to the rafters with illuminating images and information; history and pre-history, manufacturer backgrounds, timeline, patents, vintage advertising, trivia - it's all here, plus a "Light Set Gallery" and more. Plug in and enjoy.