Christmas Light Review

GROWING SMILES DENTAL LIGHTS

The Growing Smiles Dental office off Sixth street and Folks road lined their building exterior with Christmas-themed lights that are synchronized to the rhythm of varying festive Christmas melodies. A few of the songs included classics such as “You’re a Mean One Mr. Grinch” by Jim Carrey and “Sleigh Ride” performed by the Ronettes. The music adds an extra component that makes the lighting more engaging. On the down side, the radio signal was not the strongest, and we experienced static with the tunes. Overall, we highly recommend you stop by, tune into 92.1 FM, and experience the light show.

THE LIGHTS on corner of Sixth and Folks Road lights up the Growing Smiles office building with a display in sync with music played by a local radio station. Photo by Raelynn Keefer

QUAIL RUN NEIGHBORHOOD LIGHTS

The Quail Run neighborhood is connected with gold lights stringing from house to house through the winter months. The lights span across the streets of Woodridge, Grove, and Wildwood. Additionally, many families will add onto the spirit with their own personal decorations, building a more colorful impression. In previous years, it seemed that the quantity of lights was larger and the setup spanned further from street to street. The lights were still impressive and are an annual classic, nonetheless we had higher expectations.

ON HARVARD ROAD, neighbors all around string lights through their trees and lawns. This created an essentially eye-catching zig zag design that brightened the streets, bringing up the Christmas mood. Photo by Keat Hockenbury

EVERY YEAR, downtown Lawrence strings a beautiful array of Christmas lights, they go along Massachusetts Street, “I always love going downtown on my mom’s birthday to see all the pretty lights and enjoy the atmosphere,” junior Becky Coston said. Photo by Keat Hockenbury

DOWNTOWN LIGHTS

Trees and buildings covered in various vibrant colors created a warm, cozy feeling to accompany annual Christmas shopping with friends and family on Massachusetts street. The Parks and Recreation Department strung up approximately 12,000 lights around the downtown area to amplify festivity in town. Most importantly, we were excited about the timeliness of stringing up the fixtures, as friends and family gathered on Massachusetts street the day after Thanksgiving to see Santa rescued atop the Weaver’s roof before the countdown to turning on the holiday ls. Overall, we were extremely impressed with the lighting coverage, and loved the happy feeling the lights brought.

CHRISTMAS LIGHT REVIEW

Review by Allison Mayhew and Lilly Wall