A holiday light show for all

The Bixby family has a love of lights and other exterior holiday decorations, and a happiness in sharing them with their community. After moving from West Sequim Bay to their new home this year they have the yard space to put on their biggest show yet.

Dad Corey Bixby, has programmed all the lights to flash and change with the beat of the music, mostly Christmas songs, that he broadcasts using a highly localized FM channel.

“Our son and daughter love it,” he said. “We are huge Christmas fans.”

Colin Bixby said the blow-up decorations are his favorite.

“They can be all different kinds,” he said.

The Bixbys have a line of them facing both sides of their corner lot: reindeer, santas, snowmen and more.

“They’re fun to set up,” he said.

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Colin and his sister Emma help their parents set up the decorations and decide on what else they should display. They have plans to make an even bigger show next year.

Corey bought most of his lights at local stores, but some special ones and the controllers are from Light-O-Rama in New York State. They have a pixel tree and singing tree faces that flash special patterns according to the programming of the music.

Bixby said that some of the programming comes with the songs and some he does himself.

The cycle has about 20 songs and is approximately an hour long before restarting. It begins with Clark Griswold’s voice from “National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation” and includes a variety of songs from classics such as “I’m Dreaming of a White Christmas” to a song from “The Greatest Showman” to “All I Want for Christmas is You,” by Mariah Carey.

Colin said that there was a boring song but his father deleted it. Bixby said that they costantly refine the song list.

The Bixbys welcome people to park in a cordoned area across from their house – nearby Gunn Avenue is too dangerous at night – and tune into the music on their car radios and enjoy the show. Bixby said about 20-30 groups of people come by a night since they began Dec. 5.

The Bixbys invite the community to view their light show between the hours of 4:30-9 p.m. at 22 Maharaj Lane. Please park in the cordoned area so as not to cause any trouble for the neighbors, who have been very kind about it, according to Corey. Tune into 89.1 FM to hear the music.

Sequim Gazette photo by Emily Matthiessen

Sequim Gazette photo by Emily Matthiessen

Sequim Gazette photo by Emily Matthiessen

Sequim Gazette photo by Emily Matthiessen

Sequim Gazette photo by Emily Matthiessen

Sequim Gazette photo by Emily Matthiessen

Sequim Gazette photo by Emily Matthiessen

Sequim Gazette photo by Emily Matthiessen

Sequim Gazette photo by Emily Matthiessen

Sequim Gazette photo by Emily Matthiessen

Sequim Gazette photo by Emily Matthiessen

Sequim Gazette photo by Emily Matthiessen