It used to be a ‘thing’ to drive around the suburbs in the weeks before Christmas looking at the extravagant Christmas light displays that some householders set up. Local newspapers and radio stations would alert people to the addresses worth visiting and there was a real sense of community as people gathered to Oooh and Aaah at the magic before them.
Maybe it doesn’t happen so much now or maybe we don’t bother finding out about them. Without children in the house we become a little blase about Christmas believing we’ve seen it all before.
I was reading an article about how people are now taking to social media to share their display ideas. Tracy from Moranbah in Queensland calls herself a ‘Christmas addict’ and is already planning her extravaganza for next year. She frequents the group ‘Christmas Mums Australia’ which has 49000 members. One woman in the group has had her display up since July because ‘it gave her something to do.’ If you want to know whether it is still acceptable to hang candy canes on the branches of the Christmas tree or where to buy gold sequin Santa hats in Perth, this site is the place to look.
Another site, ‘Outdoor Christmas Decorating’ was started by Chrissy Nuts (probably not her real name) and now has more than 2000 members. Apparently, she has 17 Christmas trees on display in her house, along with life-sized polar bears, penguins and musical elves. She’s waiting for the delivery of a huge candy nutcracker that she’s been paying off all year. It doesn’t say whether she has a husband.
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