An Aussie Xmas Tradition - the suburban garden Christmas Lights Display!
By bernieh
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It’s become an Aussie tradition now … the suburban garden Christmas Lights display. Many families put up fabulous Xmas light displays … a map is published in the local newspaper and we all hop in our cars at nightime during the fortnight before Xmas and go cruising to see the lights!!!
This is a photo of one of the houses in a quite poor working class suburb here in my city – it’s been an attraction for many years!!
While there are many, many far more flashy displays around my city, this is the one I always head to first because I know the extra effort that goes into this family’s display every year! Even though they don’t have much they continue to share the Christmas spirit with all!
These are links to video clips that show some of the Christmas lights displays that are attractions around Australia:
Christmas Lights 2007
The Best Christmas Lights of 2008
Then there are the amazing techno-colour Xmas light displays:
Amazing Perth Christmas Lights
Christmas Lights – Carol of the Bells
- 21 Dec, 2009
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Thank you for sharing that it looks great
21 Dec, 2009
Fantastic show Bernieh,thankyou,
Merry Christmas to you and your family and Best Wishes for The Coming New Year,lets hope its a good one,from a very snowy Lincs..lol....
21 Dec, 2009
if i lived in a street i think id join in too..but we in the middle of know where....its so nice to see all these lights..thanks Bernieh and a merry christmas to u xx
22 Dec, 2009
Thats beautiful - it reminds me of a holiday to Florida one Christmas - most of the houses in the area we stayed in had light displays - people used to go out in the evening to view them - they were given mince pies and hot chocolate and gave donations to charity - great idea although I think our electricity prices might hinder us doing the same thing! - Merry Christmas Bernieh
22 Dec, 2009
Wow Bernieh! I wouldn't want the electricity bill for that lot :o))))
22 Dec, 2009
Wow thats great.........
22 Dec, 2009
Thanks for showing us Bernieh, funny still have friend living in Perth and i got some photos of some of the houses near here to them are lite up, dont know how to put them on goy as they where taken with ordinary camera.
22 Dec, 2009
OMG What a brilliant display Bernieh.....
22 Dec, 2009
Thanks all ... it's great fun driving around to see what people do in their front gardens at this time of year.
Sandra ... like you, we're almost in the middle of nowhere. Our house can't be seen from the street and if we put up a lights display it would only by the possums and wallabies that would appreciate it!!!
22 Dec, 2009
Wonderful effort
22 Dec, 2009
Absolutely wonderful, Merry Christmas Bernieh and all the best for 2010
23 Dec, 2009
Thanks Gardenan and Yorkshire ... have a great Xmas!
23 Dec, 2009
it looks good bernieh, great display, to you and your family have a nice axmas
24 Dec, 2009
All the best for the festive season Bill ... have a great day tomorrow. Over here it's 9.30 pm Xmas Eve and we're getting ready to drive into the city to go to church... lots of Xmas carols first! Only a couple of hours left! Have a fabulous Christmas.
24 Dec, 2009
A good display, Berneih. Sorry, I've only just stumbled acrooss this but hipe you had good xmas and all the best for the new year 2010.
28 Dec, 2009
Thanks for you message Paulthegardener ... Xmas was lovely and I'm looking forward to the new gardening year! Hope you and yours have a great new year too!
28 Dec, 2009
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Brilliant Bernie. thanks for that, am really in the christmas spirit now !
21 Dec, 2009