There are tons of online resources to help get you started. Facebook and YouTube are full of Christmas light show enthusiasts and can help get started in building your own DIY Christmas light display. Below are just a few resources of popular Christmas light show communities:
xLights is a free and open source program that enables you to design, create and play amazing Christmas light displays through the use of DMX controllers, E1.31 Ethernet controllers and more.
With it you can layout your display visually then assign effects to the various items throughout your sequence. This can be in time to music (with beat-tracking built into xLights) or just however you like. xLights runs on Windows, OSX and Linux.
This website is being updated all the time and there are plenty of amazing shows still out there which are missing from this database. To help us catch up, feel free to submit your own favorite Christmas Light Show displays to us by visiting the Contact page of our website and filling out the form to provide the information regarding the light show that you want to submit.
To add a Christmas Light Show display to our online directory, please visit the Contact page of our website and fill out the form to provide the information regarding the light show that you want to submit.
To remove a Christmas Light Show display from our online directory, please visit the Contact page of our website and fill out the form to reference the display you’re wanting removed from our Christmas Light Show database.