Christmas 2009

All around ultra State of the Art light, video and laser show!

Our long history of introducing "new" technologies and ideas for use in a Christmas display is continuing. While we have had video projection as a part of our display for five years and three years ago we introduced video that is synchronous with the computerized lights.    We have expanded on the concept and introducing synchronous video that doesn't just project a TV style image but projects across the roof and face of the house. This allows us special effects that mixes with the lights on the house.

As far as we know we continue to be the only display in the world to use Guerilla Projection techniques on a Christmas display and it is a show stopper.  To use Guerilla Projection, it is incredibly complicated and difficult to implement because objects in the video must be precision placed to display specifically on certain areas. This may include scrolling words on the roof and other effects.

The Guerilla Projection offers so much eye candy it sometimes will "steal the show" away from the lights, so some songs like our new "Psychedelic Christmas" have the lights programmed differently to compliment the video projection, rather then compete with it.  The end result is a "must see" and its guaranteed to please!

Experiment in Video (From 2007)

This year was the year we finally realize a dream that started in 2001 when we began the great search for a way for video and audio to be synchronous with the lights and part of the show.

Not every Christmas song we prefer to use has MTV Music videos available for them.  So we had to make several of our own from scratch, and also a couple that others made who we asked permission to use their http://www.youtube.com video.

Rough draft video of a custom made music video that will play on the wall synchronously with the light show.

This video with the late child actor, Jason Ortiz, will be played for our lighted presentation of Donde Esta Santa Claus.  Jason's father was thrilled to hear we wanted to play this video in our display.  Jason was not the original artist of the song but did lip sync to the song a couple years ago.

The Music!

New for 2009:

This is one of our most ambitious years as far as introducing new songs.  We have retired 7 of our old songs and are adding 8 to 10 "new" songs this year.  Each "new" song features the best use of new features that have been added this year. 

Here is our play list  and ASCAP music licensing information for interested parties and info on the videos used.

Happy Christmas - John Lennon

Christmas Tree - Lady Gaga

Simply Having a Wonderful Christmas Time - Paul McCartney

Harder, Faster, Better - Daft Punk   (Hilton display edit)

Music Box Dancer - Yule  (Richard Holdman display edit)

Amazing Grace - Yule    (Richard Holdman display edit)

Main Street Electrical Parade from Disneyworld

Fenta La Chiminea - Louis Miguel (has tune of Rudolf the Red Nosed reindeer in Spanish)

Gloria in Excelsis Techno edit

Silent Night Techno Version

Psychedelic Christmas - Her

Let it Snow - Frank Sinatra

Wizards in Winter - Tran Siberian Orchestra

DJ Santa - Crispy   (this is the song that won BEST DISPLAY on MS/NBC in 2006)

Macarena Christmas - Los Del Rios

Silver Bells - Twisted Sister - MTV Video

Donde Esta Santa Claus/Augie Rio - ASCAP Title #340059467 - Youtube video

Christmas is the time to say I love you/Billy Squire - ASCAP Title #330298816 - MTV Video

Feliz Navidad/Jose Feliciano - ASCAP Title # 360103657

Last Christmas/Wham!! Hip Hop Remix - (returned this year from retirement)

Salsa We Wish You a Merry Christmas -  BMI   (Featured on HGTV's Outta Control Christmas)

A Fifth of Beethoven - Walter Murphy 

Rockin Around the Christmas Tree/Brenda Lee - ASCAP Title # 480041756 - (Retired)

Its Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas/Perry Como - ASCAP Title #390153734 - (retired)

Disco Jingle Bells/Starlight Pops Orchestra - ASCAP Title #100039209 - (Retired)

Frosty the Snow Man/Brenda Lee - ASCAP Title #360063932  (retired)

Jingle Bell Rock/Bobby Helms - ASCAP Title #400013758 - (Retired)

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