// Williams Christmas Lights https://williamschristmaslights.com Christmas Lights Synchronized to Music Fri, 17 Nov 2023 04:38:12 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.3 https://williamschristmaslights.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/cropped-christmas-lights-32x32.jpg Williams Christmas Lights https://williamschristmaslights.com 32 32 Updates https://williamschristmaslights.com/updates/ https://williamschristmaslights.com/updates/#respond Fri, 17 Nov 2023 04:33:04 +0000 https://williamschristmaslights.com/?p=3778 It’s 2023, and I realize that I’ve let updating this site fall to the wayside.  With social media being super easy to update, and notifications being pushed to everyone immediately, the focus of a website like this needs to change slightly. I’m still sorting how I’d like to do that, but for now, feel free […]

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An Epiphany https://williamschristmaslights.com/an-epiphany/ https://williamschristmaslights.com/an-epiphany/#respond Sun, 19 Dec 2021 22:17:58 +0000 http://williamschristmaslights.com/?p=3759 For the last five or six years, I have organized a Christmas card swap for a group of Christmas light hobbyists of which I am a part. Just like many of the tasks of the season, setting up the swap had become just another thing to check off the list. It meant finding some okay […]

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2018 Wrap up https://williamschristmaslights.com/2018-wrap-up/ https://williamschristmaslights.com/2018-wrap-up/#comments Sat, 12 Jan 2019 01:35:54 +0000 http://williamschristmaslights.com/?p=3475 The 2018 season started a little late for us. An early Thanksgiving, coupled with a couple rain delays put us behind right off the bat. Once the show was going, though, it ran like a champ, even with us being out of town for 10 days. The new pixel candy canes (large and small), all […]

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Baby, It’s Cold Outside https://williamschristmaslights.com/baby-its-cold-outside/ https://williamschristmaslights.com/baby-its-cold-outside/#comments Mon, 03 Dec 2018 02:59:57 +0000 http://williamschristmaslights.com/?p=3464 I can attest.  The good news is that the show is up and going.  Had to track down a communication issue and replace a couple hundred pixels that didn’t play well with rain, but the blinky-flashy has returned.

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No Lights Tonight https://williamschristmaslights.com/no-lights-tonight/ https://williamschristmaslights.com/no-lights-tonight/#respond Mon, 03 Dec 2018 00:21:41 +0000 http://williamschristmaslights.com/?p=3462 There will be no lights tonight. We had some water issues, and I have a controller that has stopped responding.  Hope to be all back up tomorrow, 12/3

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Finally! Lights are Live! https://williamschristmaslights.com/finally-lights-are-live/ https://williamschristmaslights.com/finally-lights-are-live/#respond Mon, 26 Nov 2018 01:07:32 +0000 http://williamschristmaslights.com/?p=3459 Well, after numerous small struggles and a full day of modifying sequences today, it’s all up and running! If you’re out an about come by! If you’re not- stay home! The lights will run through January.

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Running behind https://williamschristmaslights.com/running-behind/ https://williamschristmaslights.com/running-behind/#comments Thu, 22 Nov 2018 20:50:45 +0000 http://williamschristmaslights.com/?p=3456 With Thanksgiving being early, and me running late, the lights with be delayed a couple days. Look for them to start this Saturday night!

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KCRM Thanksgiving 2018 https://williamschristmaslights.com/kcrm-thanksgiving-2018/ https://williamschristmaslights.com/kcrm-thanksgiving-2018/#respond Thu, 04 Oct 2018 00:37:51 +0000 http://williamschristmaslights.com/?p=3433 Most of you that know me, or follow these posts online, know that we collect funds for Kansas City Rescue Mission during the light display. Those that have poked around the website may have noticed that we leave the donation links up all year, since their needs are more than just during the Christmas season. […]

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Dusting off the New Post button… https://williamschristmaslights.com/dusting-off-the-new-post-button/ https://williamschristmaslights.com/dusting-off-the-new-post-button/#comments Wed, 29 Nov 2017 00:47:43 +0000 http://williamschristmaslights.com/?p=3349 I know I have been absent from the blog this year, but I’ll attempt to stay up on it through the Christmas Season. For today, I am just announcing that I had to change the broadcast frequency for the show from 101.7 FM to 99.9 FM. There is a new sports talk station on 101.7 […]

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The Donations Have Been Dropped Off! https://williamschristmaslights.com/the-donations-have-been-dropped-off/ https://williamschristmaslights.com/the-donations-have-been-dropped-off/#respond Fri, 27 Jan 2017 02:50:17 +0000 http://williamschristmaslights.com/?p=3029 I was (finally) able to get downtown to KCRM this morning and drop off the donations from the light show this year. We padded it just a touch to make it an even $800. This is our largest donation total yet! I met with Julie, my primary contact at the mission, and she introduced me […]

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