The Great Christmas Light Fight

While I really like this idea, I just can't in good conscience support or promote a show that applauds the waste of resources by some when so many others cannot afford to heat their home or have power. This makes me sad, really. In order for me to actually appreciate something like this the prize would need to be a donation to organizations that help people with affording utilities.

BEWARE OF FALSE REVIEWS & REVIEWERS. SOME REVIEWERS HAVE ONLY ONE REVIEW TO THEIR NAME. NOW WHEN ITS A POSITIVE REVIEW THAT TELLS ME THEY WERE INVOLVED WITH THE MOVIE. IF ITS A NEGATIVE REVIEW THEN THEY MIGHT HAVE A GRUDGE AGAINST THE FILM . NOW I HAVE REVIEWED OVER 200 HOLIDAY FILMS. I HAVE NO AGENDA. I AM HONEST.

This show is fun to watch. If you love Christmas then this show is a must see. It is great to see how people decorate their homes but it also shows us how people make their own displays.

I always love to see how people hide all those wires. I know people complain about "Disney Characters" being on almost all the houses but let me shed some light (No pun intended) on that.

Some people that put up these lights are not "Religious or Christian". Christmas to them is just a holiday like The 4th of July". Putting up these Christmas displays in front of their home is something they still want to do. Now if you look at stores that sell Outdoor Christmas Displays lots of the items are "Disney" related or items that are characters from the classic Animation specials like "Rudolph" and "Frosty the Snowman". Also ABC is owned by Disney so self promotion is expected. Keep in mind many people are limited to what is available to buy. Most stores its "Disney"

The show is fun. I love watching every episode. I have a DVD of every episode and I love the fact each year my collection is growing.

Now what is so wonderful about the show is that it makes you smile. It does bring out the child in you. Its nice too see how hard people do work and they do it not because of a contest but the "Joy of Christmas".

The show is a great idea and the first few seasons were great. Now they seem to be going with the Extreme Home Makeover route. Every family has a heartfelt sick, dying or dead family member that they do the light displays for and now they are all way over the top computer generated displays. They need to stop with the feel sorry for me and computer/drone displays and just get back to basics. They need normal displays that normal everyday people do. The displays the last couple of seasons are getting ridiculous and to have displays made of drones is jumping the shark. Basically need an engineering degree or a Masters in computers to even compete. Really taking all the fun out of it.

I agree with one of the reviewers - this show is terribly wasteful. Don't get me wrong, I love Christmas light displays. I used to enjoy riding around my neighborhood at night in December looking at all of the different kinds of colorful lights on people's houses. But a competition where the goal is to see who can have the brightest and most dramatic light display does nothing but indicate the lack of knowledge (really, just plain ignorance) on the part of the producer of people who struggle just to keep their electricity on, due to not always having enough money to pay their utility bill, and have to use energy assistance. Oh well, not like I should've expected much. ABC is a mindless channel. I actually forget this show exists every year, until I happen to be watching TV on a random Sunday evening. I shake my head whenever I see it. It was a cute idea, but it's been on TV for too long. It's gaudy, over the top, and detracts from the true meaning of Christmas. It needs to be canceled.

They shouldn't allow the usage of computers or any other kind of electronics for the display of lights,and just use lights like the way it used to be...It's gotten to the point that your not looking at what Christmas lights display is all about... The show use to be so much better when it first started,compared to the show's now...