Warsaw Light Show now has two new locations, 4325 Basswood Drive and 4333 N. Aspen Drive, Warsaw.

Warsaw Light Show

“We moved this year so our display has changed a lot,” Adam Churchill says. “We also decided to have two different displays alternating every week. We wanted a family-friendly outing that showcased our favorite time of year and to celebrate the birth of our savior, Jesus.”

Churchill describes himself and his wife, Stephanie, as crazy for Christmas. “We watched ‘The Great Christmas Light Fight’ on ABC in 2012 and that’s when we knew we wanted our house to have the same type of display. Stephanie surprised me with the software and controller a few months later.”

Pooling together the expertise of other Christmas light enthusiasts, the Churchill family launched its display in 2013, adding more lights and decor as the years have passed.

“Most of the planning this year was how to decorate the new house with lights and where we should put all the Christmas items,” Churchill says, noting the big challenge was networking the neighbor’s house to theirs and adding the front entrance for Hawthorn Addition. “We hope it brings joy to (visitors’) Christmas season.”

The Goelz Dancing Christmas Lights is located at 68920 Red Cedar Road, New Paris.

The Goelz Dancing Christmas Lights — New Paris

The Goelz Dancing Christmas Lights are constantly under planning and being added to. “It’s gotten bigger and bigger,” Justin Goelz says. “It’s almost to the point of not counting (the number of lights).” The display has also expanded past Christmas with a Halloween show this past October.

Goelz says, “My wife and I used to work at Disney World. The Osborne Family Spectacle of Dancing Lights was one of our favorite things at Christmas time to do.”

While they decorated their home in Goshen, it wasn’t until the moved to New Paris that the synchronized light display started. It now includes LED pixel lights, pixel icicles, a Mega Tree and six little spiral trees, to name a few elements. He notes they are replacing their regular holiday lights with pixels. “Pixels have three separate LEDs (red, green and blue), and the computer controls each individual channel.”

As West Noble’s band director, Goelz tries to get the synchronization close to perfect. “If an event happens in the music, I try to have the lights reflect that.”

While each display takes time, he says, “We’re excited to do this. It’s a lot of fun to put together, and we hope a lot of people will come check it out.”

Nisley Family Light Display is located at 2905 S. Main St., Goshen.

Nisley Family Light Display — Goshen

Fascinated by Christmas light shows, the Nisley Family used to travel miles to watch them. This tradition transitioned to their own home, with Drew Nisley commenting, “My curiosity got the best of me so I did some research and thought … I think I can do this.”

Planning for the display is a continuous cycle, one in which his family helps where they can while offering ideas. “Even though I am still working on the 2017 display, I already have thoughts on what to do for the 2018 display. The show is 12 minutes long. For every minute of music, there are hours of programing time involved to synchronize the music to the lights.” In total, there are 8,000 RGB lights, with Nisley saying, “They are LED lights so they take a lot less energy to operate than lights in the past.”

He notes, “My hopes are that when people come and view the light show they leave with an energized Christmas spirit. I get really excited when I see the hundreds of cars a night that stop by to view the light show that I have created. It gives me a sense of accomplishment.”