Clark Grizwald Has Nothing On This Guy

When it comes to some things in life, like decorations, some people don't believe in the saying "less is more". This especially rings true when it comes to Christmas lights. Some people just get insanely carried away! As you back out of your driveway, you glance in your rearview mirror only to have your retinas burn thru your skull as you catch a glimpse of your neighbor's holiday light display across the street. For a minute you think that you're living next door to Clark Grizwald and you search for Eddies motor home expecting it to be parked along the curb. Then you come to the realization that your once normal, quiet, suburban little town has turned into an eye-blinding extravaganza that resembles the Las Vegas strip! Festive? Maybe. A bit too much? Definitely! Now in Vegas, this type of thing is fine and encouraged, but for one Ohio man, his light show made him a celebrity one night and a trouble maker the next.

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Carson Williams resides in your average two-story house in Cincinnati, Ohio. However, once December rolls around, Williams's house is anything but "average". Year after year Williams tries to outdo his neighbors and the rest of the world when it comes to a holiday light display. He even tops himself each year by going one step farther than the previous season - adding more lights, music and other special effects. His home is decorated from top to bottom with 25,000 Christmas lights, but that's just the beginning. He uses software to program all the lights to 12 minutes of Christmas music. The result is a dancing display of synchronized lights that he says you have to see to believe...and people are doing just that. The Williams family gets up to 300 cars per day passing by their home to witness the show.

According to PlanetChristmas.com and other websites, light-show technology is becoming more popular. There are even instructions on how to set up a display with Light-O-Rama software. A show of this magnitude is still rare enough that Williams has received calls from across the country, including the "Today" show and "Ellen". This is the 3rd year for the show, which gets bigger every season. It took Williams about three hours to program each minute of music. He broadcasts the music from a low-power transmitter in his computer to an FM radio station. A sign tells passers-by to tune in. As an electrical engineer for Cincinnati Bell Technology Solutions, Williams said it was time consuming, but worth it. The Internet rocketed the two-story house to instant cyberfame after Williams posted his 2004 light show last year.

Of course not everyone is thrilled with the Williams family light display. Just 2 days after his computerized Christmas light display gained national attention, Carson Williams shut it down because of safety concerns. Apparently he pulled the plug after learning the display caught so much attention that it was actually causing fender-benders among motorists. Even though most of his neighbors supported the project despite the traffic, Williams has said from the beginning that he would shut down the display if it caused any problems. Sadly, the display is no longer going on due to the traffic accidents. However, you can still watch this year's short lived 2005 light show by downloading the video above and reliving the magic. All good things must come to an end, but it was good while it lasted.