Festive Holiday Homes

Bronx, New York
The Garabedian family home is dubbed the "Christmas House". For over 30 years, the family has extravagantly decorated their home with animated figures that move to the sounds of holiday music.

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Some people get into the holiday spirit by hanging wreaths and lighting candles. Other people cover their entire estate in Christmas lights, plastic reindeer, and 8-foot Homer Simpson Santa Clauses. Check out some of these exceedingly festive holiday homes!

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Baltimore, Maryland
This home in Baltimore, Maryland is ablaze with lights and adorned with trees, candy canes, and of course -- Santa and his reindeer on the roof.


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San Antonio, Texas
San Antonio, Texas is ablaze with festive, colored lights just in time to celebrate the holidays.


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Tacoma, Washington
This home in Tacoma, Washington appears to be dripping with festive red and blue holiday lights. Especially unique is the tree-shaped light pattern with the star on top on the roof.


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Curitiba, Brazil
This already bright and festive home in Curitiba, Brazil is made moreso with the addition of stripped light patterns on the trees and the icicle lights dripping off the roof. And who can forget Santa, with his sack of gifts!


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Melksham, England
It's impossible to imagine how the residents of this English home manage to sleep with this rainbow of neon holiday cheer radiating all night long.

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Murray, Utah
Mechanical reindeer shine bright amongst a variety of colorful and festive lights in this whimsical scene at a Murray, Utah home.


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Latchingdon, Essex, England
Frosty and his entire family bring a bit of snowy cheer to this festive English home.

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Pasadena, California
Santa, Mary & the baby Jesus, a cluster of cute gingerbread houses, lovely lights and a "Merry Christmas" banner ring in the holidays at this Pasadena, California home.


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