It's that time of the year again, when people put up Christmas lights on their house to celebrate the festive season. However, no one does it like YouTube user Tom BetGeorge, who has lights that dance to songs from Star Wars, complete with a rooftop lightsaber duel.
The rest of us should just give up now on our holiday decorations.
The brightly lit house is in Newark, Ca. and features 100,000 lights choreographed to different selections of music, including music from the Star Wars films.
"I built all the props using wood, metal, acrylic and corrugated plastic," writes BetGeorge. "I am a music/teacher director for a living (COVA Conservatory in Oakland and Centerville Presbyterian Church in Fremont), hence the massive instruments! If you look closely (especially during the Cantina song) the instruments are playing the real notes!"
Although the extremely bright lights can be seen for miles, BetGeorge was careful not to shine the brightest beams on houses or in flight paths. Fortunately, too, his neighbors don't seem to mind all the light and noise, probably because he uses the display for raising money to help the poor and homeless through his church.
Just to get an idea of how big the display is, the piano in the display is 19 feet and the guitar is 17 feet.
The five-minute light show happens every night during the holiday season from 6 to 10 p.m., except during heavy rain. If you'd like to see BetGeorge's amazing display in person, details about the house's location are on his YouTube channel.
However, Star Wars isn't the only light show in BetGeorge's repertoire. The Christmas lights also do an impressive rendition of "Let It Go" from Disney's Frozen.
"I sequenced the show using LOR, mixed the music/sound effects with Digital Performer, and filmed it using a 35' lift at 3 a.m.," writes BetGeorge.
This is the second year BetGeorge has featured such a display. Last year's lights included "What Does The Fox Say" and the Trans-Siberian Orchestra's "Carol of the Bells."
Now that's what we call holiday spirit.
