Christmas lights

In the name of Christmas cheer Bernie and Denise Lumsden from Bristol have decorated their house with 40,000 bulbs in a dazzling display, which must rack up an impressive electricity bill. Inside they have also abandoned the concept of 'tasteful touches' festooning their living room with tinsel, teddy bears and even a snowman.



Whilst Eric Rodemeyer, of Marshalltown, Iowa, has an amazing display using ninety-six separate channels on his computer to flip on and off 14,500 bulbs, synching up his lights with music.

The planning took him up to 150 hours for each of his seven songs. Onlookers can hear the sounds on their FM radios.

With video.

Update: There's a link to another impressive lightshow with sound in Ohio here.

Thanks Shaun!