His Christmas spirit is out of this world.
A Texas man routinely draws crowds to his spectacular home holiday light show — even though half of the audience is expected to find aliens at their source.
Chris Hartgraves decorated his home with a giant Santa Claus, holiday music and, most importantly, 13,000 lights that span the night sky and look eerily like UFOs hovering over Georgetown, a city 30 miles north of Austin.
“I started planning for it the day after Christmas last year,” Hartgraves told KXAN.
“Everyone knows I save my vacation time, and they know my vacation once a year is just to put on the lights.”
The extravagant routine also changes from week to week after Hartgraves choreographs and plans the show on a digital replica of his home. KXAN The lights from his house caused many in the area to fear UFOs hovering in the neighborhood. KXAN
The Hartgraves house is lit up every night in the months leading up to Christmas, but the light show is reserved for the weekend.
From Friday through Sunday, Christmas fanatics flash thousands of bulbs in sync to holiday music in 15-minute intervals for nearly three hours.
The routines also change from week to week — after Hartgraves choreographs and plans the show on a digital replica of his home that he creates on his computer software.
Hundreds have flocked to see the spectacle, which Hartgraves puts on for free, but countless have turned up after tracking down what they believe to be an alien species.
Chris Hartgraves decked out his home with a giant Santa Claus, holiday music and, most importantly, 13,000 lights spanning the night sky. KXAN
“On the Facebook page people were wondering if these things could I see, you know, HEB or on the street, and everyone was commenting that Chris was again, doing his light show,” Hartgraves’ neighbor, Kay Hood, told the outlet.
Hartgraves never expected his elaborate plans to confuse his neighbors, but admits he heard the rumors.
“People thought it was Elon Musk and his Starlink,” he said. “Some people say it’s aliens that came down to earth.”
Police were called to the house because of bright lights shining in the sky. KXAN
The police have been called to his home at least once this year.
Hartgraves needs to confirm that he did not accidentally point his flashing concert lights at the plane that was flying ahead.
“I invited them to stick around and watch the show, which they did, which was pretty cool,” Hartgraves said with a laugh.
Aside from having tons of trinkets scattered throughout the property just for kicks, Hartgraves also incorporated his own voice and that of his wife and two daughters to play as his animated light bulbs dance.
His goal is to make many memories for not only his own family, but for other kids in the neighborhood who can be seen dancing along to the music every night.
“And then go home with more Christmas spirit in your heart,” Hartgraves said.
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