14 Dec 5th-Dec 11th, 2024 phoenixnewtimes.com PHOENIX NEW TIMES | NEWS | FEATURE | FOOD & DRINK | ARTS & CULTURE | MUSIC | CONCERTS | CANNABIS | Crandall Residence 15128 W. Grant St., Goodyear An 8-foot gingerbread house, colorful cutouts, a Christmas light tunnel and photo-ops with Santa are some of the high- lights of this quaint display. Hot cocoa is available from 6:30 to 8 p.m. on Dec. 6, 13 and 20. Hours: Nightly, 6 to 9 p.m., through Jan. 3. Sanda Residence 13204 S. 176th Ave., Goodyear Robert Sanda’s “What is Christmas?” display blends reverence and revelry by offering 50,000 lights, a nativity scene and an illuminated message board exploring the reasons behind the season. Hours: 6 to 9 p.m., Sunday through Thursday; 6 to 10 p.m., Friday and Saturday until Jan. 1. Hoffman Manor 15847 W. Glenrosa Ave., Goodyear Goodyear resident Corey Hoffman created this dazzling display offering illuminated deer and other glowing fauna, a 10-foot archway, nearly a dozen Christmas trees and well over 100,000 lights synchronized to 45 different songs. Hours: Nightly, 6 to 10 p.m., until Jan. 1. The Lights on Evergreen 3131 N. Evergreen St., Buckeye thelightsonevergreen.com A dazzling array of 32,000 LED pixels and singing characters adorning this two-story home will entertain and enchant during hourly light shows set to music. Lawn and camping chairs are permitted. Hours: 6 to 9:30 p.m., Fridays through Sundays until Dec. 22, and on Dec. 24 and 25. North Valley Scary Christmas House 4431 W. Escuda Drive, Glendale scarychristmashouse.com Jack Skellington, eat your heart out. This enormous tribute to “The Nightmare Before Christmas” created by the Spacy family boasts 120,000-plus lights and custom-built props, characters and scenes from the film. New this year: A 7-foot-tall water fountain from Halloween Town, animated presents and more character props. Hours: 6 to 10 p.m., Sunday through Thursday; 6 to 11 p.m., Friday and Saturday from Nov. 29 to Dec. 25. ReinDeer Valley Christmas 3302 W. Adobe Dam Road reindeervalleychristmas.com This long-running display is a festive spec- tacle boasting 75,000 lights, Disney- inspired decorations and plenty of charm. Synchronized light shows set to music occur nightly with bubble effects and arti- ficial snow filling the air on weekends. Hours: Nightly, 6 to 10 p.m., from Dec. 1 to Jan. 1. Miracle on 34th Lane 22415 N. 34th Lane Facebook.com/miracleon34thlane Every holiday season, the MacGregor family transforms their home into a cheery scene featuring 50,000 twinkling lights, a miniature Ferris wheel and carousel, various wreaths, multiple Santas, a towering 20-foot-tall mega-tree and 100-plus figurines. It’s scheduled to appear on ABC’s “The Great Christmas Light Fight” in December. Hours: Nightly, 6 to 10 p.m., through Jan. 1, weather permitting. The Deepdale Arcade 501 E. Deepdale Road deepdalearcade.com Brian and Ty Seibel’s interactive light installation at their Moon Valley home is an old-school gamer’s dream come true. Visitors can use a joystick to play “Pac- Man” and “Pong” against Santa, an elf or another person on a giant screen made from 3,000 LED pixels perched on the roof. Game on! Hours: Nightly, 5:30 to 10 p.m., through Dec. 31. North Phoenix Lights 18639 N. First Ave. Northphoenixlights.com Carl Jimenez makes the most of what little space his front yard offers. His walk- through display is packed with dozens of vintage blow mold figurines, festive elves, cheerful dinosaurs, the “Littlest Christmas tree in Arizona,” a tribute to the “Star Wars Holiday Special” and thousands of lights. A nightly animated light show starts on Dec. 8. Hours: Nightly, 6 to 9 p.m., through Dec. 25. Makela Family Light Show 104 W. Marco Polo Road instagram.com/makela.lights The Makela family’s animated light display is equipped with 30,000 pixels that showcase dynamic and and vibrant nightly lights shows with a pulsating soundtrack that will delight and amaze. Hours: 6 to 10 p.m., Sunday through Thursday; 6 to 10:30 p.m., Friday and Saturday, from Dec. 1 to 31. Christmas Lights on Voltaire 4600-4800 E. Voltaire Ave. More than 50 neighboring homes along Voltaire Avenue between 46th and 48th streets get in the spirit of the holidays with this cooperative display. Each residence is individually decorated and linked together for a synchronized light show set to a Christmas megamix broadcast over 98.1 FM. Hours: 5:30 to 10 p.m., Monday through Thursday; 5:30 to 11 p.m., Friday through Sunday until Dec. 31. Moon Valley’s 12 Homes of Christmas Moon Valley Neighborhood The residents of Moon Valley are renowned for their over-the-top holiday displays. The various subdivisions found west of Seventh Street between Greenway Parkway and Thunderbird Road feature many homeowners dressing up their domiciles in festive and creative ways each year. It’s part of an annual contest where Moon Valleyites judge the best displays. This year, the results of the contest and a list of every participating house will be posted in a free app devoted to Moon Valley’s light displays in early December. It can be downloaded at app.moonvalley.org. Hours: Nightly through early January. Display hours vary by residence. East Valley Birkett Family’s Winter Wonderland 8414 E. Valley Vista Drive, Scottsdale Winter Wonderland in Scottsdale is one of the Valley’s most beloved holiday displays, transforming the Birkett family’s property into a scene of Disney-esque magic and splendor. An illuminated castle crowns the roof while rolling hills rise from a field of lights in the yard. Elsewhere, there are a collection of Christmas miniatures, mine tunnels to explore and a backyard pool surrounded by characters from “Frozen.” No wonder the Birketts won an episode of “The Great Christmas Light Fight.” Hours: Nightly, 6 to 10 p.m., from Dec. 7 through Dec 29. Cox Family Lights 8607 East Via Del Palacio, Scottsdale Scottsdale resident Brolin Cox decks out his family’s sprawling property with a 20-foot-tall mega tree and 40,000 glit- tering bulbs, which are synchronized to 15 different holiday themes during 40-minute-long light shows. Hours: 6 to 9 p.m., Monday through Thursday; 6 to 10 p.m., Friday and Saturday, from Dec. 1 to 31. Santa Rita Ranch Lights 10458 E. Osage Ave., Mesa More than 20 individually decorated houses in this southeast Valley neigh- borhood are connected by a string of lights overhead, creating both a walkable and driveable holiday experience. Some homes go all out with decorations — such as the Rowleys’ Holiday House — while others keep it more modest. Hours: Nightly, 6 to 10 p.m., from Dec. 1 through Jan. 1. The Bryan family and their display, ReinDeer Valley Christmas. (Photo by Benjamin Leatherman) The Deepdale Arcade in Moon Valley. (Photo by Ty Seibel) Merry & Bright from p 13 >> p 17
