Livonia family turns their home into a holiday light show

LIVONIA, Mich. (WXYZ) - Thousands of twinkling Christmas lights synchronized to music. That’s how the Howse family does the holiday season.

“I’ve loved Christmas lights since I was very young,” said Ken Howse, whose family puts on the annual light show.

Howse, his sons and wife all work together to string up 40-thousand bulbs in their front yard. But it’s a lot more than just a show.

“It takes a couple of weeks to get them up. It also takes a while to get them down. You have to label everything. It’s a time consuming process,” said Connie House. “We do this for our love of Christmas and faith.”

All told there are more than 40-thousand bulbs lit up in their front yard. And the lights blink and flash in sync with music that is played on a radio station transmitted to their front yard.

The Howse’s sons maintain the computer program that controls the lights.

Interested in seeing the home for yourself? The address is 34836 Bridge St., Livonia.

The family maintains a web site, livonialights.com