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“We love driving around during the holiday season and looking at Christmas lights,” Bixby mother of three Bethany Pepin said. They have traditional Christmas music, but keep the seat belt on as one tune boasts screaming guitars that wail out a tune while the lights flicker wildly. It too boasts of 30,000 lights timed to music, a 25-minute spectacular show, and broadcasting their own radio frequency, 105.7 FM. One particular home, 6125 E 106th Street, belonging to Doug and Suzanne Wright, is a show to be seen. Just a few blocks away in Forest Park South subdivision at 104th and Sheridan, the houses are breathtaking, trimmed out and ready for passersby. Be prepared to wait in turn for the prime spot at the corner in front of the house parking turns over about every 25 minutes, the length of the show.

“They would be able to remember the nights sitting out in front of the ‘crazy guy’s’ Christmas lights.”įor 14 years now, showtime starts on Thanksgiving evening and runs through New Year’s Eve from 6 to 11 p.m. “ enables families to create memories as a family unit,” Jay Perkins said. Wife Laura Perkins just smirks and shakes her head at her husband’s efforts as it seems the brains behind the equipment and systems is electrical engineer Jay Perkins. On a busy night, the traffic piles up as limos pull in and out. Their radio signal is posted on a sign out front, 98.3 FM. Trees, rooflines and poles blink in sync with each note. It’s the Perkins’ teenage daughter that is credited for the rock selection. They change their music every year with songs to please every audience member from traditional Christmas music to children’s tunes to the latest rock hit. The Perkins home, located on the corner at 5705 East 110th Street, is a showstopper with 30,000 lights. So how can a family seeking an evening of entertainment find the best trek? Start with a drive through south Tulsa subdivision Preston Woods, located at 111th between Sheridan and Yale. Tulsa is a festive city and a mecca for Christmas lights from ambitious individuals covering their house with stringed blinkies, to broadcasting their own private light show set to music using an FM transmitter. With the holiday season upon us and the sun setting over green country earlier, there is nothing more enjoyable than piling the family into the car and driving through neighborhoods to take in stunning Christmas lights.
