Just before GYC, I was with my good ol’ buddy from LifeStyleTV, Claus Nybo. On the way home that December 14, we stopped in West Frankfort to look at Candy Cane Lane. Candy Cane Lane is a series of streets that are decorated for the Christmas holiday, and is an annual tradition for the people of West Frankfort. At the time we drove through, most of the houses were not decorated very well, but the final street was incredible. It was like a cross between midwest lawn decorations and the Las Vegas main drag. (See the video below.)
A section of one of the streets:
Here is a video I took on Claus’s camera:
The music for this video was taken from this website. Ordinarily I would not think of the “1812 Overture” as Christmas music, and I almost chose another song. But in the end I thought the soundtrack matched the exuberant display perfectly. If I had more footage, I could have done something to synchronize with the music (especially the cannons!), but this was a quick and dirty job.
Oh Michael, the music was PERFECT! I must tell you that I live just across the street from Candy Cane Lane – and I’ve learned to avoid Main Street going towards CCL during the month of December. I heartily concurr that the effect is something like a cross of Midwest Lawn Ornaments and the Las Vegas Strip, but honestly, I think you’re bein’ too kind! More like Redneck Comic Strip Heaven if you ask me! The somewhat cheezy rendition of the 1812 Overture matches the (hmmm… let me be kind…) less than sophisticated “lawn ornaments” in CCL… Good choice of music I might add.
But then again… beauty is in the eye of the beholder, and since there are thousands upon thousands of cars that crawl through CCL each year (many go every night!) I can’t argue with success!
Good blog, Michael!