i've been thinking about this same thing in the context of the light displays people put on their homes. it's a tradition even older than christmas itself, as people burned fires to drive away the darkness and bring back the sun on the winter solstice.
growing up there were certainly people who did elaborate light displays on their house, while others kept it simpler with white lights or just candles in the windows. but the top end of that spectrum has gotten bigger and bolder, and expanded beyond the house itself into elaborate yards too! people sync lights to music or set up a screen playing holiday movies, and have yards decorated alongside their homes with blow-ups and more lights.
i don't dislike it at all, it's a lot of fun and frankly does great job of driving away the darkness on these long winter nights. but interesting to see how it seems to grow more elaborate (and expensive) with the passing years
i've been thinking about this same thing in the context of the light displays people put on their homes. it's a tradition even older than christmas itself, as people burned fires to drive away the darkness and bring back the sun on the winter solstice.
growing up there were certainly people who did elaborate light displays on their house, while others kept it simpler with white lights or just candles in the windows. but the top end of that spectrum has gotten bigger and bolder, and expanded beyond the house itself into elaborate yards too! people sync lights to music or set up a screen playing holiday movies, and have yards decorated alongside their homes with blow-ups and more lights.
i don't dislike it at all, it's a lot of fun and frankly does great job of driving away the darkness on these long winter nights. but interesting to see how it seems to grow more elaborate (and expensive) with the passing years