Behind The Scenes - Pixel Light Show - How We Set up Christmas - Milne Family Lights

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This is a behind the scenes view of how we set up our Christmas Light Show for 2023.
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[@theson-in-law2354]

I love your set up. Where did you get the coro gingerbread people. Thank you again for your video.

[@wonderlandoftemucolaneholi6493]

Great job and this is my light page

[@MilneFamilyLights]

Thanks, I just went and checked out your page.....strong work on your display!

[@wonderlandoftemucolaneholi6493]

Thanks and love your work as well.

[@waynejohnson7086]

Very clean setup. I like the attention to detail! Where did you find those oversized lights on the roof and trees?

[@MilneFamilyLights]

Thank you! So I found these lights 3 and 4 years ago at Home Depot: www.homedepot.ca/product/home-accents-holiday-13-inch-led-lit-oversize-light-bulb-christmas-decoration/1001127927 You can only get them in store right when they put out the Christmas stuff. I remember getting a bunch on clearance for $3.50 each and some at normal price for $8 each. They come in red, yellow, blue, green, and white. I cherry picked the white ones knowing what I wanted to do with them. They originally come with a single clear LED in them that run off of AA batteries. I took the LED and wiring out, drilled holes on the inside and hard wired 6 pixels in each one so we can use them with our show. Previous to that someone was selling something very similar called "Really Big Lights". They only sold them for a year or two, but that was 5 or 6 years ago.

[@drummer12980]

Great Job

[@MilneFamilyLights]

Thanks for checking it out!!!

[@user-zg4us9hv4w]

Noticed the sign to let people choose a song. What are you using to control that workflow?

[@TheBEGamer]

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[@MilneFamilyLights]

Hey there, I'm using FPP to run my show off of a Raspberry Pi, and then use a free Plugin called Remote Falcon to allow Jukebox mode or Voting mode so visitors can interact and pick the next song. This was our first year running Remote Falcon and I hugely underestimated how popular it would be for those watching! Check out remotefalcon.com for more info. They also have a facebook page that is really helpful. Reply

[@MilneFamilyLights]

@@TheBEGamer Hey there, I'm using FPP to run my show off of a Raspberry Pi, and then use a free Plugin called Remote Falcon to allow Jukebox mode or Voting mode so visitors can interact and pick the next song. This was our first year running Remote Falcon and I hugely underestimated how popular it would be for those watching! Check out remotefalcon.com for more info. They also have a facebook page that is really helpful. Reply

[@chillaxationvideos7664]

Where or how did you make your big C9 bulbs that are in the trees and the one roof line?

[@MilneFamilyLights]

Hey there, I bought those big bulbs from Home Depot 4 years ago or so. They have been seasonal, and you normally start seeing them a few months before Christmas near the front of the store. They come in all different colors, but I bought white so we could put pixels in them. They come with a really weak led that runs off 3 AA batteries. I removed all the original internals, and drilled 6 holes on the interior top plate to house 6 pixels. I then drilled out the bottom of the bulb for the incoming and outgoing wire. It was labor intensive and required a lot of soldering, but we love the end result. If you google RBL or Really Big Lights, you'll find info on a now discontinued product that was very similar to this, and where I got some of the inspiration.

[@chillaxationvideos7664]

@@MilneFamilyLights Thank you

[@JoseGonzalez-kc8sg]

Greetings, I would like to know what lights you have installed. Are they the C9 led WS281 or what are they? Thanks in advance.

[@MilneFamilyLights]

Hi there, yes the bulbs that outline the roof, windows, garage, and grass are all Brilliant Bulbs or Pixabulbs. They area C9 size and are WS2811 protocol. Here is were I got them from www.holidaycoro.com/Brilliant-Bulb-p/709.htm and www.wiredwatts.com/pixabulb6p3-r15