Vinyard Christmas The 13,000 lights are synced to music on 91.7 FM. They even let you control some of the lights on your phone with their website while you’re watching the show. Go see it: Nov. 27-Jan. 1. 5:30-10 p.m. nightly. 3690 Vinyard Way, Lawrenceville; vinyardchristmas.com
Mint Julep Christmas Display More than 40,000 lights are synchronized to 20 songs. Tune into 88.3 FM to “listen to the lights.” The display is free, but donations are accepted for the Sibley Heart Center at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta. Go see it: Nov. 24-Dec. 31. Sun.-Thurs. 6-10 p.m.; Fri.-Sat. 6-11 p.m. 116 N Mountain Brooke Dr., Ball Ground; facebook.com/MintJulepChristmasDisplay
Smoot Family Christmas Light Show They have over 50,000 commercial LED Christmas lights that wrap around their home and are coordinated to 8-10 different songs each week. Donations are collected for The Lupus Foundation of Georgia Chapter. On Saturday nights, they also serve cookies and hot chocolate to visitors. Go see it: Begins Nov. 24. 5:30-10 p.m. week nights; 5:30-11 p.m. weekends. 3699 Autumn View Dr., Acworth; facebook.com/SmootFamilyChristmasLightShow
Christmas in Castille Tune into 89.9 FM for music synchronized to their house’s lights. The Christmas tree in the front swirls with multi-colored lights, and the outline of the house flashes to the music. They change the playlist each year, and bring in extra elements throughout the yard. Go see it: Dec. 1- 24. Thurs.- Sat. 6-9 p.m. 4220 Tivoli Way, Alpharetta; christmasincastille.com
More bright areas: l More
than 200 blow-up Santas, elves, reindeer, snow men and more at the corner of Peachtree Dunwoody Rd. and Winwall Down Rd., Buckhead. l Former
Governor Roy Barnes’ House on Whitlock Ave., Marietta l Logan
Circle and Briarwood Road, Brookhaven l Hillside
and Powers Ferry at Chastain Park, North Buckhead l Meckley
Family Xmas, 4291 Edgewater Dr., Kennesaw l The
Calumet West neighborhood raises money for Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta. 1045 Peace Dr. NW, Kennesaw l Atkinson
Christmas Lights at 18 Riverwood Landing, Dallas
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