<a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fireport.cnn.com%2Fdocs%2FDOC-1194699">Kevin Lynch</a> tells people the best part of his Christmas display is them. He encourages visitors to walk on the lawn, come up on the porch and peer in the windows to get the full experience.
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Kevin Lynch tells people the best part of his Christmas display is them. He encourages visitors to walk on the lawn, come up on the porch and peer in the windows to get the full experience.
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Amalia Martinez's love for <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Finstagram.com%2Fchica__yeye" target="_blank" target="_blank">vintage dolls and toys</a> led her and her fiance to start a collection of Christmas items from late '50s to mid-'60s, including elves, pixies and reindeer.
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Amalia Martinez's love for vintage dolls and toys led her and her fiance to start a collection of Christmas items from late '50s to mid-'60s, including elves, pixies and reindeer.
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Santa checks his elves. See more of Nick Sweetman's <a href="index.php?page=&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Flegominifig%2Fsets%2F72157632337382170%2F" target="_blank" target="_blank">Christmas Lego creations on Flickr</a>.
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Santa checks his elves. See more of Nick Sweetman's Christmas Lego creations on Flickr.
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Santa does not discriminate based on tree color, says crafter <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.jenniferperkins.com%2F" target="_blank" target="_blank">Jennifer Perkins</a>, who uses her kids "as an excuse to overindulge my love in all things kitschy and Christmas."
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Santa does not discriminate based on tree color, says crafter Jennifer Perkins, who uses her kids "as an excuse to overindulge my love in all things kitschy and Christmas."
Courtesy Jennifer Perkins
What -- you don't have a Christmas tree in your bedroom?
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What -- you don't have a Christmas tree in your bedroom?
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<a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fireport.cnn.com%2Fdocs%2FDOC-1196629">Sherri Aguilar</a> attaches her inverted Christmas tree to the ceiling with eye bolts and uses a staple gun to put up the gift bags and presents.
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Sherri Aguilar attaches her inverted Christmas tree to the ceiling with eye bolts and uses a staple gun to put up the gift bags and presents.
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It takes about six hours for <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fireport.cnn.com%2Fdocs%2FDOC-1196101">Megan Venable</a> to clear off the bookshelves where she lovingly displays her inherited Santa collection in her Knoxville, Tennessee, loft each Christmas.
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It takes about six hours for Megan Venable to clear off the bookshelves where she lovingly displays her inherited Santa collection in her Knoxville, Tennessee, loft each Christmas.
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School bus driver <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fireport.cnn.com%2Fpeople%2Fmommoore56">Maureen Moore</a> has about 30 Christmas-themed hats, including one just for "hump day," which she made at a student's request. She starts wearing them the first day after Thanksgiving, switching them out between her morning and afternoon runs.
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School bus driver Maureen Moore has about 30 Christmas-themed hats, including one just for "hump day," which she made at a student's request. She starts wearing them the first day after Thanksgiving, switching them out between her morning and afternoon runs.
Every Christmas Eve, Maury Fisher unveils a new model train display on the dinner table to delight his grandchildren.
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Every Christmas Eve, Maury Fisher unveils a new model train display on the dinner table to delight his grandchildren.
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Music teacher <a href="index.php?page=&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3Dz5dfpe_-Lgg" target="_blank" target="_blank">Tom BetGeorge</a> made an elaborate tribute to "Star Wars," featuring 100,000 lights synchronized to songs from the films, complete with lightsabers.
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Music teacher Tom BetGeorge made an elaborate tribute to "Star Wars," featuring 100,000 lights synchronized to songs from the films, complete with lightsabers.
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