For the last 10 years, an Albuquerque family has helped New Mexicans get into the holiday spirit with a Christmas lights show.”We like to change it up every year. We added a new fence. We’ve added more spotlights. We’ve added different songs, different playlists,” said Chris McCord. Hundreds show up at his home throughout the month of December to witness the one-of-a-kind show he creates.This year, more than 50,000 lights cover his home, along with more than a mile of extension cords and inflatable decor. There are also fog machines, lasers and special effects.The entire show takes almost a year to design, program and bring to life. “We draw out the house and kind of place everything where we want it. Then we put the show together and then see if we like it. And if not, we have to tweak the entire show because we don’t like the way …
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