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900,000 lights and 41 years. This Christmas display in Livermore is something to behold

900,000 lights and 41 years. This Christmas display in Livermore is something to behold
THAT WILL MAKE YOUR JAW DROP. A HOUSE IN LIVERMORE IS NOW CELEBRATING 41 YEARS OF IMPRESSIVE DECORATIONS. FOR REAL? THIS IS SOMETHING, AS THIS YEAR, THE HOUSE IS AN AWARD WINNER. AND KCRA RYAN CURRY BRINGS US INSIDE WHERE HUNDREDS WRAP UP THE BLOCK TO ENJOY THE SIGHTS. REPORTER IF A TOUR BUS IS DRIVING BY A HOUSE, THAT MEANS THERE MUST BE SOMETHING TO SEE, SOMETHING REMARKABLE, SOMETHING THAT WILL SURELY BRING HOLIDAY JOY. WHERE IS THE HOLIDAY SPIRIT METER? HOW HIGH IS IT? THROUGH THE ROOF. THIS PLACE BLOWS IT AWAY. WELCOME TO THE HOUSE OF THE DOVE. IT’S THE RESIDENCE OF DEACON DAVE REZENDES FROM THE LOCAL CATHOLIC PARISH. CHRISTMAS IS HIS FAVORITE HOLIDAY. THE OTHER NIGHT, TWO LADIES WERE COMING THROUGH AND SAID, YOU KNOW, WE’RE NOT NECESSARILY RELIGIOUS PEOPLE, BUT THERE’S SOMETHING VERY SPECIAL HERE. SPECIAL BECAUSE OF THE WAY DEACON DAVE PRESERVES THIS HOUSE. IT’S BEEN IN HIS FAMILY FOR FOUR GENERATIONS. DOZENS OF TREES, ALL BEAUTIFULLY DECORATED IN A DIFFERENT THEME, MANY OF THEM CARRYING CHRISTMAS HEIRLOOMS PASSED DOWN FROM HIS ANCESTORS. THIS TREE. I HAVEN’T USED THESE ORNAMENTS IN A VERY LONG TIME. THEY WERE MY GRANDMOTHER’S ORNAMENTS. IT’S LIKE HER SPIRIT IS PART OF THIS HOUSE. CORRECT. DECORATIONS THAT TELL A STORY. KEEPSAKES HE DEEPLY CHERISHES. ALL OF THEM ON DISPLAY THROUGHOUT THE VARIOUS TREES, INCLUDING ONE TWO STORIES TALL. BUT WHAT THE PUBLIC CAN’T SEE INSIDE HIS HOME, THEY SOMETIMES WAIT FOR HOURS TO SEE OUTSIDE. I THINK IT’S IN SEARCH OF THE SPIRIT OF CHRISTMAS. I BELIEVE. NEARLY 1 MILLION LIGHTS FROM HIS ROOF ALL THE WAY TO THE FRONT GATE. NOT A SINGLE TREE IS WITHOUT ONE. A TEAM OF VOLUNTEERS HELP HIM DECORATE. AND WHAT STARTED AS A SIMPLE HOLIDAY HOUSE IN THE 80S HAS NOW BECOME AN AWARD WINNING DISPLAY. REALLY MAGICAL EXPERIENCE WITH THE LANDSCAPE AND HOW THEY PUT SO MUCH WORK AND EFFORT, AND THEY OPEN IT UP TO THE PUBLIC AND MAKE SURE THAT EVERYONE CAN SEE IT. WE TAKE THOSE TIMES TO TO REALLY ENJOY IT AND WANT TO BE PART OF IT AND HAVE THOSE MEMORIES. A PLACE TO MAKE A LIFELONG DECISION. A PLACE FOR FAMILY PHOTOS. A PLACE THAT MAKES THIS TIME OF YEAR SPECIAL. IT DOESN’T MATTER WHAT STATION IN LIFE YOU ARE, YOU’RE JUST LIKE EVERYONE ELSE COMING THROUGH THE LINE, AND WE HOPE THAT YOU’RE GETTING THE SAME BLESSING OF COMING THROUGH LIKE EVERYONE ELSE. THAT BLESSING IS A JOYOUS FEELING HE HOPES PEOPLE TAKE WITH THEM WHEN THEY LEAVE IN LIVERMORE, RYAN CURRY, KCRA THREE NEWS. WOW. DAZZLING AND MEANINGFUL. DEACON DAVE SAYS THAT HE’S ALREADY STARTED PLANNING THE DESIGNS FOR NEXT YEAR. HE SAYS IT IS A SECRET THAT HE KEEPS AMONGST HIM AND HIS DESIGN TEAM. AND IF YOU’RE INTERESTED IN THE LIGHTS OF LIVERMORE HOLIDAY TOUR, WE HAVE A LIST OF THE SEVEN MUST TRY HOLIDAY CELEBRATIONS THAT ARE WORTH THE TR
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900,000 lights and 41 years. This Christmas display in Livermore is something to behold
The wait can be long — sometimes it can be two hours. However, no one seems disappointed by that. What they see is often jaw-dropping. “Through the roof, this place blows it away," said Emily Silva, who was with her father. She is referring to the display at Deacon Dave Rezendes' house in Livermore. For 41 years, he and a team of volunteers have decorated his house for the holidays. It's a remarkable display featuring over 900,000 lights. “The other night, two ladies were coming through and said, 'You know, we are not necessarily religious people, but there’s something very special here,'" Rezendes said. He is connected to a local Catholic parish in Livermore, so many decorations are focused on the Christian celebration of the birth of Jesus. However, Rezendes' house has become a holiday destination for many in town. It is mostly due to his preservation of the house. It has been in his family for four generations, and he has held on to decorations passed down from his ancestors. Inside his house is over a dozen trees, all uniquely themed and many decorated with decades-old ornaments. "This one is special," he said, gesturing to a pink and white tree. "I haven’t used these ornaments in a very long time. They were my grandmother's ornaments."His has a tree in almost everyone room. The one in his library is two stories tall. The public cannot go inside his home, but the outside display of lights is enough for everyone to wait and enjoy. "I think it is in search of the spirit of Christmas, I believe," Rezendez said. Every tree has a light on it. There is a special wishing pond for "Christmas wishes" and a bridge in the front yard named the "proposal bridge," where 83 different couples have popped the question. It's a place people go to make holiday memories.“We take those times to really enjoy it," said Jeff Silva, Emily's father. "We want to be a part of it and have those memories.”Admission is free, but Rezendes does welcome donations. All he asks is for people to leave with holiday joy in their hearts.

The wait can be long — sometimes it can be two hours. However, no one seems disappointed by that. What they see is often jaw-dropping.

“Through the roof, this place blows it away," said Emily Silva, who was with her father.

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She is referring to the display at Deacon Dave Rezendes' house in Livermore. For 41 years, he and a team of volunteers have decorated his house for the holidays. It's a remarkable display featuring over 900,000 lights.

“The other night, two ladies were coming through and said, 'You know, we are not necessarily religious people, but there’s something very special here,'" Rezendes said.

He is connected to a local Catholic parish in Livermore, so many decorations are focused on the Christian celebration of the birth of Jesus. However, Rezendes' house has become a holiday destination for many in town.

It is mostly due to his preservation of the house. It has been in his family for four generations, and he has held on to decorations passed down from his ancestors. Inside his house is over a dozen trees, all uniquely themed and many decorated with decades-old ornaments.

"This one is special," he said, gesturing to a pink and white tree. "I haven’t used these ornaments in a very long time. They were my grandmother's ornaments."

His has a tree in almost everyone room. The one in his library is two stories tall. The public cannot go inside his home, but the outside display of lights is enough for everyone to wait and enjoy.

"I think it is in search of the spirit of Christmas, I believe," Rezendez said.

Every tree has a light on it. There is a special wishing pond for "Christmas wishes" and a bridge in the front yard named the "proposal bridge," where 83 different couples have popped the question. It's a place people go to make holiday memories.

“We take those times to really enjoy it," said Jeff Silva, Emily's father. "We want to be a part of it and have those memories.”

Admission is free, but Rezendes does welcome donations. All he asks is for people to leave with holiday joy in their hearts.