Apollo Beach/Southshore

Patty and Gregg Wood, 6530 Bimini Court off Apollo Beach Boulevard - front of house illuminated; early 1900s Studebaker wagon filled with wrapped presents; back has a 57-foot boat decorated with more than 2,000 lights, garland, snowflakes, giant ornaments, plus a 5-foot shark hanging from the davits.

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	As part of their display, the Kresges have 432 moving objects and 145,000 lights illuminating their property at 2719 Oakdale St. S.

Brandon

Sandra Brown, 941 Benninger Drive in Shadow Bay - about 15,000 lights; moving figurines; lighted trees.

Robert Moody, 1403 Horizon Court in Oakhill - about 27,000 lights illuminating the roof, trees, shrubs and walkways; yard decorations.

Brandon Forest neighborhood, south of Martin Luther King Boulevard off Parsons Avenue - decorations throughout the neighborhood; life-size Santa, sleigh and reindeer; luminaries will be lit Dec. 23-24 and elves visit Dec. 24.

The Bedats, 407 Cranberry Lane - Santa and Mrs. Claus' house; Santa warming by the potbelly stove; Mrs. Claus making cookies; elves decorating the tree, with reindeer looking on; icicle lights and spotlighted wooden cutouts of snowmen ice skating, throwing snowballs, selling Christmas trees, riding in a sled pulled by reindeer, snowman with daily countdown to Christmas and more.

Carrollwood Area

Susie and Charles Towater, 13012 Whisper Bay Place - 20,000 red, white and blue lights.

Randall S. Rickard, 14907 Pennington Road in Country Aire - candy cane lane; holiday music; lighted arches; oak tree decorated with illuminated snowmen and snowflake; angels atop a two-story roof overlooking a 25-foot star connected to a Nativity scene; more.

Country Place

Marty Findley, 15818 Crying Wind Drive - all red lights; snowman; candy canes; sleigh and reindeer.

Countryway

The Metcalfs, 12030 Stone Crossing Circle in Fountainlake - about 10,000 lights, animated and illuminated reindeer, candy canes, crystal and spiral trees; lights in trees; decorations in front and back yards.

Dade City

Dale Gahagan, 13741 10th St. - Christ is the main theme; loads of lights and animation.

Dover

Lane Wetherington, 2015 Wooten Road - massive display of lights; train rides for children.

Eastbrook

Craig Schirmer, 14929 Redcliff Drive, near Turtle Creek - animated snowmen, animated Santa Clauses, property outlined with lollipops and candy canes; ""Faith, Hope and Love'' and ""Noel''; about 8,000 lights.

Egypt Lake

Gloria and Joe Romano, 5905 N. Habana Ave. - more than 20,000 lights; Nativity scene; Santa with sleigh; large cross; outdoor Christmas tree; snowman.

Forest Hills

Debby Bacon-Ernest and Ron Ernest, 8921 N. Willow Ave. - house has been turned into a gingerbread cottage; gingerbread cutouts on front windows; lit candy cane hearts; roofline trimmed in icicle lights and highlighted with jumbo candy mints, gumdrops, Hershey kisses, lollipops and candy canes; mounted on the roof is a reindeer with a sleigh full of jumbo candy; yard has a 4-foot gingerbread man, an 8-foot lighted tree, an inflatable snowman, Christmas tree and a miniature forest with two animated reindeer.

Myra Albritton, 8929 N. Willow Ave. - more than 5,000 lights; two animated lighted deers, an animated snowman, an illuminated Santa, lighted soldiers, lighted angel, lighted Nativity scene, candy canes, a lighted choirboy and assorted smaller items.

Kathy and Mike Metcalf, 11506 N. Ola Ave. - tasteful elegance.

Guernsey Estates

Artie Newman, 4609 Clifford St. - more than 20,000 lights; animated Nativity scene; gingerbread house with illuminated helpers; revolving doll swing; tree scene with moving lights; Santa's sleigh on roof; Mr. and Mrs. Claus; Dickens' family village scene.

Hernando Beach

Sharon and Ken Craddock, 3240 Gulf Coast Drive - more than 50,000 lights, animated deer, angels and soldiers, choo-choo train, boat, Christmas tree, jumping dolphins, illuminated roofline, a talking Frosty.

Hyde Park

Lynn and Joe Casper, 1209 Bayshore Blvd. - Mediterranean home decorated with white lights; palm trees with wrapped trunks and fronds

Interbay/Ballast Point

Cindy Amoriello, 3018 W. Napoleon Ave. - lots of lights and handmade items including a Santa, sleigh, Nativity scene, Dalmatians, Santa train and other figures.

Land O' Lakes

Teresa and Dale Winston, 22308 Dupree Drive in Dupree Gardens - two-story Queen Ann Victorian house with an illuminated 36-foot tower; white lights, draped garlands, snowflakes.

Joanne and Joe Hall, 3320 Lake Padgett Drive, Lake Padgett Estates - at least 10,000 lights; Nativity scene; Santa Claus, reindeer and sleigh; American flag with holiday display around it; candy canes and snowman; maple trees draped in lights.

Lutz

The Riveras, 22802 Cypress Trail Drive in Willow Trace - thou sands of red lights line the roof with icicles hanging from every peak; snowflakes, signs, stars and angels appear to be floating on the roof; Nativity scene; carolers; penguins; gingerbread house, reindeer; Mrs. Claus; candy canes; lighted arches; lighted palm trees.

John Weicherding, 509 Surrey Lane, in Surrey Chase - large snowman decorated in red, white and blue.

Bev and Dave Jarrett, 19130 Wind Dancer in Villa Rosa - lights all around, from roof to ground; miniature forest with deer, lighted trees; decorations around entire house; Santa, reindeer and sleigh and 30-foot tree on the roof for airplane passengers overhead.

Ron Johnson, 1235 Waterbury Loop in Turtle Lakes Estates - more than 25,000 lights; more than 90 figurines and unusual yard art sculptures.

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	Although it does not pump water into the Stelks' garden, a lighted windmill does help illuminate it.

New Port Richey

Ed J. Bloom, 10915 East Bay Drive in Country Club Village - all handmade decorations: stable, three wise men, camels, town of Bethlehem, palm trees, animals.

Odessa

Dianne and Tom Harris, 13902 Windfall Lane in Holiday Lakes - about 15,000 lights; decorated on the road side and lake side.

Jenny and Jeff Thiel, 17118 Downs Drive in Van Dyke Farms - about 15,000 lights; dozens of handmade displays; Snoopy in airplane on roof; sleigh and reindeer; Christmas village; train set; Santa visits Dec. 23-24, 7-9 p.m.

Palma Ceia

Delores and Joe Amoriello, 4000 El Prado Blvd. - thousands of lights and holiday figures.

Palm River

Charles and Laverne Sackman, 516 Brook St. - "Bah Humbug'' and "Mr. Scrooge Lives Here'' signs; more than 1,000 lights; Christmas tree made from egg cartons.

Parkland Estates/SoHo

Ruby N. Specker, 2301 Bristol Ave. - sleigh and reindeer; lots of lights, wreaths.

Plant City

Donna Jean Crocker, 707 N. Collins St., downtown - lots of lights, with icicles on both floors of a two-story house; veranda decorated with lights and garland; reindeer in the yard; large wreaths.

Sue Ann and Martin Girling, 3008 Sutton Woods Drive in Walden Lake - roofline of two-story house outlined in lights; lighted shrubs; base of shrubs outlined in lights; two 48-inch illuminated wreaths (neighbors decorate as well).

Port Richey

The Thieles, 11007 Peppertree Lane in the Driftwood Village section of Timber Oaks - lighted porcelain village in the garage surrounded by animated figures; one side has a singing and dancing snowman, the other a singing Santa; several inflatable and animated items in the yard; thousands of lights.

River Heights

Mary Q. Nales, 1103 W. Peninsular St. - cowboy Santa, motorcyclin' Santa, sled, life-size Nativity, about 1,000 lights.

Sebring

Dolly and Vic Cockrell, 1340 Shamrock Drive in the Erin Park subdivision - house lights; icicle lights; Merry Christmas sign; lighted Christmas tree; candy canes; lighted Nativity scene; Santa; sleigh and reindeer.

South Seminole Heights

Joseph A. Speicher, 309 W. Ida St. - more than 10,000 lights, four 8-foot inflatables; Santa drops by for photos.

Spring Hill

K&J Alfano, 1396 Bolger Ave. - more than 18,000 lights; Santa, sled, deer, candy canes.

Colin Scadden, 14212 Pomona Ave. - 8,000 to 10,000 lights; large Nativity scene; Christmas tree; small train and deer.

Sun City Center

Colleen and Jerry Cooley, 1223 Wild Feather Lane - thousands of lights; animated figures; lighted fence; moving carousel.

Sun City Center hosts a building light projection show every evening through Jan. 1 at Lake Towers; for information, call Cheryl at (813) 634-3347.

Thonotosassa

Margaret Hicks, 10543 Leland Hawes Road - thousands of lights; Santa Claus, sleigh, reindeers, snowman, candy canes, Nativity scene.

Town 'N Country

Donald Kirk, 8410 Westridge Drive - decorations throughout yard including a Santa, sleigh and reindeer.

USF/Temple Terrace

Ann and Jason Burton, 210 Park Ridge Ave. - about 20,000 lights, including canopy over the driveway; candy cane path to the front door; Santa and his rein deer; lighted star on the roof; large oaks wrapped from top to bottom in strands of light; 8-foot lighted wreath on the front of the house.

Deb and Joe Rawdan, 6723 Whiteway Drive - plywood figures including Santas, dancing ballerinas, snowmen, castle, soldiers, snowmen roasting marshmallows.

Natalie Lowers, 10409 Oklawaha Ave. - about 1,000 lights; snowman, reindeers, Santa, candy canes (several homes on the street are decorated).

Elier and Migdalia Diaz, 10016 N. Hyaleah Road - singing and dancing Santa; sleigh and reindeer with life-size Santa driving; lighted figures; manger scene.

Valrico

Sue and Scott Chase, 4010 Durant Road - handmade yard art; 5,000 to 6,000 lights; reindeer herd; Santa, Frosty, big Christmas teddy bear.

Ken Butler, 1903 Cimmaron Run Drive - all of the homes on the street are lit; on Christmas Eve, luminaries line the street.

The Heaps, 434 Summit Chase Drive in Miller Woods - more than 15,000 red and green lights, sleigh, reindeer, more.

The Stiles, Figueroa and Ruiz family, 1247 Lornewood Drive in Bloomingdale East - gingerbread theme; visit from Santa from 6-8 p.m. Dec. 20.

Virginia Park

The Endicotts, 4309 W. Barcelona St. - Christmas village in front window.

The Callahans, 4305 W. Barcelona St. - European-inspired design on front porch; more than 200 light bulbs.

Amy and Michael Wehrell, 4204 W. Santiago St. - roof and window lighting; snowman fishing in a pond of light; resting doe and deer drinking from pond of light; two lighted Christmas trees; about 2,400 lights.

West Tampa

Francine and Jerry Kepner, 2714 W. Osborne Ave. - lights, old-fashioned colorful displays; Garfield and friends, Nativity scene, candy canes, Santa.

Westchase

Missy and Bill Pelles, 9807 Bayboro Bridge Drive (enter the Bridges, house is the third right, in the cul-de-sac) - more than 1,500 lights; Santa and Mrs. Clause; Santa with sleigh on the roof taking off; Christmas tree in lights on roof for airline passengers to see.

The Clarks, 9828 West Park Village Drive - singing animated Santa and Mrs. Claus; inflatable Christmas tree; animated reindeer; more than 1,000 lights.

Zephyrhills

Charles Hartman, 37643 Landis Ave., in the Grand Horizon adult community - Christmas tree made of lights, carolers, Santa sleigh, reindeers, arch, train; gate closes to vehicles at 6 p.m. but visitors can walk through.

- B.C. Manion