Wizards in Winter
The LOR Sequence
(And Remember: I'm Not Carson Williams!)

In January 2005, Carson Williams posted his Wizards In Winter video to the PlanetChristmas.com Chatroom. At that time I was already in the planning stages for my first computerized light show for 2005. I asked for, and obtained Carson's permission to post the video to my web site. (Note: Some people mistakenly call it Wizards of Winter.)

Neither of us know exactly when, where, why or how the video went around the internet, but it did. In those early days many people thought this was a fake video. To put to rest some of the rumors, Carson asked me to host the instructions for him. Since that time, Carson has asked that remove the instructions from this web site.

AGAIN - Please note: I am not Carson Williams! My display is located in Texas, Carson's displays are located in Ohio. Carson is very well aware that his name appears on this site. It was he who gave the link to Snopes.com, and asked me to host instructions for him. Carson has since asked that I remove his instructions from this site.

If you are interested in animated your Christmas display, please check out the following web site. Carson's video was very much a real display. With some creativity and a willingness to think about Christmas in June, you too can have a display that people will talk about!

Light-O-Rama.com - Carson used some material from Light-O-Rama in his 2004 show. I use some hardware/software from this company as well.
LORWiki - Want to learn more about Light-O-Rama? Visit the Light-O-Rama Wiki which contains user generated documentation.
LORSequences.com - Getting started with LOR? Need help with your first sequence? Take a look here for sequences that others have decided to share.
AnimatedLighting.com - Another provider of holiday lighting hardware and software.
D-Light - Another provider of holiday lighting hardware.

Want to see some other great displays? - The following displays are handpicked by me. I consider these to be some of the best Christmas light animators around.

ChristmasLightFinder.com - Looking for Christmas lights in your area? Visit this web site to find lights near you. Be sure to add your house to the data base so others can admire your hard work!

Lights On Display - Mike Ziemkowski, of Sherman Oaks, California, puts on a wonderful display each year. He uses Animated Lighting, and DMX equipment to create a spectacular display. It's one that you shouldn't miss.

Holdman Christmas,  Pleasant Grove, Utah - The Holdman's first computerized display was in 2006. It was such a success that the neighbors asked the display to be moved to a new location in 2008. You can view videos of this display at their web site.