The Great Christmas Light Fight - Season 8
Season 8
Episodes
Episode 1
The Reynolds family showcases a handcrafted garden display in La Verkin, Utah; the Fiore family builds a Christmas town surrounding their home in Wilmington, Massachusetts; the Trevisano family builds a Teddy Bear Christmas Land in St. Louis, Missouri; and the Barbieri family features pyrotechnics, hand-built animatronics, and a giant storybook, for its 40th year in Deer Park, New York. Judge Taniya Nayak chooses the winner.
Episode 2
The Sumner family features vintage animatronic Christmas scenes in every window in Jenks, Oklahoma; the DeBolt family puts on a synchronized light show in Boise, Idaho; the Stott Family displays motorized trains, a towering castle, and a massive mountain in Fontana, California; and the Markowski family creates a drive-through experience in Brownsville, Tennessee. Judge Carter Oosterhouse decides the winner.
Episode 3
The Storybook Land team is brimming with nostalgia and a million lights, as this family-owned amusement park continues to go all out for the holiday season in Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey; the Luminaria team's 55-acre botanical garden is one of the largest pixel fields in the world in Lehi, Utah; Folepi's Winter Wonderland creates an awe-inspiring parade of a million lights, featuring mammoth-sized floats in East Peoria, Illinois; and the World of Illumination creates an all-inclusive display, featuring over a million lights and boasts the world's largest RGB snowman, standing 36 feet tall in Glendale, Arizona. Judge Carter Oosterhouse picks the winner.
Episode 4
The Mattos family displays a vibrant, fully custom light show in their Apricot orchard, incorporating original music and homemade yet high tech digital artwork in San Jose, California; the Martel family decks out their front and back yard with shimmering lights, a high speed Ferris wheel, little houses with hidden elf scenes, and more for their 33rd year in Hamilton, New Jersey; the Irizarry-Serrano family displays a mystical "City of Lights" with breath-taking DIY elements in Lake Mary, Florida; and the Doody family transforms their home into the Vegas strip, featuring a custom Las Vegas sign, a massive fountain, and a light show in Las Vegas, Nevada. Judge Taniya Nayak makes the decision.
Episode 5
The Seddio family has one of the oldest displays in New York City, featuring Santa's workshop filled with charming animatronics, a singing Christmas tree, a blimp, and even stars from Disney on Ice in Brooklyn, New York; the Priem family creates a megawatt synchronized light show incorporating larger-than-life presents, Christmas ornaments, and a mega tree in Atlanta, Georgia; the Koors family fills every acre of their property with lights and simulated snow in Independence, Kentucky; and the Bigda family uses hand-drawn cutouts depicting every Disney character imaginable, crafted by everyday items in Winter Haven, Florida. Taniya Nayak decides the winner.
Episode 6
The Farmer family uses blow molds and inflatables, featuring a roof with more decorations than most family's entire display in Alexandria, Virginia; the Pennington family show a high-tech and jaw-dropping display in Corriganville, Maryland; the Padilla family has an interactive display reminiscent of a mini-Disneyland in Burbank, California; and the Register family uses exhaust pipes and other recycled goodies for a full throttle masterpiece in Surf City, North Carolina. Carter Oosterhouse picks the final winner of the season.
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