{"id":83406,"date":"2019-12-23T13:26:54","date_gmt":"2019-12-23T13:26:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sandbox.web.rcn.net\/rcntv\/?p=83406"},"modified":"2023-04-14T18:28:49","modified_gmt":"2023-04-14T18:28:49","slug":"bill-whites-christmas-lights-rcn-tv","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.astound.com\/atvn\/bill-whites-christmas-lights-rcn-tv\/","title":{"rendered":"Bill White&#8217;s Christmas Lights on RCN TV"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Retired Morning Call columnist Bill White here, blogging about our <a href=\"\/atvn\/bill-whites-christmas-lights\/\">20th annual Christmas Lights show<\/a>, which we taped last Wednesday night, Dec. 11.<\/p>\n<p>The show features five great displays, ranging east to west from Bath to Upper Macungie and conversations with their creators. It will premiere on RCN-TV at 11 a.m. Christmas Eve, with additional showings at 6 p.m. and midnight, plus 6:30 and 11 p.m. Christmas Day and 8:30 a.m. December 26.<\/p>\n<p>As I said during the program, my favorite part is the opportunity to talk to these holiday decorators. The breakneck pace of judging for my Christmas Light Tours for The Morning Call rarely gave me any time to stop and talk to the homeowners, and they all have great stories to tell.<\/p>\n<p>This year, among other things, we heard about a bear dragging Santa around, a woman who was brought to tears by the beauty, a family legacy of decorating excellence, a teenage Santa and a decorator who ended up in an ambulance.<\/p>\n<p>I recounted some of my tour\u2019s history in a recent conversation with Dan Mowdy on RCN-TV\u2019s \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/rcn.com\/atvn\/community-spotlight\/\">Community Spotlight<\/a>\u201d program.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s hard to believe I\u2019ve been doing these shows for 20 years. 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