MEET THE AMERICAN family that love Christmas so much that their house turns into a techno festive light show for everyone to see.

The Johnsons are winning a bit of a name for themselves after appearing on US network TV with their light show – that’s 11 minutes long.

It starts off slow and subtle

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But then bursts into light in fairly spectacular fashion

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Even more painstaking than putting the lights themselves up, the dad puts it all to a techno soundtrack.

So the light movements actually match up.

The result is a rather excellent video

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They use the lightshow to collect money from people who feel like donating to a good cause after they see the show.

Might be a tough one for the neighbours

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But all told, it’s an admirable dedication to Christmas:

Written by David Elkin and posted on DailyEdge.ie

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