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VOTE: What’s the best holiday light display? | Best of Alpharetta

5 Facts About Holiday Light Displays Thomas Edison is credited with putting up the first Christmas lights display. Australian David Richards holds the Guinness World Record for the largest display of Christmas lights on an artificial tree. A 15-year-old named Albert Sadacca is said to have popularized Christmas tree lights. Lighting a Christmas tree could cost as much as $300 in 1900. That's $2000 in today's dollars. Each year, 20 million Christmas lights are recycled in Shijiao, China.
By Kiersten Willis
Dec 11, 2019

The holidays wouldn’t be complete without a display of twinkling lights.

For Alpharetta residents, it’s worth it to drive outside the north Fulton town to see shows in neighboring cities like Holly Springs and Cumming.

As part of the Best of Alpharetta, the AJC wants to know what’s your favorite place to see festive lights ahead of Christmas?

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Know something that should be added? Email a write-in nominee to kiersten.willis@ajc.com. If enough people suggest the same light display, we'll place it in our poll. Voting ends Tuesday, Dec. 17 at midnight.

Voting is now closed.

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Kiersten Willis is a native advertising specialist at the AJC.

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