L.A.'s Best Christmas Light Displays

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“I bring you good tiding of great joy, which shall be to all people. For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, which is Christ the Lord.”
– Luke 2:10-11


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I’m so excited that Christmas is upon us. Growing up in Iowa, I could predict exactly what Christmas Eve would look like at our house. First we’d head to church in the afternoon. Then we would grab some Pizza Hut pizza to nosh on at home. And finally we would all pile into the car to go exploring Christmas lights around our snowy town. To this day, finding local Christmas light displays is one of my favorite holiday traditions.


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When I moved from New York City to Woodland Hills, I fell in love with the holiday lights at Candy Cane Lane. Founded in 1952, eight residential blocks in the San Fernando Valley have been delighting kids young and old with spectacular Christmas displays for over 60 years! Nate grew up driving through this neighborhood with his family every year, and now we enjoy walking the streets together at Christmas time. It can get pretty crowded here starting the second week of December, and you may want to bring a few bucks to purchase hot cocoa and cookies from the neighborhood kids. This is a must visit holiday neighborhood in the Valley. In addition to Candy Cane Lane, below I am sharing some of the other wonderful Christmas displays I’ve discovered in LA over the years.


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Neighborhood - Residential

Candy Cane Land - Woodland Hills

Timberland and Pinedale - Moorpark 

Wakefield Winter Wonderland - Saugus

Winter Wonderland - Simi Valley

Sleepy Hollow Christmas Lights Extravaganza - Torrance 

Yolanda Lights - Reseda

Lights on Miracle Hill - Walnut

Thoroughbred Lane - Rancho Cucamonga 

Christmas Tree Lane - Altadena 

Holiday Light Display - Camarillo

Christmas Tree Lane - Oxnard


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Malls - Shopping 

Rodeo Drive Bold Beverly Hills 

The Grove - A Winter Wonderland

Christmas at The Americana at Brand 

Westfield Topanga and the Village

Beverly Center


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Experiences

Grand Park Holiday Lights 

Descanso Gardens Enchanted Forest of Lights

Queen Mary Christmas

Las Posadas at Olvera Street

Snow Day LA

LA Zoo Lights

LA Arboretum Moonlight Forest
(See my recent Arboretum post for more on the Moonlight Forest, and feel free to use code MoonlightForestFan for 10% off tickets at arboretum.org and Eventbrite.)

Christmas Time at Disneyland & California Adventure
(See my recent Christmas at Disneyland post for more info)


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In Summary & Behind the Blog Video

Whatever your Christmas traditions are, I hope you enjoy celebrating the season with your friends and family. And if you don’t happen to have a church home, you’re more than welcome to join Nate and I Christmas Eve (or any upcoming weekend) at Calvary Community Church in Westlake Village. I hope you can smile at some of our local holiday lights in this weeks Behind the Blog video below.

From my family to yours, Merry Christmas and God Bless!