This is our most popular Dueling Jingle Bells song done between our neighbor's house. We expanded the show and its capabilities this year. Be sure to share this video! Marshall Family Lights 2023
Well, who's got far too much free time on their hands? I loved the whole thing - the lights, the co-ordination, the co-operation between households, the arrangement of the music and, I suspect, the tolerance of wives. Congratulations.
I've seen a lot of these types of displays over the years, and I have never grinned as wide as I did while watching this!! This is the happiest light show ever!! Well done to the two families for showing that co-operation can bring joy to thousands!! 💝💖
My dad is an Electronics and Computers Engineer, and spent the majority of his career (retired 2009) in automation (primarily PLCs for sawmills.) He did a MUCH simpler automated display about 20 years ago, and it took an enormous amount of (retired) tech to make it happen. Looking at automation like this, even HE is stunned, because it's clear the level of work being done by today's hobbyists is mind-blowing. The thing he usually says is "Do you have ANY idea how many outputs it takes for all those individual parts???" Not to mention the strings of lights we have today that are THEMSELVES programmable - like the white light tree in this display. I can't wait to see what's coming. It's going to be amazing!
Yes, this was a really cool and creative song, but no, this was strictly a customized Christmas version of "Dueling Banjos", aka the song from the movie "Deliverance" which has three major chords; G, C, and D. "Jingle Bells", the other song in the mashup also has three major chords, which allowed it to fit quite nicely with "Dueling Banjos". On the other hand, "Foggy Mountain Breakdown" has a distinct E minor as the second chord in the song, which was not present here. However, both songs were originally performed by Lester Flat and Earl Scruggs and therefore have inevitable similarities in style. Source: I grew up listening to and playing bluegrass music with my dad.
Lordy goodness gracious, that was some snappy picking and Christmas lighting! At the end I was clapping my hands as if you could see me. Superior sync skills, beautiful decorations, and it all warmed my heart. I'm putting this on Facebook for all my friends to see.
I was watching Steve Martin on the Smothers Brothers show last night (with dark hair!!!). Today RU-vid brings me this. Coincidence? I think not! Thanks for the great light show, folks! A lot of fun!
I think the lights are controlled by a computer program which uses a MIDI file as input. The MIDI file would have the guitar and banjo parts on separate tracks, allowing each house to play its corresponding part. But I agree, unless there was some video editing done, the only way to synchronize the displays would be to somehow share a timing signal between the two houses' computers.
@Milipono it must really be boring, not having the time or money to do things you enjoy doing. Speaking of people who waste time and money. How about people who spend time, looking for videos of things they don't enjoy watching, just to make a negative comment? Or what about the wasted money, spent on the device your using, and the internet needed to leave the comment? At least they can make money from donations, or by posting online. You're just making pathetic comments.
@@SagebrushRambles ...They don't have to be right next to each other to be happy and close friends and neighbors. And it's a split screen BECAUSE they're not next to each other.
❤❤❤❤❤😊omg, this was absolutely AMAZINGLY BEAUTIFULLY DONE! My hats off to the brilliant folks who came up with this and the long hours put into it. Thank you 🙏 I LOVED IT 🥰
WOW! Mind blown! 🤯😮💝❤️ With our world in chaos these days, it is a beautiful, welcome, and much needed sight to see neighbors that work and play together. May you continue to share goodwill to all. ❤ (Dueling Banjos is amazing to coordinate but always makes me think of the movie Deliverance, lol
