David and Tikva Peace of Escondido are so famous for their high-tech lighting, music and multimedia holiday show that they were featured contestants last year on ABC’s “Great Christmas Light Fights” TV series.
During the holiday season, the entire front face of their home, their yard and their roof at 2675 Dundee Glen are covered with pixel grids and light bars of 36,000 red, green and blue LED lights, as well as fog machines, bubble machines, moving lights and a video screen and projector.
Last year’s show theme, starring the couple’s three sons Caleb, Seth and Levin, had the boys dancing through a nautical adventure complete with rooftop pirate ship and cannon. This year’s 11-minute show has the three boys getting sucked into a gigantic 8-by-5-foot storybook on the front lawn with some surprises and special effects.
David Peace, who works as a chief technology officer for PenChecks and Bitmo Inc., created his first light display in 2014 and the display has grown in size and technical wizardry with each year. He enjoys creating the shows for a number of reasons.
Peace Family Light Show
A scene from the Peace Family Light Show in Escondido.(Jarrod Valliere | San Diego Union-Tribune)
“The Christmas lights are a mix of passions. It mixes technology, art, family, performance, community and joy,” he said. “It’s difficult to explain. You work on it all year. It’s hard and it’s stressful. Then you finally put it up and you see the kids laughing and dancing. That joy makes it all worth it. Having this level of passion in a hobby and also being able to share it with your family is very special.”
The only challenge facing visitors who want to see the Peace family’s light show is that they live in a small gate-guarded community. With permission from their homeowners association, the Peace family’s show is being presented to the public this year during limited weekend hours and no visitors’ cars are allowed inside the gates. The gate code is private, so visitors are asked to park outside the gates and walk in whenever a resident happens to drive through the gates. A map can be found on their website.
Out of respect for their neighbors, the Peaces are planning to move their light show next year to a more public spot where more people can enjoy the display.
Hours: 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Dec. 15, Dec. 21, 22, 24, 28 and 29. 2675 Dundee Glen, Escondido. peacefamilylights.com
22 дек 2019
