2009 Hours of Operation - December 1st thru January 2nd Sunday thru Thursday - 6pm till 10:00pm / Friday & Saturday - 6pm till 11:00pm Synchronized light shows run every 20 minutes (weather permitting) at the top of the hour, :20 and :40 after, and last about 10-12 minutes each.  Tune to 88.7fm to hear the lights dance! Please leave only your parking lights on while viewing - as a courtesy to our neighbors. SHOWS DO NOT RUN IN THE RAIN - Please Plan Your Visit Accordingly! January 1, 2010 Final Show Of The Season This Saturday Night Due to the weather conditions this year, we've decided to run the displat a couple of extra nights to give everyone a final chance to come out and see the Light Spectacular.  Shows will run from 6pm till 11pm Friday and Saturday with the final show of the season at 10:40pm on Saturday night.  We hope to see you here for one last blast of Christmas Magic!  December 27, 2009 Shows On - Lights Are Operating 6pm to 10pm! Things should be back in good working order tonight as the warmer temperatures and now SUNSHINE today are allowing the display to dry out.  Last night we were able to operate with all but three items (a penguin, the ice pond and workshop walkway).  Our guess is that everything will be on tonight and shows will run as normal from 6pm till 10pm.  We look forward to seeing you! December 25, 2009 RAIN FORECAST FOR TONIGHT - Shows Likely To Be Cancelled Unfortunately, heavy rain is forecast which means in all likelihood, the light show for tonight will be cancelled - which is unfortunate since today is Christmas.  Due to ground fault issues, the display doesn't operate well when everything is soaked and as you may have seen, a flood watch is in effect.  We suggest if you want to see the Holiday Light Spectacular, you plan on visiting Saturday or Sunday instead. December 24, 2009 Shows Are Christmas Eve - Extended Hours! We'll be extending the hours of the display thru midnight tonite - and we'll be premiering a few new songs from Denver and the Mile High Orchestra as well.  So, if you are looking for something to do with the family - head on out to see the display! December 19, 2009 Lights Are Half Buried In Snow - Giving It A Go... The Blizzard of 2009 is upon us and the snow is still coming down heavy at 4:30pm Saturday - which makes for an interesting time show wise.  All the lights are still working and they have been on since 11pm last nite.  We're going to attempt running shows even though we don't expect ANYONE to come and visit other than sledding neighbors.  Because of the amount of snow, this certainly puts a crimp in things.  It's going to make viewing difficult from cars in the week ahead.  Forecast is for things to stay cold, so the snow could be with us on the yard for a while.  Depending on how things shake out, we may extend the Display thru the first week of January to give folks extra time to see it as it should be seen. December 17, 2009 Why Are The Lights On During The Day?? With a wintery weekend forecast ahead for Saturday and Sunday - you might notice during the storm the lights are on both day and night.  The reason?  To keep the snow from building up and things as water free as possible.  The mini's generate enough heat to melt flakes as they hit, which helps everything stay visible for the shows at night.  Now, that being said, you never know how 5+ inches might effect things - so before heading out to see the lights, check the website.  We'll update if the show is not operating. On a side note, Toasty the Snowman along with his Elf friend arrived today and are out on the yard as we type - looking great! December 15, 2009 Toasty the Snowman and Hammering Elf Arrive This Week This year has been a bit of a challenge.  We typically add one or two new things each year to the display and this year, when we went to buy the piece we wanted, it was sold out till 2010.  So, after a few phone calls and emails, we were able to get hold of Lori and Lori's Lighted D'lites and they agreed to make what we wanted from scratch.  It shipped yesterday and should be here late this week in time for the final weekend before Christmas.  Also arriving is a hammering elf to add to our Santa's workshop scene. December 3, 2009 Media Coverage Courtesy WBAL, Frederick Magazine & More Thanks go out to John Patti from WBAL / Christmas in Maryland for stopping by tonight and interviewing us.  We're looking forward to hearing the show on stations all across Maryland Christmas Eve.  Also, Frederick Magazine's December edition has a nice little feature on our display and picture of our family as does Montgomery Go Life magazine.   Christmas in Maryland Website December 1, 2009 Lights Debut Tonite at 6pm - Shows Every 20 Minutes! The debut of the Yaglenski Family Dancing Holiday Light Spectacular is tonite, December 1.  We've tested things and everything looks and runs great.  The show will be updated in the coming weeks with a few new numbers that are sure to delight your eyes as well! Leave a Letter For Santa - Get a Letter Back From Santa! Again this year, we at the Yaglenski Dancing Holiday Light Spectacular have a direct line to the Jolly Old Elf Himself via our Santa's Mailbox.  If you leave a letter to Santa with your return address on it, Santa will send you a personal response.  Every year, we get a lot of letters, but only a handful have a return address. November 29, 2009 Sneak Preview Tonite at 6pm We're still testing things but anticipate on running shows beginning at 6pm Sunday nite in preparation for our official opening nite - Tuesday December 1.  If you are in the neighborhood, feel free to stop by and say hi.  Keep in mind - shows can stop or start at any time so we can adjust, tweak and improve things. Update - Tests were successful & the debut Tuesday is a GO! November 6, 2009 The Search Is On We've begun our search for additions to the 2009 Display.  We've got a few ideas but nothing is finalized.  If you have thoughts or know of something cool, drop us a line via the contact link! December 31, 2008 Special Show At Midnight Tonight - New Years Celebration! As tonight is the  final night for the Yaglenski Family Dancing Holiday Light Spectacular, we've decided to throw in some special additions!  At midnight, we'll ring in the New Year with "Auld Lang Syne" followed by "Reflections of Earth" -  sequences produced especially for our final night.  The display will run till 1am as part of the celebration and will remain lit after that all night long.  We hope to see you for this special occasion! December 27, 2008 Shows Drawing to a Close - Only 5 Nights Left Till New Years Just a reminder - we're getting close to the end of another season for the Yaglenski Family Holiday Light Spectacular.   The final shows run New Years Eve all night long leading up to the final show of the year at midnight.  Make your plans to come out now. December 24 & 25, 2008 Christmas Eve and Christmas Shows Running Extra Hours Due to the popularity of the shows this year thanks to the media coverage, we'll be running the Yaglenski Family Holiday Light Spectacular extra hours this evening and tomorrow.  We'll start the shows early at 5pm and run until 11pm so that more folks can enjoy the sights and sounds of the season!  Hope to see you here as you make us part of your Christmas tradition! December 17, 2008 Two New Sequences Debut Tomorrow at 7pm! Finally had a few moments of free time this evening and we added 2 new songs into the 7pm show - pulling repeats of earlier songs.  The Brian Setzer Orchestra's Boogie Woogie Santa Claus and the classic - Snow Mizer & Heat Mizer from the animated favorite "The Year Without A Santa Claus" are sure to spice things up.  If you miss the 7pm show to see the debut - you can stop by for repeat performances at 8:20 & 9:40pm. New Years Eve Also, don't forget we also run all NEW YEARS EVE long and culminate with a special one run a year show that features Reflections of Earth and Auld Lang Sine at midnight. December 16, 2008 Weather Has Been Challenging This Year Seems mother nature just isn't cooperating this year.  In addition to the weather being cold and bitter when the lights were going up in November (usually we get days in the high 50's to low 60's - some years we've hit near 70), this December has been filled with rain and damp conditions which plays havoc with the display.  Rain - especially heavy soaking rain causes Ground Fault Interrupts to trip in certain items in the show - and that in turn causes us to have to unplug items.  For example, tonite the Frosty Train, Seals and Pond all had to be turned off in order to get things to run.  And it's not always the same item - which makes it trickier still.  We've been able to run all but one night this year but it's been far from perfect.  The next few days look a little shaky too.  Here's hoping we get some nice weather in time for the weekend so you can enjoy the show! December 10, 2008 Weather Too Damp - Wednesday Show Cancelled After a day long rain - we had too many GFCI problems to run the show tonite.  Add to the fact that I wasn't at home this evening to fix things and was trying to relay via phone instructions..."unplug this, try this, no - try this instead".  It just didn't work out so we turned everything off.  My sincere apologies to anyone who traveled here to try to see the lights this evening.  We try to post on the site when we're having problems ahead of time.  The good news is, after getting home around 11pm tonite, I believe I have narrowed down the items causing the problem and can run in a "Reduced Show or B Mode" where a couple things are off, but otherwise the show runs.  This will be handy with the weather looking to swing back and forth over the next few days.  We can usually operate in SNOW with no issue, but RAIN causes all sorts of problems with a display this complex.  Again - I'm sorry the show's didn't run tonite. December 7, 2008 NBC Channel 25 Does A Feature... This afternoon brought a reporter from NBC 25 to our doorsteps to find out more about the display in prep for a piece to air at 6pm.  Jackie Waite was great to talk to but unfortunately got the name of the town wrong... she said it was Thurmont, not Urbana.  So, I can just picture people driving around Thurmont wondering - where the heck is the display.  Also, the video was taken in the day so it really didn't convey the display very well - but a welcome addition to the press none the less!  Thanks Jackie! December 3, 2008 A Big Thank You to The Frederick News Post This morning brought a pleasant suprise with the morning coffee and raisin bran - we opened the Newspaper to see our home in full color huge on the front page of the Frederick News Post.  Thank you to Skip Lawrence (photographer) who did a wonderful job of capturing the magic that is the Light Spectacular.  Perfect timing was on his side as he snapped the picture just as the strobe lights were going off.  We're wondering what this will do for traffic... PDF version of the front page here (756kb) December 1, 2008 Lights are Up and Running - Shows Every 20 Minutes! Thanks to the folks who came out tonight to see the lights on their debut night.  Things are up and operating great despite the damp weather.  The show schedule is on the site and will be updated in the coming weeks with a few new numbers that are sure to delight your eyes! Leave a Letter For Santa - Get a Letter Back From Santa! Again this year, we at the Yaglenski Dancing Holiday Light Spectacular have a direct line to the Jolly Old Elf Himself via our Santa's Mailbox.  If you leave a letter to Santa with your return address on it, Santa will send you a personal response.  Every year, we get a lot of letters, but only a handful have a return address. Trying to Use The Contact From?  Mail Now Fixed! We moved servers over the summer and didn't notice till now that our contact form was broken.  It's now fixed just in time for the Christmas Season - so if you need to get in touch with us, it should be functioning now! November 30, 2008 Opening Night is Monday at 6pm - Weather Permitting Looking at the forecast, things are supposed to clear up around 5pm tomorrow, which should clear the way for the shows to be running at 6pm.  Due to all the dampness from the rain over the past 24 hours, we may be running in B SHOW mode - which means some elements may not be lit (such as the pond of lights) due to them needing to dry out and avoid tripping circuits.  We're about 95% sure things should be a go and will post here tomorrow around 5:30 if things are up and operating at 100% or if we are in reduced show mode.  Other Info - We're Not Entering The Contest This Year... In order to facilitate participation in the Villages of Urbana Holiday Light Contest, we decided not to enter this year and instead, we'll be judging the Townhome category.  After winning the Single Family Category 5 times, a year off seemed appropriate to allow everyone else get into the Christmas Season! November 28, 2008 Sneak Preview Tonite at 6pm We're still testing things but anticipate on running shows beginning at 6pm Saturday nite in preparation for our official opening nite - Monday December 1.  If you are in the neighborhood, feel free to stop by and say hi. November 16, 2008 New Items Ordered And On The Way... What's new for 2008 you ask?  Frosty is coming to town and he's arriving on a train that's 6 feet tall and 20 feet wide from the Holiday Light Store.  This showcase piece is sure to delight all with puffs of smoke, waving frosty and animated wheels.  We'll also be adding a Fishing Penguin from our favorite - Holidays With Lights to our Ice Pond and a animated Carousel from Linda's Yard Art.  Pictures below!  In addition, John has been working on a replica of a Tin Star that adorned his parents house growing up.  It's nearly complete and will be posted to the site soon.  15 days till light up! October 27, 2008 2008 Preparation Begins... Well, in reality, it began over the summer when we ordered our third 16 channel light-o-rama controller but we continued our planning and preparation over the weekend as we selected from hundreds of new designs in an effort to determine what we'll add to the display for 2008.  The final decision should be made soon - and we'll post the information here! Read Previous Home Page Updates