Best Christmas Light Displays In St. Louis

ST. LOUIS, MO — Jolly red Santas. Dancing green Christmas trees. Snow white reindeer. The holiday season is ramping up and elaborate Christmas light displays are popping up across the country, including in Missouri. If you’re one of the many parents who’d rather drive your kids to the nearest Clark Griswold-esque house rather than climb onto the roof and staple 10,000 tiny lights to your house, you’re in luck.

The good folks over at ChrismasLightFinder.com have built an easy way to see the best Christmas light displays near you. For your convenience we’ve rounded up a few of them near St. Louis.

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• Candy Cane Lane
• 6500 block of Murdoch Avenue, St. Louis, MO 63109
• A whole street of Christmas lights with a massive sand sculpture of Santa Claus. You can walk or drive it.
• Lights on Tea Rose Lane
• 9202 Tea Rose Lane, Saint Louis, MO 63126
• More than 10,000 static light display with 11-foot "mega tree" and inflatables.
• The Christmas Lights House
• 13118 Diamond Ridge Ct, Des Peres, MO 63131
• 1600-pixel tree synchronized to music on 90.1 FM. You can even pick your own songs from a playlist app.
• Fun Light Show
• 12616 Conway Downs, Creve Coeur, MO 63141
• Tune into 88.3 FM and watch the lights dance. Shows start every half hour from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.
• Doyon Lights
• 919 Four Oaks Drive, Fenton, MO 63026
• Synchronized light show that runs 8 minutes and repeats continuously from 5:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. nightly.

Of course if you’re feeling particularly adventurous, you may take a road trip to Eureka, which had the single best Christmas light display in Missouri last year, according to the Daily Meal. Here’s what the report had to say about the display:

Santa’s Magical Kingdom in Eureka, Missouri, turns Yogi Bear’s Jellystone Park into a fun festival for kids of all ages. Twinkling lights hang from the trees, and you can listen to a custom radio station of Christmas music as you drive through. Don’t forget to visit Kringle's General Store to get some of your holiday shopping done and visit with ol’ Saint Nick.

Many of the best Christmas light displays share familiar themes. You’ll see many illuminated snowmen, more than a couple Rudolph’s with shiny red noses and quite a few candy canes. But some take a unique spin on the holiday. In Caldwell, Idaho, event organizers create a “Winter Wonderland.” Brilliant blue, green and red lights cover trees and immerse festivalgoers in the spirit of the season. Look closely and you’ll even see Santa fishing in a stream.

You’ll also see some inspiring houses. Take last year’s “Lights on Suter” display in North Haledon, New Jersey. Each year the Tomasi family creates a light display. Last year, it was set to the tune of Llama by the band Phish. The family has also created a display based on the film "Star Wars: The Force Awakens."

The “West Chester Griswolds” in Pennsylvania have a light display have a holiday-themed display up already with more than 100,000 lights. The display, which is completely controlled by computers, features a massive Christmas tree, dozens of icicles and numerous holiday characters.

Patch national staffer Dan Hampton contributed to this report.

Photo: Candy Cane Lane in St. Louis. (J. Ryne Danielson/Patch)