INDIANAPOLIS (WTHR) — The results are in, and the winner is....
Rick and Debbie Warrum! We visited Rick and Debbie's west side home on Wednesday, and they were the first finalists we announced.
Debbie called it a "great honor" to be a finalist for the competition this year.
The huge light display was Rick's idea. He said every year the decorations grow. And for a while, so did the electricity bill.
The Warrums keep the lights on all night long, and for the first five years of their extravagant display, their electric bill doubled. Fortunately, they have switched over to LED lights, which has been beneficial to their pockets.
The couple said they gather a group of 15 people to work non-stop over two weekends. If you'd like to stop by to see the entire display, the Warrum's address is 9209 Log Run Dr. S., Indianapolis, 46234.
Our second finalist is Christopher Feltman, who have been decorating his Broad Ripple home for 12 years.
"Christmas has always been my thing," said Feltman. He said he's decorated every home he has lived in since his teenage years.
Feltman is a big Colts fan, so his home features a huge horseshoe above his garage.
He keeps his lights on from 5:30 p.m. until 11 p.m., and he said people line up in his cul de sac in anticipation of the lights being turned on.
The extra special feature or his display? The lights are synced up to 90.7 FM radio station, so the display lights up to the beat of the music.
Feltman said it takes two or three weeks to get all the lights up, but more than a month to program the lights to sync with the music. The full show, a 12 song playlist, runs 30 minutes, and includes holiday favorites like the "Christmas Vacation" theme song, "Let it Snow," and "Carol of the Bells."
Feltman's address is 6065 Gladden Dr., Indianapolis, 46220.
The last finalists in this year's contest are the Falks, who live in Bargersville.
Daniel, his wife Tina, and their four children started doing their lights display in 2013.
Like Feltman, the Falks' decorations are synced to music. Get the whole experience by listening to 88.1 FM radio while you visit.
Daniel says there are about 10,000 lights that take about 60-80 hours to put up. Each song takes about 20 hours to program.
The set-up includes a 6-foot by 4-foot pixel screen, two mega trees, 16 mini trees, a projector, and two arches and lights on bushes, windows and the roof.
The family sets itself apart by using their decorations to give back to the less fortunate.
"We have found that like many children, (ours) have a sense of entitlement," said Daniel. "So we started to try to find way for our children to understand how fortunate they are, and to find the true meaning of Christmas through giving and helping others."
The Falks partner with the Julian Center, dress up as Santa and Mrs. Claus and elves, and collect new and used clothes, toys, food and household items.
Daniel also made a "Santa's mailbox" so kids can put letter to Santa to mail to the north pole.
The Falks dress up the three Saturdays before Christmas from 7 p.m. until 9 p.m. Their address is 3199 Tecumseh Way, Bargersvill, 46106.