Popular Dutchess County Light Display to Dazzle Again for the 2025 Holiday Season

A Hudson Valley holiday tradition will continue into 2025. The ERDAJT's Christmas Light Display will dazzle in Dutchess County later on this month.

Record Breaking Light Display Becomes a Hudson Valley Holiday Tradition

In 1995 Tim and Grace Gay took 600 holiday lights and began what would later become a Hudson Valley tradition for families near and far.

The ERDAJT Christmas Light Display got its name from each of the Gay children Emily Raejean (ER), Daniel Arthur (DA), and John Timothy (JT). As the Gay family grew, so did their light display.

The house on 8 Patrick Lane in LaGrange has broken records with their holiday display.  From 600 lights in 1995 to a record breaking 738,652 lights in 2024 which let them continue the reign of the Guinness World Records for most lights on a residential property.

Will it be another record breaking year for 2025?

Over 745,000 Lights Will Illuminate Holiday Light Display in LaGrange

As we make our way through November, locals were starting to wonder when the ERDAJT Christmas Light Display would turn the lights on for the 2025.

Looks like we have an official start date and a breakdown of how many lights will be on display.

According to the ERDAJT Facebook page their display season officially kicks off on November 28th, 2025 at 4:45 pm.

This years display will have "about 745,994 lights" and is animated to 250 songs. You can see the display at 8 Patrick Lane until December 28th, 2025.

More details can be found on the Facebook page and on their website: ERDAJT.com. 

Remember When Jimmy Fallon Took A Shot at ERDAJT?

When you visit the display please remember to be courteous to those who live around the display.

We say this because a few years back, the NYT and  Hudson Valley's own Jimmy Fallon called out the light display.

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A New York Times article in 2023 titled "Are You Going to Be The One to Get Rid of Santa?" which discussed local complaints about the traffic that makes its way into the LaGrange neighborhood during the holidays.

jimmy Fallon then mentioned the display in one of his monologues. 

Talk about Bah Humbug!