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Santas, snowmen, and skeletons: Florida holiday home comes with a twist

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A Deltona home is decked out for the holidays. (Copyright 2024 by WKMG ClickOrlando - All rights reserved.)

DELTONA, Fla. – For Michael Kohl, of Deltona, holiday decorating is a labor of love.

“Every year it gets bigger, better and more ridiculous,” a laughing Kohl said. “There’s always room for more lights.”

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As part of News 6’s spotlight on holiday homes, we asked Kohl to share more of the story behind his sparkling display -- a passion that began about 15 years ago.

Kohl residence 20,000-30,000 lights
SKohl

Kohl residence 20,000-30,000 lights

“Years ago, when I started this, somebody who owned the house I used to live in came up and said, ‘Isn’t this a little ridiculous?’” Kohl said. “I looked at the man and said, ‘Nah, man, I’m afraid of the dark. That’s why it looks like this at nighttime.’ It kind of sticks true. Even today, I say that jokingly.”

Kohl’s house is covered in lights, inflatables, snowflakes and more, but his favorite part of the display is front and center—25 arches covered in lights, creating what feels like a winter wonderland walkway right down his Deltona sidewalk.

It was an idea inspired by a tunnel he saw at the Daytona International Speedway.

“These are just electrical conduits, bent together on steel bars, beaten into the ground. I can go over and pick this up. They’re not even glued together,” Kohl explained.

Kohl Residence
SKohl

Kohl Residence

Beyond the sidewalk, there’s another eye-catching part of Kohl’s display—a 12-foot skeleton originally purchased for Halloween, now transformed for the season to accompany his 12-foot Christmas tree.

“We got him dressed up for Christmas,“ Kohl laughed. ”Sometimes I swear his eyes look mad at me for putting him in a dress.“

Skeleton dressed for the holidays in Deltona (Copyright 2024 by WKMG ClickOrlando - All rights reserved.)

Kohl loves watching people stop to admire the lights and he plans to add more in the years to come.

“I love doing it, and I’ll probably do it to my last breath,” Kohl shared.

Have your own impressive lighting display? News 6 wants to see it! Share photos of your decorated home, and you could be featured on WKMG-TV.

All featured homes will also appear on ClickOrlando.com for the whole community to enjoy.

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Our house backs up to a church parking lot, so people can see our backyard from A1A. Therefore, we don’t decorate just the front. We decorate all the way around our house, including a 16 foot Christmas village inside. It’s 360 degrees of Christmas fun!

Our house backs up to a church parking lot, so people can see our backyard from A1A. Therefore, we don’t decorate just the front. We decorate all the way around our house, including a 16 foot Christmas village inside. It’s 360 degrees of Christmas fun!

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