Denis Phillips, an amiable local TV meteorologist, found his home in Florida when he was driving around a neighborhood looking at Christmas lights 10 years ago. Today, Phillips is one of the many homeowners in Indian Trails who brings over-the-top Christmas spectacles to visitors.
Located in a tree-lined neighborhood near Tampa, the Indian Trails community has been doing massive Christmas displays for more than 40 years, and is now known in Central Florida as a destination to drive by, or walk through, to enjoy the holiday festivities.
“We get people literally that have driven for three hours to come look at the lights,” Phillips, who also hosts the Phillips Family Hot Chocolate Fundraising during the December spectacle, told Yahoo Finance. “What we love about it is the family traditions, the way it brings people together.”
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