Celebrate the magic of the season!
holiday Lights on Hillside
***Announcement***
holiday Lights on Hillside Will be on Hiatus for the 2024 Christmas Season
This break will be used to create thirty-seven new props, slated to debut as part of the 2025 show, and will allow me additional time to further recover from major shoulder surgery that occurred in late August 2024. Happy Holidays and see you in 2025!
Tony Mattrazzo
About
At Holiday Lights On Hillside, we believe in the magic of the holiday season and the joy that comes from sharing beautiful experiences with loved ones.
Our dazzling Christmas light show, located on Hillside Avenue in Albany, New York, is a labor of love created by Tony Mattrazzo, who has poured his passion and creativity into crafting a truly spectacular holiday display.
Our Services
What To Expect
Spectacular Multimedia Light Show
Immerse yourself in our stunning light display featuring 37,138 pixels that contain a total of 111,534 LED lights. Each pixel consists of three LED colors—red, green, and blue—combined through advanced software to create nearly 17 million colors. This technology allows for dynamic lighting effects that change in sync with the music, offering a truly amazing experience.
Audio Experience On Santa FM
Enhance your visit by tuning into our dedicated Santa FM (87.9 FM) radio station. Each song is carefully selected to synchronize with the light display, creating a harmonious blend of music and visuals that will fill your heart with holiday spirit.
Diverse Display Props
Our display features 107 beautifully designed props. The centerpiece of the show is an eighteen-foot Mega Tree topped with a shining four-foot Mega Star and surrounded by eight mini trees at the base. Other props include a four-foot by six-foot video screen, singing Christmas Trees with Santa hats and upright singing Christmas C9 bulbs, candy canes, and snowflakes.
Looking forward to Holiday Lights on Hillside in 2025! Friends came with me in previous years, and we’ve all been amazed by the care and creativity that goes into this incredible show of light and sound.
Elisa M.
We have loved driving by your light show. We told many people in the area how beautiful it is! Looking forward to the bigger show in 2025!
Mike E.
An unforgettable experience! ! The kids loved the singing trees, and we can’t wait to come back next year!
Mark T.
Thank you so much for what you do for our community, and you do amazing work. Happy Holidays to you and your family and can’t wait to see what 2025 will bring. Merry Christmas !!!
Robert S.
Thank you for the wonderful display you put on every year! My kids (now 8 and 5) look forward to it every year. We are sorry to hear about your shoulder, and look forward to the new creations in 2025! 🎄 🎶
Renee B.
F.A.Q.
Find answers to commonly asked questions about the Holiday Lights On Hillside multimedia Christmas light show.
What is the Holiday Lights On Hillside show?
Debuting in 2016, the Holiday Lights On Hillside show is a multimedia Christmas light display. The 2025 show will use 37,138 pixels containing 111,534 LEDs. Pixels are “bulbs” consisting of three LEDs (red, green, blue) that are “mixed” via software to create over seventeen million colors and allow for the independent control of each bulb.
All the pixels are mounted on 107 props including an eighteen-foot Mega Tree, a four-foot by six-foot video screen, snowflakes, stars, candy canes, leaping arches, and singing Christmas Trees with Santa Hats. Holiday music is transmitted on Santa FM (87.9 FM) and all elements are connected via a local area computer network to create a truly unique holiday experience combining lights, graphics, and videos all perfectly synchronized to dance to the music.
What Is The Show Schedule?
The Holiday Lights On Hillside show is on hiatus for the 2024 Christmas season. This break will be used to create thirty-seven new props, slated to debut as part of the 2025 show, and will allow me additional time to further recover from major shoulder surgery that occurred in late August 2024.
For 2025, the show is tentatively scheduled to run from November 26th through December 28th. Show times are from 5:00 PM to 10:00 PM with extended hours during the week of Christmas (December 20th through December 25th). A full schedule with show dates and times will be available on the website by mid-November 2025.
Is there a cost to see the holiday lights on hillside show?
The show is free and open to the public.
How much time is needed to produce the Holiday Lights On Hillside show?
Approximately 1,600 hours starting in mid-December and concluding by the end of the following November.
Since the 2024 show is on hiatus, preliminary planning/programming for the 2025 show commenced on November 1, 2024. In the months prior to the 2025 show launching during Thanksgiving weekend, fabrication on thirty-seven new/upgraded props will have been completed and approximately 19,000 pixels will have to be individually inserted into predrilled holes (pushing pixels) to illuminate the thirty-seven additional show elements.
Additional tasks include show set-up (almost the entire month of November), continuous testing of controllers, local area computer network, props, programming edits, creating/finalizing song playlists, updating the website, and so much more.
How much is your power bill impacted by the Holiday Lights On Hillside show?
During the shows’ approximate month-long engagement, the power bill increases roughly $60.00 on average. All 37,138 pixels contain three very energy efficient LEDs and due to the intense illumination generated by 111,534 LEDs, the brightness output of the entire display is limited to 20%.
Do you publish visitor comments on the Holiday Lights On Hillside website?
In general, visitors’ comments are published to share their experience at the Holiday Lights On Hillside show with the entire community of Christmas lighting enthusiasts. The comment (or an excerpt) is published, the author is identified by first name and first letter of the last name (Jane D., Tony M.), and contact information is never shared. Select comments are featured on the home page (immediately above the FAQs) and all comments will appear when a feedback page is added to the website.