Holiday Lights

(South Eucid, Ohio)

It's that time of year friends!

A long-standing tradition here at Channel 3 has been sharing the sights, sounds, and holiday lights of Northeast Ohio with our viewers each night at 11pm.

The tradition continues.

With escalating technology and the social media frenzy, it's even easier to share your holiday lights with wkyc.

If you and your family have donned the holiday lights on your home or put up some type of seasonal scene, we'd love to see it!

You can send them to us in a number of different ways so that we can then share them with everyone!

(picture taken at Shaker Square)

Feel free to:

• Upload your own photos to wkyc.com or the wkyc facebook page


• Upload your own video to wkyc.com or the wkyc facebook page


• email pictures or video to wkyc.com or newsdesk@wkyc.com


• send information, such as an address of a cool house to newsdesk@wkyc.com

And of course, please hop onto wkyc.com, the wkyc facebook page, and watch Channel 3 News at 11pm each night to see the beautiful holiday lighting scenes sent in by viewers.

I will be taking in the sights and sounds of Northeast Ohio for the next week so Swing By and Spray will be taking a short break.

Please have a safe week. I hope the holiday spirit engulfs you more this season than ever before! Stay warm. Happy Holidays to you and yours!

Weekly Feature: Hidden Gems

Today's Hidden Gem: GE and their holiday lights

We oftentimes take for granted that which is right before our very eyes.

We need to take off our blinders and even shine a spotlight on the precious element.

Fortunate for us, with this Hidden Gem, the rest of the Nation can shake us silly and tell us what a valuable commodity we have in our very own backyard.

December 4, 2008, Kathy Presciano was in Washington D.C. for the National Christmas Tree lighting ceremony. Presciano designed the Nela Park holiday display AND the National Christmas Tree.

GE proudly exclaims on their resume that they have had their hand in making the National Christmas Tree Display shine bright since 1962. Not only have they designed the display, they have also donated lighting and ornaments which decorate the massive tree. This year the National Tree towers 42-feet high.

Friday, December 5, 2008, come 'Home for the Holidays.' GE's Nela Park magically lights up for the 84th year.

Each year a drawing is held to decide whose magic touch will flip the switch. Children of GE Consumer and Industrial employees in Cleveland may apply. This year, the son of GE employee Lisa Ward won the honor. 5-year-old David Ward will light up the expanse display for all to see at 5pm sharp!

'Home for the Holidays' hopes to give its visitors a sampling of the various homes around the world which Santa Claus may visit during his Christmas Eve travels from a cabin in the woods to an igloo at the North Pole and beyond.

As part of the display, a replica of the National Christmas Tree has been set up near the main entrance to the GE campus. This replica towers 25 feet tall. GE has used bright LEDs to illuminate the tree. Designer Kathy Presciano comments that "the intent is to not only look good for nighttime viewing, but to also catch the sunlight during the day and add daytime sparkle."


Almost after the season is over, preparation for next year's unique display begins!


It's a complete team effort where designers, GE employees and Northeast Ohio families who may have visited the display can offer suggestions and comments on what their favorite memory was and what they'd like to see next year. This year near the National Christmas Tree display, GE workers have placed their favorite designs from the past on display such as the pie-pan trees, oversized jingle bells, and colored ball shape ornaments.


Please take a trip this holiday season to Nela Park, which is located at 1975 Noble Road in East Cleveland. Then, you too, will see why GE and their holiday lights are this week's Hidden Gem!

Share your Holiday Lights

It's that time of year when many show their holiday cheer by decorating their homes to the hilt, inside and out!

If you've gift wrapped the outside of your house with strings and strings of lights, blowup Santa's, garland and holly and anything else you can imagine, send us a line!

Log onto wkyc.com under our Life /Holiday Guide section to share your festive photos!

You can also email your address to me or to newsdesk@wkyc.com so we can try to send a camera crew out to showcase your masterpiece during Channel 3 News at 11pm!

Feel free to include in your email any interesting tidbits such as

• how many bright lights illuminate your house
• how long it took you and the family to decorate
• how long you've been wooing your neighbors with these displays
• why you chose your theme
• and anything else that you deem pertinent

We'll try to get to as many homes as possible from now until New Year's Day!

Happy Holidays and thanks for watching Channel 3 News!