Images: Behind the scenes with a suburban Christmas light fanatic
Adam Germann had nice weather this year to set up his annual Christmas light show at his Gurnee home.
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Germann makes adjustments to the Christmas lights on his front porch.
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Gurnee resident Adam Germann uses his computer to control the lights outside his house.
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Germann spends around 10 hours to set up his Gurnee Christmas light display.
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Gurnee resident Adam Germann unpacks his Christmas lights from his storage area in the basement.
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German and his father Arnold makes adjustments to the Christmas lights in their front yard.
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For the fourth year in a row, the Gurnee resident will be creating his Christmas light display synchronized to music. The display includes icicle lights which he hangs on the homes gutters.
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Germann makes adjustments to the Christmas lights on his front porch.
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One of the lighted Christmas trees ready for action during the music-synchronized Christmas Light Show.
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Gurnee resident Adam Germann tests out the lights before dragging them outside from his basement storage area.
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Four control boxes are used to run Adam GermannÂ’s annual light show.
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