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Gainesville father makes family tradition of tacky Christmas light display
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Travis Germick and his sons Mitchell, 13, and Austin, 18, right, have placed about 12,000 lights in their yard for their Christmas display. The family has built and installed various other decorations over the years, a tradition the elder Germick strives to preserve.
Travis Germick and his two sons have spent more than 10 years perfecting the art of the "tacky" Christmas light display. What started simply enough with just a twinkling string of lights on the gables has morphed into a holiday wonderland of inflatable Santas and snowmen, cutout elves and nearly 12,000 lights. Germick credits the movie "National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation" with the inspiration for the light display.