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Photos: Bay Area Christmas displays light up the holidays

A display is photographed at Deacon Dave's Christmas Display at the House of the Dove, located at 352 Hillcrest Avenue in Livermore, Calif., on Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2019. The display is one of many people can view as they walk through Deacon Dave's front yard. This year's theme is "Poinsettia Village" and features 640,350 lights. It is the 37th year of Deacon Dave's Christmas Light Display. (Doug Duran/Bay Area News Group)

Deacon Dave talks to visitors at his Christmas Display at the House of the Dove, located at 352 Hillcrest Avenue in Livermore, Calif., on Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2019. The display is one of many people can view as they walk through Deacon Dave's front yard. This year's theme is "Poinsettia Village" and features 640,350 lights. It is the 37th year of Deacon Dave's Christmas Light Display. (Doug Duran/Bay Area News Group)

A display is photographed at Deacon Dave's Christmas Display at the House of the Dove, located at 352 Hillcrest Avenue in Livermore, Calif., on Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2019. The display is one of many people can view as they walk through Deacon Dave's front yard. This year's theme is "Poinsettia Village" and features 640,350 lights. It is the 37th year of Deacon Dave's Christmas Light Display. (Doug Duran/Bay Area News Group)

A display is photographed at Deacon Dave's Christmas Display at the House of the Dove, located at 352 Hillcrest Avenue in Livermore, Calif., on Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2019. The display is one of many people can view as they walk through Deacon Dave's front yard. This year's theme is "Poinsettia Village" and features 640,350 lights. It is the 37th year of Deacon Dave's Christmas Light Display. (Doug Duran/Bay Area News Group)

A display is photographed at Deacon Dave's Christmas Display at the House of the Dove, located at 352 Hillcrest Avenue in Livermore, Calif., on Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2019. The display is one of many people can view as they walk through Deacon Dave's front yard. This year's theme is "Poinsettia Village" and features 640,350 lights. It is the 37th year of Deacon Dave's Christmas Light Display. (Doug Duran/Bay Area News Group)

Visitors take photos on Proposal Bridge at Deacon Dave's Christmas Display at the House of the Dove, located at 352 Hillcrest Avenue in Livermore, Calif., on Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2019. Over the years some 71 marriage proposals have taken place on the bridge. The display is one of many people can view as they walk through Deacon Dave's front yard. This year's theme is "Poinsettia Village" and features 640,350 lights. It is the 37th year of Deacon Dave's Christmas Light Display. (Doug Duran/Bay Area News Group)

A display is photographed at Deacon Dave's Christmas Display at the House of the Dove, located at 352 Hillcrest Avenue in Livermore, Calif., on Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2019. The display is one of many people can view as they walk through Deacon Dave's front yard. This year's theme is "Poinsettia Village" and features 640,350 lights. It is the 37th year of Deacon Dave's Christmas Light Display. (Doug Duran/Bay Area News Group)

Visitors stroll through Deacon Dave's Christmas Display at the House of the Dove, located at 352 Hillcrest Avenue in Livermore, Calif., on Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2019. The display is one of many people can view as they walk through Deacon Dave's front yard. This year's theme is "Poinsettia Village" and features 640,350 lights. It is the 37th year of Deacon Dave's Christmas Light Display. (Doug Duran/Bay Area News Group)

A display is photographed at Deacon Dave's Christmas Display at the House of the Dove, located at 352 Hillcrest Avenue in Livermore, Calif., on Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2019. The display is one of many people can view as they walk through Deacon Dave's front yard. This year's theme is "Poinsettia Village" and features 640,350 lights. It is the 37th year of Deacon Dave's Christmas Light Display. (Doug Duran/Bay Area News Group)

A display is photographed at Deacon Dave's Christmas Display at the House of the Dove, located at 352 Hillcrest Avenue in Livermore, Calif., on Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2019. The display is one of many people can view as they walk through Deacon Dave's front yard. This year's theme is "Poinsettia Village" and features 640,350 lights. It is the 37th year of Deacon Dave's Christmas Light Display. (Doug Duran/Bay Area News Group)

A display is photographed at Deacon Dave's Christmas Display at the House of the Dove, located at 352 Hillcrest Avenue in Livermore, Calif., on Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2019. The display is one of many people can view as they walk through Deacon Dave's front yard. This year's theme is "Poinsettia Village" and features 640,350 lights. It is the 37th year of Deacon Dave's Christmas Light Display. (Doug Duran/Bay Area News Group)

Tiffany Guerra and Dominic McGee take a selfie at Deacon Dave's Christmas Display at the House of the Dove, located at 352 Hillcrest Avenue in Livermore, Calif., on Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2019. The display is one of many people can view as they walk through Deacon Dave Rezendes' front yard. This year's theme is "Poinsettia Village" and features 640,350 lights. It is the 37th year of Deacon Dave's Christmas Light Display. (Doug Duran/Bay Area News Group)

A waterfall surrounded by colorful lights is photographed at Deacon Dave's Christmas Display at the House of the Dove, located at 352 Hillcrest Avenue in Livermore, Calif., on Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2019. The display is one of many people can view as they walk through Deacon Dave's front yard. This year's theme is "Poinsettia Village" and features 640,350 lights. It is the 37th year of Deacon Dave's Christmas Light Display. (Doug Duran/Bay Area News Group)

A display is photographed at Deacon Dave's Christmas Display at the House of the Dove, located at 352 Hillcrest Avenue in Livermore, Calif., on Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2019. The display is one of many people can view as they walk through Deacon Dave's front yard. This year's theme is "Poinsettia Village" and features 640,350 lights. It is the 37th year of Deacon Dave's Christmas Light Display. (Doug Duran/Bay Area News Group)

Visitors stroll through Deacon Dave's Christmas Display at the House of the Dove, located at 352 Hillcrest Avenue in Livermore, Calif., on Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2019. The display is one of many people can view as they walk through Deacon Dave's front yard. This year's theme is "Poinsettia Village" and features 640,350 lights. It is the 37th year of Deacon Dave's Christmas Light Display. (Doug Duran/Bay Area News Group)

A display is photographed at Deacon Dave's Christmas Display at the House of the Dove, located at 352 Hillcrest Avenue in Livermore, Calif., on Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2019. The display is one of many people can view as they walk through Deacon Dave's front yard. This year's theme is "Poinsettia Village" and features 640,350 lights. It is the 37th year of Deacon Dave's Christmas Light Display. (Doug Duran/Bay Area News Group)

A display is photographed at Deacon Dave's Christmas Display at the House of the Dove, located at 352 Hillcrest Avenue in Livermore, Calif., on Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2019. The display is one of many people can view as they walk through Deacon Dave's front yard. This year's theme is "Poinsettia Village" and features 640,350 lights. It is the 37th year of Deacon Dave's Christmas Light Display. (Doug Duran/Bay Area News Group)

Volunteer Adriana Yee, stands on the roof as she helps with the installation of a light display at Deacon Dave's Christmas Display at the House of the Dove, located at 352 Hillcrest Avenue in Livermore, Calif., on Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2019. The display is one of many people can view as they walk through Deacon Dave's front yard. This year's theme is "Poinsettia Village" and features 640,350 lights. It is the 37th year of Deacon Dave's Christmas Light Display. (Doug Duran/Bay Area News Group)

Adam Talley, of French Camp, takes a photo of the illuminated structures at the LumiNight Lantern Festival at the Alameda County Fairgrounds in Pleasanton, Calif., on Friday, Dec. 13, 2019. (Doug Duran/Bay Area News Group)

Illuminated structures at the LumiNight Lantern Festival are reflected off a puddle at the Alameda County Fairgrounds in Pleasanton, Calif., on Friday, Dec. 13, 2019. (Doug Duran/Bay Area News Group)

An illuminated structure at the LumiNight Lantern Festival is photographed at the Alameda County Fairgrounds in Pleasanton, Calif., on Friday, Dec. 13, 2019. (Doug Duran/Bay Area News Group)

An illuminated structure at the LumiNight Lantern Festival is photographed at the Alameda County Fairgrounds in Pleasanton, Calif., on Friday, Dec. 13, 2019. (Doug Duran/Bay Area News Group)

Visitors look at the illuminated structures at the LumiNight Lantern Festival at the Alameda County Fairgrounds in Pleasanton, Calif., on Friday, Dec. 13, 2019. (Doug Duran/Bay Area News Group)

An illuminated structure at the LumiNight Lantern Festival is photographed at the Alameda County Fairgrounds in Pleasanton, Calif., on Friday, Dec. 13, 2019. (Doug Duran/Bay Area News Group)

An illuminated Noah's Ark structure at the LumiNight Lantern Festival is photographed at the Alameda County Fairgrounds in Pleasanton, Calif., on Friday, Dec. 13, 2019. (Doug Duran/Bay Area News Group)

Illuminated structures at the LumiNight Lantern Festival are photographed at the Alameda County Fairgrounds in Pleasanton, Calif., on Friday, Dec. 13, 2019. (Doug Duran/Bay Area News Group)

Part of the Christmas display at Widmer World, located at 3671 Chelsea Ct, is photographed in Pleasanton, Calif., on Friday, Dec. 13, 2019. (Doug Duran/Bay Area News Group)

An illuminated structure at the LumiNight Lantern Festival is photographed at the Alameda County Fairgrounds in Pleasanton, Calif., on Friday, Dec. 13, 2019. (Doug Duran/Bay Area News Group)

Part of the Christmas display at Widmer World, located at 3671 Chelsea Ct, is photographed in Pleasanton, Calif., on Friday, Dec. 13, 2019. (Doug Duran/Bay Area News Group)

Part of the ZooLights holiday display at the Oakland Zoo in Oakland, Calif., on Thursday, Dec. 12, 2019. (Doug Duran/Bay Area News Group)

Part of the Christmas display at Widmer World, located at 3671 Chelsea Ct, is photographed in Pleasanton, Calif., on Friday, Dec. 13, 2019. (Doug Duran/Bay Area News Group)

The entrance to the Oakland Zoo is decorated in holiday lights during the ZooLights event in Oakland, Calif., on Thursday, Dec. 12, 2019. (Doug Duran/Bay Area News Group)

The Oakland Zoo's gondolas are decorated with lights as they take visitors to and from the California Trail's Landing Cafe during the ZooLights event in Oakland, Calif., on Thursday, Dec. 12, 2019. (Doug Duran/Bay Area News Group)

Part of the ZooLights holiday display at the Oakland Zoo in Oakland, Calif., on Thursday, Dec. 12, 2019. (Doug Duran/Bay Area News Group)

Part of the ZooLights holiday display at the Oakland Zoo in Oakland, Calif., on Thursday, Dec. 12, 2019. (Doug Duran/Bay Area News Group)

Part of the Christmas display at Widmer World, located at 3671 Chelsea Ct, is photographed in Pleasanton, Calif., on Friday, Dec. 13, 2019. (Doug Duran/Bay Area News Group)

Part of the Christmas display at Widmer World, located at 3671 Chelsea Ct, is photographed in Pleasanton, Calif., on Friday, Dec. 13, 2019. (Doug Duran/Bay Area News Group)

Part of the ZooLights holiday display at the Oakland Zoo in Oakland, Calif., on Thursday, Dec. 12, 2019. (Doug Duran/Bay Area News Group)

Part of the ZooLights holiday display at the Oakland Zoo in Oakland, Calif., on Thursday, Dec. 12, 2019. (Doug Duran/Bay Area News Group)

Part of the ZooLights holiday display at the Oakland Zoo in Oakland, Calif., on Thursday, Dec. 12, 2019. (Doug Duran/Bay Area News Group)

Part of the ZooLights holiday display at the Oakland Zoo in Oakland, Calif., on Thursday, Dec. 12, 2019. (Doug Duran/Bay Area News Group)

Part of the ZooLights holiday display at the Oakland Zoo in Oakland, Calif., on Thursday, Dec. 12, 2019. (Doug Duran/Bay Area News Group)

Part of the ZooLights holiday display at the Oakland Zoo in Oakland, Calif., on Thursday, Dec. 12, 2019. (Doug Duran/Bay Area News Group)

Part of the ZooLights holiday display at the Oakland Zoo in Oakland, Calif., on Thursday, Dec. 12, 2019. (Doug Duran/Bay Area News Group)

A house decorated in lights on Christmas Tree Lane is photographed in Alameda, Calif., on Thursday, Dec. 12, 2019. (Doug Duran/Bay Area News Group)

A house decorated in lights on Christmas Tree Lane is photographed in Alameda, Calif., on Thursday, Dec. 12, 2019. (Doug Duran/Bay Area News Group)

A house decorated in lights on Christmas Tree Lane is photographed in Alameda, Calif., on Thursday, Dec. 12, 2019. (Doug Duran/Bay Area News Group)

A house decorated in lights on Christmas Tree Lane is photographed in Alameda, Calif., on Thursday, Dec. 12, 2019. (Doug Duran/Bay Area News Group)

Christmas trees decorate Fulton Street in Palo Alto, Calif., on Friday, Dec. 13, 2019. One of Palo Alto's most enduring holiday traditions dates back to 1940, when homeowners in the 1700 and 1800 blocks of Fulton Street decided to string lights and put up yule trees and other displays. The display opens at 5 p.m. Dec. 15 with carolers from Palo Alto's K-8 Keys School making their way up and down the lane. (Anda Chu/Bay Area News Group)

A holiday display decorates the front yard of a home along Fulton Street in Palo Alto, Calif., on Friday, Dec. 13, 2019. One of Palo Alto's most enduring holiday traditions dates back to 1940, when homeowners in the 1700 and 1800 blocks of Fulton Street decided to string lights and put up yule trees and other displays. The display opens at 5 p.m. Dec. 15 with carolers from Palo Alto's K-8 Keys School making their way up and down the lane. (Anda Chu/Bay Area News Group)

A holiday display decorates the front yard of a home along Fulton Street in Palo Alto, Calif., on Friday, Dec. 13, 2019. One of Palo Alto's most enduring holiday traditions dates back to 1940, when homeowners in the 1700 and 1800 blocks of Fulton Street decided to string lights and put up yule trees and other displays. The display opens at 5 p.m. Dec. 15 with carolers from Palo Alto's K-8 Keys School making their way up and down the lane. (Anda Chu/Bay Area News Group)

A pair of kids peer out a sunroof and take in the view of homes decorated in holiday lights along Eucalyptus Avenue in San Carlos, on Friday, Dec. 13, 2019. Home after home in this 1950s-era neighborhood is adorned with lights, many with fire pits blazing out front, the perfect spot to socialize with neighbors and visitors. (Anda Chu/Bay Area News Group)

Visitors enjoy a home decorated for the holidays along Eucalyptus Avenue in San Carlos, on Friday, Dec. 13, 2019. Home after home in this 1950s-era neighborhood is adorned with lights, many with fire pits blazing out front, the perfect spot to socialize with neighbors and visitors. (Anda Chu/Bay Area News Group)

Visitors walk past a home decorated for the holidays along Eucalyptus Avenue in San Carlos, on Friday, Dec. 13, 2019. Home after home in this 1950s-era neighborhood is adorned with lights, many with fire pits blazing out front, the perfect spot to socialize with neighbors and visitors. (Anda Chu/Bay Area News Group)

Bumble the Abominable Snow Monster decorates a home along Eucalyptus Avenue in San Carlos, on Friday, Dec. 13, 2019. Home after home in this 1950s-era neighborhood is adorned with lights, many with fire pits blazing out front, the perfect spot to socialize with neighbors and visitors. (Anda Chu/Bay Area News Group)

Visitors enjoy a home decorated for the holidays along Eucalyptus Avenue in San Carlos, on Friday, Dec. 13, 2019. Home after home in this 1950s-era neighborhood is adorned with lights, many with fire pits blazing out front, the perfect spot to socialize with neighbors and visitors. (Anda Chu/Bay Area News Group)

A Hello Kitty themed holiday display decorates the front yard of a home along Eucalyptus Avenue in San Carlos, on Friday, Dec. 13, 2019. Home after home in this 1950s-era neighborhood is adorned with lights, many with fire pits blazing out front, the perfect spot to socialize with neighbors and visitors. (Anda Chu/Bay Area News Group)

Visitors walk past a home decorated for the holidays along Eucalyptus Avenue in San Carlos, on Friday, Dec. 13, 2019. Home after home in this 1950s-era neighborhood is adorned with lights, many with fire pits blazing out front, the perfect spot to socialize with neighbors and visitors. (Anda Chu/Bay Area News Group)

Holiday lights decorate a home along Eucalyptus Avenue in San Carlos, on Friday, Dec. 13, 2019. Home after home in this 1950s-era neighborhood is adorned with lights, many with fire pits blazing out front, the perfect spot to socialize with neighbors and visitors. (Anda Chu/Bay Area News Group)

Snowmen decorates a walkway at a home along Eucalyptus Avenue in San Carlos, on Friday, Dec. 13, 2019. Home after home in this 1950s-era neighborhood is adorned with lights, many with fire pits blazing out front, the perfect spot to socialize with neighbors and visitors. (Anda Chu/Bay Area News Group)

The Filoli estate celebrates the holidays with lights and decorations in Woodside, Calif., on Friday, Dec. 13, 2019. The century-old Filoli estate does the holidays in grand fashion with elaborate displays of Christmas trees and other decorations filling the ballroom and other rooms of the stately mansion. (Anda Chu/Bay Area News Group)

Visitors take a photo in front of a home decorated in holiday lights along Eucalyptus Avenue in San Carlos, on Friday, Dec. 13, 2019. Home after home in this 1950s-era neighborhood is adorned with lights, many with fire pits blazing out front, the perfect spot to socialize with neighbors and visitors. (Anda Chu/Bay Area News Group)

A Christmas tree decorates a home along Eucalyptus Avenue in San Carlos, on Friday, Dec. 13, 2019. Home after home in this 1950s-era neighborhood is adorned with lights, many with fire pits blazing out front, the perfect spot to socialize with neighbors and visitors. (Anda Chu/Bay Area News Group)

The Filoli estate celebrates the holidays with lights and decorations in Woodside, Calif., on Friday, Dec. 13, 2019. The century-old Filoli estate does the holidays in grand fashion with elaborate displays of Christmas trees and other decorations filling the ballroom and other rooms of the stately mansion. (Anda Chu/Bay Area News Group)

The Filoli estate celebrates the holidays with lights and decorations in Woodside, Calif., on Friday, Dec. 13, 2019. The century-old Filoli estate does the holidays in grand fashion with elaborate displays of Christmas trees and other decorations filling the ballroom and other rooms of the stately mansion. (Anda Chu/Bay Area News Group)