2025 Shasta County Christmas Lights Winners Are Here – Grab the Family and Go!
- Kari Chilson
- Dec 11, 2025
- 2 min read
The results are in! The Shasta Association of Realtors has announced the winners of the 2025 Home Decorating Contest, and the Contemporary / Lights Synchronized to Music category is absolutely stacked this year. If you love over-the-top, radio-tuned, dancing light shows that make you feel like you’re inside a Hallmark movie on steroids, these are the three displays you cannot miss.
Nightly shows typically run from 5:00 pm - 10:00 pm (hours may vary—check the Redding Lights page for updates).
Top 3 Musical Light Shows of 2025
1st Place: Merrywood Lights
3991 Merrywood Drive, Cottonwood
This champion display has added a brand-new song this year from K-Pop Demon Hunters—expect epic synchronization and fresh energy!
Tune your radio to 92.3 FM
2nd Place: Redding Lights
2499 El Verano Street, Redding
The hometown heroes—the Van Gent family—continue to dazzle. Fun fact: They won ABC’s The Great Christmas Light Fight back on December 5, 2016!
Tune to 95.3 FM
3rd Place: Menlo Lights
11388 Menlo Way, Redding
Over 10,000 pixels synchronized to joyful music—leaping arches, dancing outlines, and pure holiday magic!
Tune to 95.3 FM
But Wait—There Are Even More Musical Displays This Year!
The Redding Lights Facebook page reports that 2025 has the highest number of synchronized shows they’ve ever tracked. While only three homes take the podium, plenty of other entries feature music and moving lights worth the drive.
Other Notable Winners
Best Classical Category Top Winners:
3345 Bridger Drive, Redding
1896 Trumpet Drive, Redding
5886 Old Barn Way, Redding
Best Street: Lucerne Court, Redding
(Highlights: 6521 Lucerne Ct, 6532 Lucerne Ct, 6564 Lucerne Ct)
For the full list of Shasta Association of Realtors winners, check their announcement:
And don’t miss the dedicated California Christmas lights site, the guide for spectacular holiday homes across the entire state:
Pro Tips for Your Light-Hunting Adventure
Weeknights are best if you hate traffic (most shows start around 5:30–6:00 p.m.).
Weekends get busy—leave a little earlier and consider carpooling.
Bring blankets, hot cocoa, and turn the Christmas music up loud between houses.
Most displays run through at least New Year’s Day (many until early January).
For a comprehensive, updated list of addresses, photos, videos, radio frequencies, and hours, head to the ultimate resource:
So load up the kids (or just your inner child), tune those car radios, and go experience the magic that makes Shasta County one of Northern California’s best-kept holiday secrets.
Happy light hunting, and huge congratulations to all the winners and participants who make our nights a little brighter!
