Nothing little about this Christmas lights display at Jacksonville home

Bob Self, Florida Times-Union
·1 min read

Johnny Dunning had been doing Christmas lights for his children for over 30 years, starting when they were just tots and his wife was in the military.

More recently, he decorated his property in Steinhatchee, a Gulf coastal community in Taylor County. But after a decade, he moved two years ago to Jacksonville where his daughter Ashley and son-in-law Eric Bumgarner bought their home on Losco Road.

An animated Santa dances on the front porch of the Bumgarners' home on Losco Road in Jacksonville.
An animated Santa dances on the front porch of the Bumgarners' home on Losco Road in Jacksonville.

Dunning suggested using the decorations he already had and setting them up at his daughter's home, combining those with the Bumgarners' decorations. They were soon diagraming layouts and ordering more decorations to create their first big showcase for 2022, the "Bum Dunn Christmas Light Display."

Need a little Christmas:Try these fun holiday events in Jacksonville

Holiday lights:Some of our favorite Jacksonville-area Christmas light displays

There are thousands of lights, 65 inflatables and numerous other decorations, all programmed independently on 208 channels synchronized with the music selections that are played on speakers or can be tuned into on car radios at 95.5 FM.

The display consists of two different shows with 31 songs and will be up and running nightly 6 to 10 p.m. until the New Year at 5084 Losco.

Eric Bumgarner and his father-in-law Johnny Dunning pose in front of their Santa inflatable that towers over the pair's Bum Dunn Christmas Light Display at 5084 Losco Road in Jacksonville. The pair, with the help of family members, set up their display on the Bumgarners' property with an extensive collection of lighted and inflatable decorations synced to music.

Eric Bumgarner was clearly enjoying the decorations as he chatted with spectators taking in the sights, but he was already looking to the future.

"I don't know about this year, but maybe next year you will be able to see it from the International Space Station," he said.

Visitors stroll down the arch covered driveway of the Bum Dunn Christmas Light Display on Losco Road.
Visitors stroll down the arch covered driveway of the Bum Dunn Christmas Light Display on Losco Road.

Additional information about the display can be found at bumdunnfamilylightshow.com.

This article originally appeared on Florida Times-Union: Jacksonville family creates Bum Dunn Christmas Light Display

  • Up next
  • Up next
  • Up next
  • Up next
  • Up next
  • Up next
  • Up next