They come from underneath the porch, down from the attic, and out of a shed built to keep them locked away 11 months of the year: giant inflatable snowmen and Santas, laser projectors, a fleet of reindeer, and lights—so many lights. It’s all part of Jeff’s Christmas Light Show Spectacular (206 S. Camp Meade Rd., Linthicum Heights), the seasonal masterpiece of Maryland resident Jeff Callaway.
In addition to a 15-minute light show, the walk-through display features a mailbox for letters to Mrs. Claus, a Nativity scene, a small Christmas market with four local artisans, and visits from Santa and the Grinch, depending on the weekend. It’s become a destination for revelers: According to Callaway, his family welcomed around 10,000 visitors in 2024. The jamboree begins November 28, and the light show will run Fridays and Saturdays from 7 to 9.
Here’s a look at what goes into the display
36
color-changing spotlights
One
giant skeleton named Tina, a year-round fixture
Around
20
Santas of all sizes
More than
100,000
LED light bulbs
12-foot-tall
replica of the house from A Christmas Story, complete with a leg-shaped lamp in the window
Thirteen
Christmas trees
Fourteen
reindeer, including a talking animal in the North Pole Stables and a 20-foot-tall caribou
100
gallons of fluid to make “juice” for the snow machine
6
inflatable characters from the TV show Bluey
(no relation to the holiday, but Callaway’s three-year-old is a fan)
?
electric bill
(“I do not like to give out actual numbers,” says Callaway. “But before the solar credit kicks in, for the month of December our bill does have a comma in it.”)
This article appears in the December 2025 issue of Washingtonian.
