Cost becoming too great for massive Lincoln lights display

The Lincoln couple behind a popular Christmas lights show says costs have becometoo great to keep it going next year without financial help.

Dany and Catherine Falle have created a music and lightdisplay that now includes 47,640 bulbs.

It's turned into an annual tradition in the area, but the Falles say all of this Christmas cheer doesn't come cheap.

"The money that we put aside for trips and stuff like that when we want to go on vacation, we don't have it this year. I put it all on Christmas lights so it's a burden now," said DanyFalle.

"It was fun, but now it's starting to be a burden."

The Fallessay they've personally spent more than $28,000 since starting the music and lights spectacle in 2007.

They began raising money for the Make-A-Wish Foundation four years ago, raising more than $50,000 in the process.

Now, they're asking for $2,000 in corporate or private sponsorship to keep the show rolling in 2016.

"I know the economy is hard for everyone, but we're not a business, we just enjoy doing it," said Falle. "We're going to need help from somebody or some organization."

Falle says he's been steadily increasing lights involved in the displayto entice people back. New additions to this year's display include a baby snowman and a Merry Christmas sign.

"Every year we have more people coming over and they say how much they enjoy the show and you don't want to watch the rerun always of the same program," he said.

"With the Canadian dollar being so low, to buy something, to spend $100 you have to spend $140 Canadian. It doesn't take long to add up."

This season's show runs until Jan. 1.

Dany Falle programs the lights to flash to the beat of holiday music, which visitors can hear on their car radios.

The light display is co-ordinated with music through a home computer.

A visit to the Lincoln light display has become a fixture on the calendar for many families.

The spectacle is so popular in recent years that it needs its own traffic system in the couple's neighbourhood.