Where Are The Best Holiday Lights In Windsor?

WINDSOR, CT — For many of us, taking in local outdoor holiday lighting displays and other decorative touches is as much a part of the season as exchanging gifts and singing Christmas carols.

Patch and T-Mobile are partnering to compile a list of lights in and around Windsor that deserve a drive-by.

There's a good reason twinkling holiday lights and colorful displays make us feel good, according to mental health experts.

"It does create that neurological shift that can produce happiness," psychologist Deborah Serani, a senior professor at New York's Adelphi University, told NBC's Today show. "I think anything that takes us out of our normal habituation, the normal day in, day out ... signals our senses, and then our senses measure if it’s pleasing or not."

Decorating for the holidays "will spike dopamine, a feel-good hormone," she said. "For a lot of us, Christmas is a magical time, it’s a time of innocence. It’s a time of joy."

So who has the best light displays in and near Windsor? Email Patch at tim.jensen@patch.com and let us know the address. And remember, the best lights does not necessarily mean the most lights. Also, please send a horizontal photo (that you took yourself) to appear in the holiday lights roundup.