Kentlands Home Dances to Holiday Tunes

If you happen to be out for a drive in Gaithersburg, be sure to stop at this home where Mike Draghici has programmed 18,600 lights timed to dance music.

This Gaithersburg light show features three different shows that each run for about 20 minutes. For each 30 seconds of the synchronized show, Draghici told Montgomery Community Media it takes up to 1.5 hours to program.

Draghici has programed the lights to dance along to music from the Trans-Siberian Orchestra, Frank Sinatra, the cast of “Glee” and more. The house will even dance to “The Big Bang Theory” theme.

The show runs every night through Dec. 31. All shows will run every 20 minutes, starting at the top of the hour. About 50 people have stopped by the home each Friday, Saturday and Sunday night to check out the display at 202 Little Quarry Road.

For those who want, donations can be made to the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention via a small donation box in front of the house. Draghici told MCM his son, Brandon, selected the nonprofit because he said no one should be sad, especially at the holidays.

Draghici taught himself how to make the lights flash to the music by using a computer program, according to MCM. He had to master a soldering iron to do the electrical work.

For more information on showtimes, visit the Draghici Family Christmas Lights Show in the Kentlands website.

>> This Gaithersburg home features three, twenty-minute long shows timed to music. Photo screenshot from Mikel Draghici YouTube.

>> Mike Draghici shows off his holiday display in Gaithersburg. Photos from Montgomery Community Media.

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