Neighborhoods impress with lights

Need a break from holiday shopping, wrapping and prepping? Take some time out to see the lights at night. Decorating with holiday lights has been around since the late 1800s, not many years after Thomas Edison patented the first light bulb. The practice exploded in popularity in the 1940s and 1950s when mass production brought the price down, according to ehow.com. According to smithsonianmag.com, U.S. consumers buy approximately 150-million light sets each year. White has been the dominant color choice in the past couple of decades but strings of brightly-tinted reds, blues and greens are making a strong comeback. Metallic silver, metallic gold and shades of green are near the top of the list for 2022, according to arredaremoderno.com. You won't have to drive far to view some spectacular displays. In Roseville, Twinwood Loop gets a lot of oohs and aahs. The street, just off Pleasant Oaks Boulevard near East Roseville Parkway, has a sign welcoming visitors to the seasonal extravaganza. Twinkling lights in a variety of colors and patterns provide a glowing backdrop for vignettes of Christmas-theme scenes and characters. Sidewalk archways framed in bulbs add to the holiday ambiance. Farther out off Pleasant Grove Boulevard, Kirkhill Drive and Misty Wood Drive are on must-see lists. Other favorites in Roseville are Hillsford Court and Kingswood Drive, according to rosevillecaliforniajoys.com. In Rocklin, Pebble Creek Drive tops the list of neighborhoods decorated for the season. The light show that tops them all is at Bayside Church Adventure Campus off of Stanford Ranch Road in Roseville, where visitors drive through acres of holiday lights and scenes, including a nativity scene. Tickets are required at https://baysidechurch.ticketspice.com/bayside-christmas-lights-drive-thru-2022 because of high demand. In Lincoln, check out Stillwater Place and Stillwater Court in Sun City Lincoln Hills. While in Lincoln Hills, check out Longhorn Lane. Cross Ferrari Ranch Road to Lincoln Crossing and you'll be glad to visit Renison Lane. In Loomis, check out Brace Road near Barton Road and then King Road near Webb Street for starters.