Those of you familiar with the 37th Street Christmas Lights know that the holiday lights on that street used to be epic. For years, it's been a tradition for us to grab a hot chocolate and walk the block a week or so before Christmas, looking at all the cool, kitschy, and over-the-top displays the homeowners would put up.
When we went this year, though, only a few houses had put up lights. It looked like any other block. I guess new homeowners have moved in, and the newbies don't embrace the old spirit of the block. Sad. 37th is over.
But around the corner, we did find at least one house that picked up the slack. The owner put up a deliciously confused babel of lights, featuring strings with everything from surfboards to stars of David. My favorite of his displays was a sock monkey nativity. Behold:
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