CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, Va. -- One of the area's most talked about Christmas homes will remain dark this December. Hunter Bottoms announced via Facebook that his family would not put up its over-the-top Christmas light display in 2015.
"Unfortunately my family and I have decided to take a break from the Christmas lights this year," Bottoms wrote. "We've enjoyed every smile we have made over the years, but think it's time to give ourselves and our community a break. Please spread the word for us, we don't want anyone to drive to our home and be disappointed."
Bottoms said that in 1995 he and his father started the tradition of decorating their Midlothian home for the holidays. Last year's display featured more than 178,000 lights, 34 inflatables, 42 blow molds, 50 strobe lights, three snow machines and a fog machine.
The home attracted a ton of traffic to the Midlothian community. Complaints from neighbors last year prompted the Bottoms' family to pull the plug on display earlier than they originally planned.
The Bottoms family won $5,000 last year by finishing first place in USA Today's Christmas house contest.
