how long are your displays /shows

[jimswinder]

I have (3) 25 minute shows, with each show having 8 different songs...then a 5 minute intermission between each show that allows the kids (and adults) to come up and push my Interactive Buttons.

Depending on the weekday or weekend, these three shows repeat between 5:00pm and 8:00pm (Weekedays) and 5:00pm - 9:00pm (weekends), then the last hour every night I have a fourth show that lasts an hour which includes the "best" (in my opinion) of all my songs...

Plan on adding a "5th Show" for after Christmas that will include Non Christmas songs..

Current Playlist:

Show I Song Title Artist Time 0:25:01
LED Sign 0:00:11
Griswold/Get This Season Started RPM - One Way Street 0:03:41
Blue Christmas Elvis Presley 0:02:09
LED Sign 0:00:11
Most Wonderful Time Andy Williams 0:02:29
Christmas Can Can Straight No Chaser 0:02:41
LED Sign 0:00:11
I Am Santa Claus Bob Rivers 0:03:22
Snowman Various 0:04:14
LED Sign 0:00:11
CCR - Christmas Cannon TSO 0:04:17
I Just Go Nuts At Christmas Stan Borsen 0:01:15
Intermission 0:00:09
Interactive Buttons 0:04:59


Show II Song Title Artist Time 0:24:02
LED Sign 0:00:11
Angry Birds Pomplamoose 0:01:00
Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree Miley Cyrus 0:02:20
LED Sign 0:00:11
Takin' Care Of Christmas Randy Bachman 0:03:27
Snoopys Christmas Royal Guardsmen 0:03:10
LED Sign 0:00:11
Mary Did You Know Clay Aikens 0:03:16
Hot Chocolate Tom Hanks 0:02:31
LED Sign 0:00:11
We Three Kings Go Fish 0:04:01
CCR - Carol Of The Bells TSO 0:03:24
Intermission 0:00:09
Interactive Buttons 0:05:58

Show III Song Title Artist Time 0:25:07
LED Sign 0:00:11
I'll Be Home For Christmas Josh Grobin 0:04:25
All I Want For Christmas Mariah Carey 0:04:01
LED Sign 0:00:11
Christmas with a Capital "C" Go Fish 0:02:08
Dueling Jingle Bells US Navy Band 0:02:05
LED Sign 0:00:11
Disco Santa Holiday Express 0:03:30
The Last Sound (Sounders Theme Song) Grammatrain 0:03:53
LED Sign 0:00:11
CCR - Wizards In Winter TSO 0:03:06
I Just Go Nuts At Christmas Stan Borsen 0:01:15
Intermission 0:00:09
Interactive Buttons 0:04:44


Show IV Song Title Artist Time 0:57:55
LED Sign 0:00:11
Griswold/Get This Season Started RPM - One Way Street 0:03:41
Most Wonderful Time Andy Williams 0:02:29
LED Sign 0:00:11
I Am Santa Claus Bob Rivers 0:03:22
Takin' Care Of Christmas Randy Bachman 0:03:27
LED Sign 0:00:11
Mary Did You Know Clay Aikens 0:03:16
CCR - Christmas Cannon TSO 0:04:17
LED Sign 0:00:11
Angry Birds Pomplamoose 0:01:00
Snowman Various Artists 0:04:14
LED Sign 0:00:11
Blue Christmas Elvis Presley 0:02:09
All I Want For Christmas Mariah Carey 0:04:01
LED Sign 0:00:11
CCR - Carol Of The Bells TSO 0:03:24
Christmas with a Capital "C" Go Fish 0:02:08
LED Sign 0:00:11
Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree Miley Cyrus 0:02:20
Dueling Jingle Bells US Navy Band 0:02:05
LED Sign 0:00:11
Hot Chocolate Tom Hanks 0:02:31
Disco Santa Holiday Express 0:03:30
LED Sign 0:00:11
We Three Kings Go Fish 0:04:01
CCR - Wizards In Winter TSO 0:03:06
I Just Go Nuts At Christmas Stan Borsen 0:01:15

[travis p]

da% jim well it looks like im low normal o jim next year keep the tree thing to your self Ive had it all ready

[heystew]

We try to keep ours in the 12-14 minute range. Last year was 13 minutes, this year is 14 minutes. I also have 11 and 9 minutes shows on standby for when the traffic backs up too far. It's getting to the point that on weekends we start with the 11 minute show and then cut back from there if needed.

[plasmadrive]

We run about 15-18 mins.. I also have the narrow streets and didn't really think it thru as much as I perhaps should have. I don't want it to be any longer because some do actually stay and watch the entire thing. Some even turn their radios up loud and walk out front.. That is the part that I am worried about. Imagine when 5 or six cars do that at one time..

My neighbors love it SO FAR... since this is the first year.. but when I expand it next year it could be trouble. I have lots of driveway to park on but that would be in back of the show and that won't work either.

I gotta figure out what to do with the traffic.

[lightzilla]

In times past I have been running about 1.5 hours per SD card & I have two cards with different music on each one.

This year I am running 20 minutes on 1 SD card & about the same on the second SD card.

All full length songs for the most part.

I can have 5 hours of songs where I live. No matter how long the sequence is or how short the sequence is people stay for no more than a couple of songs.

[Mwhite7097]

We have ample parking so I run a 35 minute show on the hour. This allows time for those who have just seen a show to hit the donation box and leave before the next wave of cars comes for the following show. I run 4 different shows with a total of 35 songs. Some songs are favorites and overlap but most of the shows differ. We get about 35-40 carloads per show.