00:00Here in the Western Sydney suburbs of Greystones, the Christmas spirit is burning brightly.
00:08Each year, dozens of families here on Cumberland Road and the surrounding streets decorate
00:13their homes with coloured lights, reindeers, Santa sleighs and even nativity scenes.
00:19Always the nativity is first to come because even my baby Jesus, I had to go all the way
00:24to Malta to bring him from there.
00:27So yes, it's a tradition, tradition that we keep on doing for the people to enjoy.
00:3373-year-old Dolores Milak has been doing this since 1974.
00:39What does it feel?
00:40I don't know.
00:41Some kind of a different kind of joy.
00:42I don't know what it is.
00:44It's just, it's like I get alive myself.
00:47I don't know.
00:48People come and they just, just for them to say thank you is enough for me to say, yeah,
00:53let's think of next year.
00:55Because I'm still here at Christmas time, already I'm thinking of the next one.
00:59I think every year brings our family close together and we always, we're always here
01:05every Christmas, Christmas Eve.
01:06It's pretty special as well.
01:08We've been coming here for 25 years as a family and I get to bring my daughter now.
01:13It feels surreal and it's actually beautiful to see that a lot of the houses still participate
01:19in the tradition and we get to share it with our children.
01:23Many of her neighbours have also been in on the act for years.
01:27I love the lights because they're so bright and pretty and it's so sparkly and it's also
01:34glittery and it's also so, so nice.
01:38There's even an ice cream van that has been in on the tradition for two decades.
01:43So my father and my uncle have been for over 20 years now and now it's my auntie and I
01:46and we're continuing the tradition down at Greysteens.
01:49We've made a lot of regular customers and at this point they're not just customers anymore.
01:52We've got to, you know, we've got to know them, their family.
01:55It's a great time, you know, there's a lot of cherished moments there.
01:58And what began as a small neighbourhood celebration has over the years turned into a huge community
02:03event with big kids and little ones travelling from all over the region to come and see the
02:09spectacular displays.
02:11It's our Christmas tradition, going to see some Christmas lights.
02:14We started a few years ago, going around the neighbourhoods, we've been to a few different
02:18suburbs but this is our first time here.
02:21One big night.
02:22We've got three hours planned.
02:23We've got a Google Maps list, we've got a route and a tour.
02:27We just love Christmas and seeing all the lights together.
02:30We've been friends for years so it's really nice doing something together which kind of
02:33makes us feel like kids.
02:35And if you're in Sydney and haven't yet had a chance to come have a look, they will be
02:39lighting up the night sky until the first Monday of January.
02:44And guys, what do we want to say?
02:46Merry Christmas!
02:48Merry Christmas everyone and have a happy new year.
02:52Merry Christmas!
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