00:00It was the week before Christmas and all across Darwin, crowds of people are stirring at bright, shiny houses.
00:10Another humid, top-end night hasn't stopped hundreds of kids, and kids at heart, from exploring one of Darwin's favourite Christmas wonderlands on Charles Street in Stewart Park.
00:21I like it because everyone enjoys Christmas.
00:25I like Santa.
00:26What do you like about Santa?
00:27Yeah, I like him riding the radius and I like playing in the snow.
00:33A few suburbs away, this house on Kestrel Street in Walagi is a relative newcomer to the Christmas lights scene.
00:40It's got plenty of Christmas classics, presents, snow and Santa's galore, and of course some all-important territory touches.
00:48It's sort of grown over the last three years. We started off with one Santa and look at it now.
00:55In that time, it's become a very merry addition for kids living nearby.
00:59Outside every night I just see this amazing display of lights and it's lovely.
01:07I love seeing it and it's also delightful.
01:13This home on Bellomax Leary Street is another festive favourite, featuring dinosaurs, a massive assortment of twinkling lights and even some handmade decorations.
01:24I always start very early around June, but I do two hours a day and take a rest and come back whenever, free time.
01:32Now there's a spectrum when it comes to Christmas lights.
01:34You might start off with something small, maybe just a couple in the window.
01:37Or you might go a little bit more and get tens of thousands of different lights all over your house.
01:42Or you might go the next level and get one massive big inflatable.
01:47No matter what's on display, the reason for doing it is often the same.
01:52Just for the public, especially when the kids come in and they're happy about it.
01:57You feel happy, you know what I mean?
01:59Four kids, eight grandkids, so I guess it's our little bit because they're not here, so we do it for everybody else's.
02:06Lighting up the territory with plenty of Christmas cheer.
