NOT OF THIS WORLD
JOHN 17:26
COMING 2025
Welcome to our journey as we redesign the NOTW Lights Christmas Show at our new home in Forney! Starting fresh is a challenge, but we’re excited to share our new design debuting in 2025. Stay tuned for updates sneak peeks as we bring our vision to life!
The ​Not Of This World Lights Christmas Show is built and sequenced by
Michael Coffing with his unique animation style to light up December nights.
Tune to 91.1 FM and listen to show! Below are examples of the show in NM.​
The show runs daily
all DECEMBER long from
5:30pm to 9:30pm
TUNE TO 91.1 FM
Extended Weekend Hours
(Friday-Sunday to 10pm)
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Please observe the following: TURN OFF HEADLIGHTS + DO NOT BLOCK DRIVEWAYS
Click this button to go to the NOTW Lights Song Voting page and choose the next song to play live!! If it isn't working, the server is down. Please try again later.
Song List
1 Pirates Mix Various Tracks
2 Star Wars Mix Samuel Kim
3 Jesus is Coming Back Jordan Feliz
4 Surface Pressure Encanto Soundtrack
5 Avengers Mix Various Tracks
6 Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy Jennifer T.
7 Wizards in Winter Trans-Siberian Orch.
8 Greatest Show Showman Soundtrack
9 Winter Wonderland Pentatonix
10 Into The Unknown Frozen2 Soundtrack
11 Sleigh Ride Boston Pops
12 Christmas Is Francesca Battistelli
13 Let It Go Frozen Soundtrack
14 Mary Did You Know? Pentatonix
15 Believe Polar Express Soundtrack
16 Halleluia Pentatonix​
17 O Holy Night David Archuletta
18 Little Drummer Boy Pentatonix
From my family to yours,
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.
For me and my house, we will serve the Lord.
Joshua 24:15​
Frequently Asked Questions
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What kind of lights do you use?
I use 12V RGB Pixels, known as "bullet" pixels due to their shape, evenly spaced in drilled PVC pipe. Each pixel is an LED light capable of producing the entire rainbow of colors at varying intensities ...learn more
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How long does it take to sequence a song?
It takes me around 18-24 hours here and there to sequence one entire song. I'll sequence an hour or two at a time. On average, it takes about 2-4 weeks of that spare time to sequence an entire song. It also depends on how long the song is and how complicated the sequences are ...learn more
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How many lights do you have?
I currently have 2,762 lights in my show running off 2 controllers: a SanDevice e682 controller and it's smaller sister, the e6804 controller.
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Wait, your garage is still functional? How?!
I am working on a better writeup of how I did this, but for now, yes, I can still operate the garage door as usual and it doesn't affect the performance of the lightshow. There are 4 hinged sections going up vertically and I figured out how to suspend enough wire to no get caught on anything as the door goes up and down. ;)... stay tuned.
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What is your favorite display element?
My favorite display is the Gravity Arches of various sizes. I wanted to give off a more natural effect of getting smaller and smaller and is a truly unique aspect of this show... so unique, I incorporated this look into the NOTW Lights logo! Next are the large hanging Snowflakes made up of 216 RGB pixel lights each. It takes longer to set up in the sequencing software but I love how I can turn them into fireworks ...learn more
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How big is the computer to run the show?
The entire show is run from a single board computer called a Raspberry Pi that comes as a complete kit for about $94. It's about the size of a credit card! ...learn more
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I want to do this! Where do you start?
Best advice is to first get a controller, power supply, at least one strand of lights, and follow online tutorials to get the lights to do what you want. Adding more lights and complex elements comes naturally after you get your first set of lights to work. Here is a list of everything I got when it was time to get serious ...learn more