MILTON-FREEWATER — For 22 years, Milton-Freewater resident Bob Moon has impressed residents and many out-of-town visitors with his amazing “Sounds & Sights of Christmas” light show.

This year’s show, which uses tens of thousands of lights, will run through Thursday, Dec. 28.

Located at 804 Jacquelyn St., the Christmas tree with dancing lights, snowmen tossing snowballs, a Nativity scene, and much more starts at 5:30 p.m. and runs until 10 p.m.

Tune the radio to 105.9 FM to hear several songs and a story, accompanied by the light displays. The entire show is around 15 minutes.

The giant tree takes 12 hours to decorate with 6,000 lights on 55 circuits. There is a “Twelve Days of Christmas” display and a 26-foot-long train. Every now and then, Moon works on some exciting additions to the show. He explains that it can take 20-30 hours to program a single song, using computer software to sync lights to music.

Moon’s display has been written about throughout the Pacific Northwest and quickly gained statewide notoriety.

His wife, Jan, is very supportive of his endeavor. He said he’s also grateful for understanding neighbors as there is a constant stream of traffic for three weeks in December.

Moon retired as a switchman for Pacific Northwest Bell and decided to use his skills in electronics to design the Christmas lights system. When he turned on the lights in 2001, the word spread, and people started coming. Many had never seen anything like it so brought others to enjoy what they had seen.

Family and friends now help him decorate for the event, which takes about two days to assemble. He notes that he has nearly 200 available circuits for the various lights. Rows of outlets and circuit boxes are on a wall in his garage.

Moon admits that his electric bill is considerably higher in December.

Many people tell him how much they appreciate what he does and that it has become a tradition to come each year.