CINCINNATI, Ohio—Many people are getting into the holiday spirit by decorating their houses. But no one takes it quite as seriously as the Hormann’s. 

What You Need To Know

  • Christmas at the Hormann's has been a holiday tradition in Liberty Township for 20 years

  • The lights display takes 11-14 days just to set up

  • This year, thanks to a neighbor, the Hormann's are collecting canned food for local families in need

It’s a Christmas tradition 20 years strong in Liberty Township just outside of Cincinnati.

“It’s like having Christmas on steroids next to you," Verna Heaney a neighbor to Christmas at the Hormann's said.

Christmas at the Hormann’s lights up Greg Hormann’s front yard- choreographed to music and all designed by him and his family.

“I wanted to do something kind of cool like that but I didn’t know what to do and someone suggested, you know what Greg, you know a lot about computers, why don’t you try integrating a computer with the lights and it kind of clicked," Hormann said.

The display has changed a lot over the last 20 years, but Hormann says it’s important to him that viewers can interact with the display. Besides being able to listen to the music from your car radio

You can also text in your name to be included in the display, vote for which song you want to be played and even choose what snowman you want to be in the snowball fight.

“Bringing that joy to the kids is really what makes it awesome," Hormann said.

But this year, Hormann along with a neighbor decided to make a new change that would help those in need right in their community.

“We’ve always hesitated in the past to take donations or anything else because people always wanted to donate to us which seemed wrong," Hormann said. "But earlier this year, our neighbor came up with this great idea.”

“I felt in my heart I had to do something," Heaney said. "And I know with kids not being in school right now in some places, parents having to stay home from work, money’s tight. I knew that tons of people come through here.”

Now- drivers and viewers are encouraged to donate canned food, that will go to the Lakota and Princeton school districts to families in need this holiday season, with a goal to raise $1,000 worth of food. For Greg and his family, it’s a way to make their holiday tradition that much better.