Christmas House in Crabapple
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Every neighborhood has one: The Christmas House. Crabapple Chase, which is one of the anchor neighborhoods for Crabapple Crossing Elementary School and one of the “original subdivisions” in Alpharetta has a whole street.
But even on Brookhill Crossing Lane, one house stands out. I don’t need to tell you exactly which one. You’ll find it easily.
When I was a kid, my family used to drive around after dinner during the Christmas Season and look at Christmas lights: no cute little white lights and bobbing reindeer - big, multi-colored bulbs. My favorite effect was the spotlight that had a colored filter in front that turned, and as it did the house would change from green to blue to red to yellow.
Then the gas crisis came along and we all started driving 55 MPH and stopped cruising for Christmas lights. This year, however, at the insistance of my wife we revived the tradition even in the era of $2.50 per gallon gas. We checked out 
White Columns, Triple Crown and Six Hills, all high-end Milton neighborhoods that had had some nicely decorated homes. Then my wife insisted that we “go check out that great house in Crabapple Chase.” We weren’t disappointed.
I’m not sure exactly how many lights are on the house or how many miles of extension cords, but every single tree and bush is covered. Even the trees in the back yard are covered. Add to that some lawn decorations and Rudolph won’t have trouble finding Brookhill Crossing. Santa’s helper greets passers-by with Christmas music and hands out 1,000 candy canes a year.
I do have a second favorite Christmas house in Alpharetta/Milton. Every year it has a big sleigh and Santa with tons of lights, but it is a bit harder to view because it is not in a subdivision and the house sits back off the street. But if you are driving down Cogburn Road across the street from the new King’s Ridge Christian School, you’ll see a Georgian colonial style home with a sprawling lawn full of lights and cheer.
Merry Christmas to everyone and enjoy the lights.
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