Every year, the Hanna family dresses their lawn with Christmas cheer for neighbors far and near. The entire yard is full of glowing iridescent. Plastic lawn ornaments, hundreds of lights, air inflated figures, and display cases trim the Hanna yard like bulbs on a Christmas tree.

"When I was a child, my parents took me into town every Christmas season to see the Kaufmanns' windows. I enjoyed them so much--that when I had my children--I decided to do my own displays for the kids," commented Carol Hanna. The couple is not only inspired by the old Kaufmanns window displays, but trips to Disney World as well. Many of the characters that line the yard include some of Walt's finest.

The brilliant exhibition of lights has been a work in pro-gress for 25 years now.

"When the kids were small, they thoroughly enjoyed the displays. Now the grandchildren and great grandchildren absolutely love them," explained Hanna. "...every year it gets bigger and bigger. We have approximately 150 moving figures that we change from year to year."

This year, some include Santa, a Christmas Village, angels, snowmen, puppies, baby dolls, sports teams and The Wizard of Oz. "Carol designs them, and I build them," said Bernard Hanna.

The Christmas decorations became so popular that the Hanna family extended the holiday cheer to include many celebrations. "We start with Halloween and go all the way through Easter," explained Carol Hanna.

"For that six-month period, we fill [the gaps] with Steelers and other sports displays. [We also do] various snow scenes," explained Hanna. "Every year I try to add something new to the displays, and every year they grow and grow."

Clark Griswold took one day to set up his Christmas lights, but for the Hannas, it amounts to an entire work week.

"It takes about 40 hours to set everything up, and about half that time to take it all down," noted Hanna.

"We store the displays in three storage garages..." The family even installed a separate electrical line just for the lights.

As for the hard work, the cost, and the effort, Carol Hanna sees the whole experience as rewarding.

"I thoroughly enjoy it, and the neighbors appreciate it. They never complain, and I believe everyone looks forward to what we will put up each year. We are so lucky to live in a great neighborhood where they appreciate the displays...

"It makes it all worthwhile when cars line up and I see the kids faces light up." reflected Hanna.

The Troesch family of Bethel Park piles their family of five into the SUV every year, simply to cruise past the Hanna house of lights.

"Years ago, my mom told me about this. We have been doing it ever since," said Mellisa Troesch. "That's been 10 years," reflected her husband Jerry.

"It is a Christmas tradition for us to drive by here and check out the boxes. It's sort of like when I used to go downtown to see the Kaufmanns windows--and Horne's windows--when I was a kid...but for us in the south hills, this is much easier," continued Mr. Troesch.

Children Brendan, Kerrianne and Holly excitedly shared their opinions.

"I love it 'cause it has all that stuff in the boxes," exclaimed Holly. Brendan chimed in, "It looks really nice with all the lights on!" Kerrianne kept shouting out 'yeah' approvingly. As their puppy 'Crosby' bounced in Mellisa's lap, Jerry finished with, "It is so nice to see someone still has the Christmas spirit."

The Hanna Home of Holiday Iridescent glow can be found in Bethel Park, on the corner of Tidewood Drive and Thunderwood Drive.